tenderle in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for tenderle in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.tender VB trans

1. tender ropa:

tender (afuera)

to hang out

tender (dentro de la casa)

to hang (up)

tengo ropa tendida

I have some washing on the line

2.1. tender (extender):

tender manta

to spread out

tender manta

to lay out

tender mantel

to spread

2.2. tender LatAm:

tender cama

to make

tender mesa

to lay

tender mesa

to set

2.3. tender:

tender persona

to lay

tender cadáver

to lay out

la tendieron en una camilla

they laid her on a stretcher

3.1. tender cable:

tender (sobre una superficie)

to lay

tender (suspendido)

to hang

tender (suspendido)

to run

3.2. tender vía férrea:

tender

to lay

4. tender (acercar):

le tendió el libro

she held the book out to him

me tendió la mano

he held o put out his hand to me

me tendió la mano

he offered me o extended his hand

5. tender:

tender emboscada

to lay

tender emboscada

to set

tender trampa

to set

II.tender VB intr

tender (inclinarse) (tender a algo):

tiende a la introversión

she tends to be introverted

pelo castaño que tiende a rubio

brown hair verging on blond

el desempleo tiende a aumentar

unemployment is on an upward trend

III.tenderse VB vpr

1. tenderse (tumbarse):

tenderse

to lie down

se tendió en el suelo/al sol

he lay down on the ground/in the sun

lo encontraron tendido en el suelo

they found him lying on the floor

2. tenderse GAMES (en naipes):

tenderse

to show

See also ropa

ropa N f

ropa

clothes pl

quítate la ropa, está mojada

take off your clothes, they're wet

voy a cambiarme de ropa

I'm going to get changed

voy a cambiarme de ropa

I'm going to change (my clothes)

me pillas en ropa de andar por casa

you've caught me in my scruffy clothes

la canasta de la ropa sucia

the dirty laundry basket

ropa usada

secondhand clothes

echa aquí toda la ropa sucia que tengas

if you have any laundry o (dirty) washing o anything that needs washing, put it here

tengo un montón de ropa para planchar

I've got a stack of ironing to do

lo echaron al agua con la ropa puesta

they threw him in the water fully clothed o with all his clothes on

me compro la ropa hecha

I buy ready-to-wear clothes

me compro la ropa hecha

I buy my clothes off the peg Brit

iba ligera de ropa(s)

she was scantily dressed o clad

a quema ropa

→ quemarropa

hay ropa tendida inf

walls have ears

nadar y guardar la ropa inf

to hedge one's bets

la ropa sucia se lava en casa prov

one shouldn't wash one's dirty linen in public

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tenderse de bruces

lie face down

tenderse de bruces

lie flat on your stomach

echarse o tenderse o tumbarse a la bartola inf (acostarse)

to hit the sack o hay inf

echarse o tenderse o tumbarse a la bartola (estar sin trabajar)

to do nothing

echarse o tenderse o tumbarse a la bartola (estar sin trabajar)

to take it easy inf

tumbarse o tenderse de espaldas en el suelo

to lie on one's back on the floor

Translations for tenderle in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

ambush

tenderle una emboscada a

to lay an ambush (for sb/sth)

tender(le) una emboscada (a alguien/algo)

to extend or hold out or proffer the olive branch to sb

tenderle la mano a alguien en son de paz

lie down

tenderse

stretch out

tenderse

set up

tenderle una trampa a

to lay or set a trap for sb

tenderle una trampa or una celada a alguien

tenderle in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tenderle in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.tender VB trans e → ie

1. tender (desdoblar, esparcir):

tender sobre algo

to spread over sth

tender la cama LatAm

to make the bed

tender la mesa LatAm

to lay the table

2. tender:

tender (tumbar)

to lay

tender (de golpe)

to throw down

3. tender:

tender (colocar: ropa)

to hang out

tender (cuerda)

to stretch

tender (puente)

to build

tender (línea, vía)

to lay

4. tender (aproximar):

tender

to hold out

tender la mano a alguien fig

to give sb a hand

II.tender VB intr

1. tender (inclinarse, aspirar):

tender

to tend

tu cabello tiende a rojizo

your hair is slightly reddish

tiendo a ser optimista

I tend to be optimistic

2. tender MATH:

tender

to tend toward

III.tender VB refl tenderse

1. tender (tumbarse):

tenderse

to stretch out

2. tender (abandonarse):

tenderse

to let oneself go