tienden in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for tienden 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

ténder N m

ténder

tender

locomotora ténder N f

locomotora ténder

tank engine

Translations for tienden in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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tank engine

locomotora f ténder

tend

tender

prices are tending downward

los precios tienden a la baja

his views tend toward the extreme

sus opiniones tienden a ser extremistas

to tend to + infin

tender a  +  infin

women tend to live longer than men

las mujeres tienden a or suelen vivir más que los hombres

tender

ténder m

clothesline

cuerda f de tender

clothespin

pinza f (de tender la ropa)

clothespin

broche m (de tender la ropa) Arg

clothespin

perrito m (de tender la ropa) Chil

clothespin

gancho (de tender la ropa) Col Ven

clothespin

palillo m (de tender la ropa) Urug

washing line

cuerda f para tender la ropa

attr island communities tend to be conservative

las comunidades insulares tienden a ser conservadoras

tienden in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tienden 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

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tender una emboscada a alguien

to lay an ambush for sb

Translations for tienden in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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tender RAIL

ténder m

bridge intr fig

tender un puente

peg out

tender

to peg out clothes

tender la ropa

reach out

tender la(s) mano(s)

to reach out for sth

tender la mano para agarrar algo

clothes line

cuerda f para tender la ropa

to gravitate towards sth/sb

tender hacia algo/alguien

tend

tender

to tend to do sth

tender a hacer algo

to ambush sb

tender una emboscada a alguien

tienden Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

tender sobre algo

to spread over sth

tender la cama LatAm

to make the bed

tender la mesa LatAm

to lay the table

tender la mano a alguien fig

to give sb a hand

tender una emboscada a alguien

to lay an ambush for sb

pinza f de tender la ropa

clothes peg

broche m de tender la ropa Arg

clothes peg

cuerda f para tender la ropa

clothes line

tender a alguien la mano en son de paz

to hold out the olive branch to sb

tender la mano para agarrar algo

to reach out for sth