tending in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for tending in the English»Spanish Dictionary

tend¹ [Am tɛnd, Brit tɛnd] VB intr (have tendency, be inclined)

tend

tender

prices are tending downward

los precios tienden a la baja

his views tend toward the extreme

sus opiniones tienden a ser extremistas

his views tend toward the extreme

tiene tendencias extremistas

to tend to + infin

tender a  +  infin

it tends to shrink

tiende a encoger

it tends to shrink

tiene tendencia a encoger

women tend to live longer than men

las mujeres tienden a or suelen vivir más que los hombres

she tends to be irritable in the morning

tiende a or suele estar de mal humor por la mañana

it tends to rain less in July

en julio suele llover menos

I tend to prefer white wine to red

en general prefiero el vino blanco al tinto

I tend to agree with you

me inclino a pensar como usted

he tends to catch colds easily

tiene tendencia or propensión a resfriarse

he tends to catch colds easily

tiende a or suele resfriarse con facilidad

I.to tend to VB intr (attend to)

to tend to

ocuparse de

please tend to these customers

por favor ocúpese de or atienda a estos clientes

II.tend² [Am tɛnd, Brit tɛnd] VB trans

tend sheep/flock

cuidar (de)

tend sheep/flock

ocuparse de

tend invalids/victims

cuidar (de)

tend invalids/victims

atender

tend garden/grave

ocuparse de

to tend bar Am or Brit the bar

atender el bar

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a topic which most people tend to sheer away from

un tema que la mayoría de la gente tiende a evitar or eludir

they tend to fudge on sensitive issues

no se definen or se van por la tangente cuando se trata de asuntos delicados

to gravitate toward or to sth/sb young people tend to gravitate toward the big cities

las grandes ciudades son un polo de atracción para los jóvenes

attr island communities tend to be conservative

las comunidades insulares tienden a ser conservadoras

I tend to fall down on my biology

donde suelo fallar or donde no estoy muy fuerte es en biología

Translations for tending in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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pastorear

to tend

me inclino a creer su versión

I am inclined o I tend to believe her version

yo me inclinaría por la primera alternativa

I would tend to favor the first alternative

los vecinos son muy dados al chismorreo

the neighbors tend to gossip a lot

en este país la gente es muy dada a criticar

in this country people are inclined to be o tend to be critical o are given to criticizing

tending in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tending in the English»Spanish Dictionary

tend¹ [tend] VB intr

1. tend (have tendency):

tend

tender

to tend to do sth

tender a hacer algo

I tend to disagree Brit

no comparto completamente su opinión

2. tend (usually do):

tend

soler

tend² [tend] VB trans (look after)

tend

ocuparse de

tend a person

cuidar de

tend to VB trans (look after)

tend to

ocuparse de

Translations for tending in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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propender a algo

to tend towards sth

tender

to tend

tiendo a ser optimista

I tend to be optimistic

tender

to tend toward

orientarse

to tend

tirar a rojo

to tend toward red

tending Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to tend to do sth

tender a hacer algo

I tend to disagree Brit

no comparto completamente su opinión

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He lived a very simple and natural life, building sculptures on the beach where he lived and tending to his small garden.

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As an ecclesiastic officer his duties included processioning lands and tending to the poor, among other local needs.

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Apparently, the prospect launched today is precise: a new group tending to go along the route of modern innovation.

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By the time she is done brooding, a female may be tending to as much as 40 offspring due to the mixing from these conflicts.

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The organization seeks to generate an atmosphere of harmony and cooperation within the community by tending to the needs of the impoverished and underprivileged.

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The rivalry is known for being very streaky with both schools tending to win several in-a-row before trading that trend to the other.

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Probative is a term used in law to signify tending to prove.

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Where are the eyebags from tending a wakeful baby at night?

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During the summer months he worked barefooted, tending oxen and picking chestnuts.

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These critics may view the homocentric view as not only geocentric but short-sighted, and tending to favour human interests to the detriment of ecological systems.

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