tendono in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for tendono in the Italian»English Dictionary

I.tendere [ˈtɛndere] VB trans

1. tendere (tirare):

tendere

to stretch

tendere

to strain

tendere corda, filo, cavo

to tighten

tendere elastico, pelle

to stretch

tendere elastico, pelle

to extend

tendere molla

to stretch

tendere molla

to tense

tendere muscolo

to tighten

tendere la pelle di un tamburo

to brace a drum

tendere un arco

to draw a bow

tendere il collo

to extend or crane one's neck

2. tendere (allungare, stendere):

tendere

to straighten

tendere

to stretch (out)

tendere braccio, gamba

to extend

tendere le braccia a or verso qn

to hold out one's arms to sb

tendere la mano

to hold out one's hand

tendere la mano a qn fig

to hold sb's hand, to lend or give sb a helping hand

3. tendere (preparare):

tendere

to lay

tendere trappola, rete

to set

tendere un'imboscata or un agguato a qn

to ambush sb

tendere un'imboscata or un agguato a qn

to waylay sb

tendere un'imboscata or un agguato a qn

to bushwhack sb Am

tendere un'imboscata or un agguato a qn

to lie in wait for sb

tendere un'imboscata or un agguato a qn

to set up an ambush for sb

tendere una trappola or un tranello a qn fig

to lay or set a trap for sb

tendere una trappola or un tranello a qn fig

to dig a pit for sb

II.tendere [ˈtɛndere] VB intr aux avere

1. tendere (essere orientato):

tendere a estremismo, socialismo

to incline to or towards, to lean towards

tendere al rialzo, al ribasso ECON

to trend up, lower

tendere politicamente a destra, sinistra

to lean or have leanings to the right, to the left

il tempo tende al bello

the weather is getting better

2. tendere (mirare a):

tendere a obiettivo, ideale

to strive for

tendere verso perfezione, assoluto

to aim to

i provvedimenti tendono a ridurre la pressione fiscale

the measures are intended to reduce the tax burden

3. tendere (avvicinarsi a):

tendere a valore, cifra

to approach

tendere a zero, infinito

to tend to

tendere al verde, al nero

to be greenish, blackish

un giallo che tende all'arancione

a yellow verging on orange, an orangy yellow

4. tendere (avere tendenza a):

tendere a fare

to tend to do, to be prone to do or doing

la differenza tende ad accentuarsi

the difference tends to broaden

tende a ingrassare

she tends or has the tendency to put on weight

III.tendersi VB refl

1. tendersi (diventare teso):

tendersi cavo, filo, corda:

to tighten

tendersi muscolo:

to tense up

2. tendersi (diventare conflittuale):

tendersi relazioni, rapporti:

to become strained

IV.tendere [ˈtɛndere]

tendere l'orecchio

to cock an ear, to keep an ear cocked, to strain one's ears

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tendere un'imboscata a qn

to ambush sb

Translations for tendono in the English»Italian Dictionary

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to have or show a tendency to do

tendere a or avere la tendenza a fare

there is a tendency for people to arrive late

le persone tendono or hanno la tendenza a arrivare in ritardo

to lie perdu MIL

tendere un'imboscata

lean towards fig person, party, object:

tendere a

tauten

tendere

viridescence

(l')essere verdastro, (il) tendere al verde

excursiveness (of person)

(il) tendere alla digressione

waylay bandit:

tendere un agguato a

bushwhack

tendere un'imboscata a

tendono in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tendono in the Italian»English Dictionary

I.tendere <tendo, tesi, teso> [ˈtɛn·de·re] VB trans

1. tendere:

tendere (fune)

to tighten

tendere (lenzuolo)

to spread out

tendere (muscoli)

to stretch

tendere un tranello

to set a trap

2. tendere:

tendere (mano)

to hold out

tendere (braccio)

to stretch out

tendere l'orecchio fig

to prick up one's ears

II.tendere <tendo, tesi, teso> [ˈtɛn·de·re] VB intr

1. tendere (aspirare):

tendere a qc

to aim toward sth

2. tendere (propendere):

tendere a qc

to tend toward sth

un giallo che tende all'arancione

an orangy yellow

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tendere un tranello a qu

to set a trap for sb

tendere un agguato a qu

to set a trap for sb

Translations for tendono in the English»Italian Dictionary

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straighten wires

tendere

straighten arm, body, leg

tendere

waylay

tendere un agguato a

to tend to do sth

tendere a fare qc

tend

tendere a

tighten rope

tendere

tense

tendere

trend

tendere

to trend to sth

tendere a qc

to ambush sb

tendere un'imboscata a qn

tendono Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

tendere un tranello

to set a trap

tendere l'orecchio fig

to prick up one's ears

tendere a qc

to aim toward sth

tendere a qc

to tend toward sth

tendere un trabocchetto a qu

to set a trap for sb

tendere una trappola a qu fig

to set a trap for sb

tendere un tranello a qu

to set a trap for sb

tendere un agguato a qu

to set a trap for sb