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1 tend
I [tend] verb(to take care of; to look after: A shepherd tends his sheep.) guardar- tenderII [tend] verb1) (to be likely (to do something); to do (something) frequently: Plants tend to die in hot weather; He tends to get angry.) tender a2) (to move, lean or slope in a certain direction: This bicycle tends to(wards) the left.) inclinar-se•- tendency* * *tend1[tend] vt+vi 1 tender, inclinar-se, estar apto. 2 mover-se, dirigir-se, visar. to tend to be privileged ter preferência em geral.————————tend2[tend] vt+vi tomar conta, cuidar, zelar. -
2 tend
I [tend] verb(to take care of; to look after: A shepherd tends his sheep.) cuidar de- tenderII [tend] verb1) (to be likely (to do something); to do (something) frequently: Plants tend to die in hot weather; He tends to get angry.) tender2) (to move, lean or slope in a certain direction: This bicycle tends to(wards) the left.) tender, pender•- tendency -
3 to tend to be privileged
to tend to be privilegedter preferência em geral. -
4 attend
[ə'tend]1) (to go to or be present at: He attended the meeting; He will attend school till he is sixteen.) ir a2) ((with to) to listen or give attention to: Attend carefully to what the teacher is saying!) dar atenção3) (to deal with: I'll attend to that problem tomorrow.) tratar de4) (to look after; to help or serve: Two doctors attended her all through her illness; The queen was attended by four ladies.) tratar•- attendant
- in attendance* * *at.tend[ət'end] vt+vi 1 prestar atenção, escutar, observar, atender. please, attend to what I am saying / queira(m) prestar atenção ao que lhe(s) digo. 2 cuidar ou tomar conta de, assistir a. attend to this / veja isto, cuide disto. 3 desempenhar uma função ou serviço, encarregar(-se) de servir. 4 ir ou estar a serviço de, visitar (como o faz p ex: o médico, o enfermeiro, etc.), tratar. 5 estar presente, comparecer, freqüentar (colégio), assistir (a aulas). 6 escoltar, acompanhar. 7 assistir, tomar parte. 8 dedicar-se, aplicar-se, auxiliar. to be attended with estar ligado a. -
5 barmaid
[-tendə]noun (a person who serves at the bar of a public-house or hotel.) empregado de bar* * *bar.maid[b'a:meid] n garçonete. -
6 barman
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7 tendance
tend.ance[t'endəns] n 1 atenção. 2 criadagem, pessoas que atendem. -
8 tendon
['tendən](a strong cord joining a muscle to a bone etc: He has damaged a tendon in his leg.) tendão* * *ten.don[t'endən] n tendão. tendon of Achilles Anat tendão de Aquiles. -
9 bartender
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10 contend
[kən'tend]1) ((usually with with) to struggle against.) lutar2) ((with that) to say or maintain (that).) insistir•- contention
- contentious* * *con.tend[kənt'end] vt+vi 1 contender, lutar, combater. 2 competir, disputar (em luta ou competição). 3 discutir, argumentar. 4 afirmar, sustentar. -
11 flight attendant
flight at.tend.ant[fl'ait ətendənt] n comissário(a) de bordo. -
12 intend
[in'tend] 1. verb1) (to mean or plan (to do something or that someone else should do something): Do you still intend to go?; Do you intend them to go?; Do you intend that they should go too?) pretender2) (to mean (something) to be understood in a particular way: His remarks were intended to be a compliment.) tencionar3) ((with for) to direct at: That letter/bullet was intended for me.) projectar•- intent2. noun(purpose; what a person means to do: He broke into the house with intent to steal.) intenção- intentional
- intentionally
- intently* * *in.tend[int'end] vt+vi 1 pretender, intentar, planejar, tencionar. do you intend to stay? / você pretende ficar? what did he intend by it? / o que foi que ele tencionou? what was it intended for? / qual foi a finalidade? 2 significar. -
13 pretend
[pri'tend]1) (to make believe that something is true, in play: Let's pretend that this room is a cave!; Pretend to be a lion!; He wasn't really angry - he was only pretending.) fazer de conta2) (to try to make it appear (that something is true), in order to deceive: He pretended that he had a headache; She was only pretending to be asleep; I pretended not to understand.) fingir•- pretence- false pretences* * *pre.tend[prit'end] vt+vi 1 fingir, simular. he pretended illness / ele simulou doença. 2 imitar, fazer o papel de. 3 aspirar, ter pretensões, pretender. he pretends to her hand / ele aspira à sua mão. I don’t pretend to be an artist não me julgo um artista. -
14 superintend
[su:pərin'tend](to supervise: An adult should be present to superintend the children's activities.) orientar- superintendent* * *su.per.in.tend[su:pərint'end] vt superintender, dirigir. -
15 Chief superintendent
Chief su.per.in.tend.ent[tʃi:f su:pəint'endənt] Brit oficial de polícia graduado. -
16 ambitendency
am.bi.tend.en.cy[æmbit'endensi] n Psych ambitendência. -
17 attendance
noun His attendance (= the number of times he attends) at school is poor; Attendances (= the number of people attending) at the concerts went down after the price of tickets increased.) frequência* * *at.tend.ance[ət'endəns] n 1 atenção. 2 freqüência, comparecimento. 3 presença, assistência, auditório. 4 comitiva, séqüito. 5 serviço, tratamento, assistência. he died for lack of attendance / ele morreu por falta de assistência. attendance at church freqüência de fiéis na igreja. in attendance em serviço. late attendance hábito de chegar ao serviço com atraso. medical attendance tratamento médico. to dance attendance upon someone estropiar-se a serviço de alguém. -
18 attendant
noun (a person employed to look after someone or something: a car-park attendant.) empregado* * *at.tend.ant[ət'endənt] n 1 criado, servente, contínuo, atendente. 2 fig coisa ou acontecimento que acompanha outro. 3 ouvinte, espectador, séqüito, comitiva. • adj 1 servente, servidor, auxiliar. 2 acompanhante, concomitante, anexo, apenso. 3 resultante, conseqüente. 4 presente, assistente. -
19 coextend
co.ex.tend[kouikst'end] vt+vi coestender, estender-se no mesmo espaço ou tempo que outro ou outros. -
20 connect
[kə'nekt]1) (to join or be joined in some way; to tie or fasten or link together: He connected the radio to the mains; This road connects the two farms; a connecting link; This telephone line connects with the President.) ligar2) (to associate in the mind: People tend to connect money with happiness.) ligar•* * *con.nect[kən'ekt] vt+vi 1 juntar(-se), ligar(-se), unir(-se), conectar(-se). 2 relacionar, associar mentalmente. 3 relacionar-se, estabelecer relação. 4 conectar, ligar (eletricidade). 5 estabelecer contato telefônico. 6 fazer conexão entre trens, aviões, ônibus, etc. 7 acertar.
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tend*/*/*/ — [tend] verb 1) [I] to usually do a particular thing He tends to exaggerate.[/ex] I tend not to go out so much in the winter.[/ex] 2) [I/T] to take care of someone or something Eddie kept himself busy tending the garden.[/ex] Doctors were tending… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Tend — Tend, v. i. 1. To wait, as attendants or servants; to serve; to attend; with on or upon. [1913 Webster] Was he not companion with the riotous knights That tend upon my father? Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. [F. attendre.] To await; to expect. [Obs.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
