What does tendere in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word tendere in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use tendere in Italian.
The word tendere in Italian means stretch, pull, tighten, stretch [out], tend, tend, tense up, tend towards, tend, tend, to tend to infinity, keep an eye out, to lend a helping hand to, to look at, to lend a hand, to lend a helping hand. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word tendere
stretch, pull, tightenverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (dispiegare tirando) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Il vento tendeva le vele. The wind stretched the sails. |
stretch [out]verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (stendere, protendersi) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Se tendi il braccio puoi arrivare a quello scaffale là in alto. If you stretch out your arm you can reach the top shelf. |
tendverbo intransitivo (avere tendenza per qs) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") È un bambino che tende a comportarsi bene davanti agli altri. He's a child that tends to behave well in front of others. |
tendverbo intransitivo (evolvere) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Il tempo tenderà a migliorare nel fine settimana. The weather will tend to improve over the weekend. |
tense upverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (diventare teso) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Il muscolo si sta tendendo. The muscle is tensing up. |
tend towardsverbo intransitivo (matematica: a un limite) (math) La x tende ad un valore infinito. X tends towards an infinite value. |
tendverbo intransitivo (matematica: infinito) X tende all'infinito. X tends to infinity |
tendverbo intransitivo (tendenza a fare o a essere in un modo) Luca tende a procrastinare ogni tipo di impegno. Luca tends to procrastinate every type of commitment. |
to tend to infinity(math) |
keep an eye outverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (idiomatico (fare attenzione) (idiom) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Tese l'orecchio per sentire se la sorella era tornata a casa. |
to lend a helping hand to
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to look at
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to lend a hand, to lend a helping hand(help) |
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