Translations for „tend“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

tend¹ [tend] VB intr

1. tend:

to tend to do sth

tender a fazer a. c.

2. tend (usually do):

tend

costumar

to tend towards sth

estar inclinado (-a) a a. c.

tend² VB trans (look after)

tend

tomar conta de

Usage examples with tend

to tend towards sth

estar inclinado (-a) a a. c.

to tend to do sth

tender a fazer a. c.

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In these instances resistivity or optical sensors tend to be preferred.

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People with similar attitudes tend to stick together as interests and hobbies are common.

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People tend to take her side, even through her lies, in large part because of how she conducts herself in confrontational situations.

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It has a much gentler, cooler exhaust, so flight characteristics tend to feature gradual acceleration rather than firework-like performance.

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Wooden boats still tend to have buoyancy bags to the rear and a forward bulkhead.

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Normally, gas bubbles formed in a metallic melt tend to quickly rise to its surface due to the high buoyancy forces in the high-density liquid.

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Low sensation seekers tend to prefer more structured, well-defined tasks involving order and routine.

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I suspect those who champion reproductive rights tend to look askance at people who reproduce more than once or twice.

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They instead tend to hover in the background or are served up as part of the local color, for example, the transsexuals known as kathoey.

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On the other hand, some things do tend to niggle at me.

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