tends in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for tends in the English»Italian Dictionary

tend¹ [Brit tɛnd, Am tɛnd] VB intr (incline)

to tend to do person:

essere incline, propenso a fare

to tend to do event:

tendere a fare

to tend upwards, downwards

tendere a salire, a scendere

to tend towards sth tastes, views:

propendere verso qc

I tend to think that …

sono propenso a credere che …

it tends to be the case

di solito è così

things are tending in that direction

le cose vanno verso quella direzione

to tend the other way ideas:

andare nella direzione opposta

to tend the other way (sexually) person:

essere or pendere dall'altra parte

I.tend² [Brit tɛnd, Am tɛnd] VB trans

tend patient

curare, prendersi cura di

tend animals

badare a

tend garden

coltivare, lavorare

tend fire

sorvegliare

tend stall, store

badare a

II.tend² [Brit tɛnd, Am tɛnd] VB intr

to tend to patient

curare, prendersi cura di

to tend to guests

occuparsi di

to tend to sb's needs

provvedere alle esigenze di qn

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he tends to be inaccurate

ha la tendenza a essere impreciso

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presenzialista

= person who tends to be present at every social event in order to get noticed

è più portato a individualizzare che a generalizzare

he tends to differentiate rather than generalize

spesso dopo pranzo mi piglia or viene l'abbiocco

I tend to nod off after lunch

sono propenso a credere che …

I tend to think that …

avere (la) tendenza a essere, a fare

to tend, to be, to do, to have a tendency or disposition to be, to do

avere la tendenza a ingrassare

to tend to or have a tendency to put on weight

ha la tendenza a credere, pensare che …

he tends to believe, think that …

ha la tendenza a essere impreciso

he tends to be inaccurate

propendere verso l'opinione che …

to be inclined or tend towards the opinion that …

aprile dolce dormire prov

= in spring months one tends to sleep more

tends in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tends in the English»Italian Dictionary

tend¹ [tend] VB intr

1. tend (have tendency):

to tend to do sth

tendere a fare qc

I tend to disagree

non sono del tutto d'accordo

2. tend (usually do):

tend

tendere a

tend² [tend] VB trans (look after)

tend

ocuparsi di

tend a person

badare a

tend to VB trans (look after)

tend to

occuparsi di

Translations for tends in the Italian»English Dictionary

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propendere per qu/qc

to tend toward sb/sth

avere tendenza a fare qc

to tend to do sth

pendere verso qc

to tend toward sth

tendere a qc

to tend toward sth

dare sul rosso

to tend toward red

tends Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to tend to do sth

tendere a fare qc

I tend to disagree

non sono del tutto d'accordo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A terrible premonition tends to attract a terrible reality.

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In older specimens, the proportion of broom and mixed tissues tends to decline, and the laburnum to predominate.

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The male incubates the eggs and tends the young.

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He brings the double back to the base and tends to his injuries.

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But this tends to run up against short term political objectives time and again.

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For small values of threshold, the network tends to be fully connected and does not exhibit scale free distribution.

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Crabgrass takes advantage of low fertility and drought, since this tends to weaken other grasses.

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For example, as a water wave moves, it tends to break and curl forward.

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Except in special circumstances the gold market tends to be in positive contango, i.e. the forward price of gold is higher than the spot price.

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As a practical matter, law enforcement tends to be more interested in enterprises that organize gambling on a commercial basis, not small interoffice pools.

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