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1 tend
A vtr soigner [patient] ; garder [animals] ; entretenir [garden] ; surveiller [fire] ; s'occuper de [stall, store].B vi1 ( incline) to tend to do [person, event] avoir tendance à faire ; to tend upwards/downwards avoir tendance à monter/baisser ; to tendtowards sth [tastes, views] pencher vers qch ; I tend to think that j'inclinerais à penser que ; it tends to be the case c'est en général le cas ; things are tending in that direction les choses vont dans cette direction ; to tend the other way prendre le contrepied ;2 ( look after) to tend to soigner [patient] ; s'occuper de [guests] ; to tend to sb's needs veiller aux besoins de qn. -
2 tend
tend [tend]∎ to tend to avoir tendance à, tendre à;∎ he does tend to take himself seriously il a vraiment tendance à se prendre au sérieux;∎ we tend to think of man as being separate from nature nous avons tendance à considérer que l'homme ne fait pas partie de la nature;∎ some people like that kind of film, but I tend not to il y a des gens qui aiment ce genre de film, moi (je n'aime) pas trop;∎ I tend to think (that) politics is a waste of time j'ai tendance à penser que la politique est une perte de temps;∎ that does tend to be the case c'est souvent le cas∎ red tending to orange rouge tirant sur l'orange(c) (go, move) tendre;∎ his writings tend to or towards exoticism ses écrits tendent vers l'exotisme;∎ in later life, she tended more towards a Marxist view of things vers la fin de sa vie, elle inclina ou évolua vers des idées marxistes∎ she tended to his every wish elle lui a passé tous ses caprices, elle a fait ses quatre volontés;∎ to tend to one's business/one's guests s'occuper de ses affaires/ses invités;∎ to tend to sb's wounds panser ou soigner les blessures de qn(a) (take care of → sheep) garder; (→ the sick, wounded) soigner; (→ garden) entretenir, s'occuper de;∎ to tend sb's wounds panser ou soigner les blessures de qn∎ to tend the bar servir au bar -
3 downside
∎ prices have tended to be on the downside la tendance des prix est plutôt à la baisseSTOCK EXCHANGE downside potential potentiel m de baisse;STOCK EXCHANGE downside risk risque m de baisse -
4 coddle
['kodl](to treat with great care like an invalid; to pamper: She tended to coddle her youngest child.) dorloter -
5 downside
downside ['daʊnsaɪd](a) (underside) dessous m;∎ American downside up sens dessous dessus∎ prices have tended to be on the downside la tendance des prix est plutôt à la baisse(c) (disadvantage) inconvénient m;∎ there's a downside to everything toute médaille a son revers;∎ on the downside, however, the situation has worsened in the South mais par contre la situation a empiré dans le sud;∎ on the downside, we'll have to sleep in the train le désavantage, c'est que nous devrons dormir dans le train►► Stock Exchange downside potential potentiel m de baisse;Stock Exchange downside risk risque m de baisse
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Tended — Tend Tend, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tending}.] [Aphetic form of attend. See {Attend}, {Tend} to move, and cf. {Tender} one that tends or attends.] 1. To accompany as an assistant or protector; to care for the wants of; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tended — un·tended; … English syllables
tended — tend v. be inclined, be disposed; care for, watch over; nurse; service customers … English contemporary dictionary
tended — dented … Anagrams dictionary
tended to — adjective having a caretaker or other watcher • Syn: ↑attended • Similar to: ↑cared for … Useful english dictionary
tended — tenˈded adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑tend … Useful english dictionary
well-tended — adj. Well tended is used with these nouns: ↑lawn … Collocations dictionary
well-tended — adj. * * * … Universalium
exˌtended ˈfamily — noun [C] the family that you belong to, including people such as your grandparents, COUSINS etc See: nuclear family … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
well-tended — adj … Useful english dictionary
dented — tended … Anagrams dictionary