tendency in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for tendency in the English»French Dictionary

tendency [Brit ˈtɛnd(ə)nsi, Am ˈtɛndənsi] N

tendency

tendance f (to, towards à, to do à faire)

to have or show a tendency to do

avoir tendance à faire

there is a tendency for people to arrive late

les gens ont tendance à arriver en retard

upward/downward tendency

tendance à la hausse/à la baisse

Militant Tendency N POL

Militant Tendency

parti britannique d'extrême gauche

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introspective tendency

à l'introspection

will-o'-the-wisp person, tendency

fuyant

inborn talent, tendency

inné, naturel/-elle

all-pervading power, tendency

omniprésent

counteract tendency

contrebalancer

inbred tendency, confidence

naturel/-elle, inné

constitutional tendency, inability

inné

Translations for tendency in the French»English Dictionary

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récidivité

tendency to recur, recurring nature

tendency in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tendency in the English»French Dictionary

tendency <-ies> [ˈten·dən(t)·si] N

tendency

tendance f

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opposite tendency, character

opposé(e)

Translations for tendency in the French»English Dictionary

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penchant à qc

tendency towards sth

tendance

tendency

tendance à la rêverie

tendency to daydream

orientation d'une enquête, d'un établissement

tendency

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The first is the general tendency of frontier societies to have extreme class structures.

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They have a weaker but significant tendency to place demonstrative adjectives before the nouns they modify.

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Her tendency to take risks on her second serve could sometimes result in a high number of double faults.

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Every time after scoring a victory, there is a tendency for us to underestimate the enemy.

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Eastern dialects generally still distinguish the two sets, but there is a tendency to replace with.

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Due to a flaw in manufacturing, the old belts have a tendency to break, decompose, or occasionally melt.

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She is shown to have a tendency for ripping off people's faces.

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They have a tendency to be very vocal, and for this reason make good alarm dogs.

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This is related to an urban tendency to simplify the phonetic and grammatical structure of the language.

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In theory, this particular aspect of deregulation should correct the systemic over-expansionary tendencies of centrally planned regimes.

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