tendre la main
exp.
to hold out one's hand
tendre
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tendre
[1]
adj
[bois, roche, couleur] soft
[personne] tender, loving
Translation French - English Collins Dictionary
tendre [2]
[+élastique, corde] to stretch, to draw tight
[+voile] to set
[+muscle] to tense
Ils ont tendu une corde entre deux arbres. They stretched out a rope between two trees.
(pour atteindre)
tendre la main to hold out one's hand
tendre le bras to stretch out one's arm, to reach out
tendre l'oreille to prick up one's ears
(pour donner)
tendre qch à qn to hold sth out to sb
Il lui a tendu les clés. He held out the keys to her.
Elle me tendit la boîte de chocolates. She held out the box of chocolates to me.
tendre la perche à qn (fig) to throw sb a line
(=disposer)
[+filets] to set up
[+hamac] to sling
tendre un piège à quelqu'un to set a trap for someone
(revêtement mural)
tendre un mur de tapisserie to hang a tapestry on a wall
tendu de soie hung with silk, with silk hangings
vi
(=avoir tendance)
tendre à qch to tend towards sth
tendre à faire to tend to do
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