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1 consumer goods
(goods which can be used immediately to satisfy human needs, eg clothing, food, TV sets etc.) bienes de consumoartículos nombre masculino plural de consumo, bienes nombre masculino plural de consumon.pl.• bienes de consumo inmediato s.m.pl. -
2 tend
I tend verb(to take care of; to look after: A shepherd tends his sheep.) guardar- tender
II tend verb1) (to be likely (to do something); to do (something) frequently: Plants tend to die in hot weather; He tends to get angry.)2) (to move, lean or slope in a certain direction: This bicycle tends to(wards) the left.) tender, tener tendencia•- tendencytend vb tender / tener tendenciatr[tend]1 (have tendency) tender (to, a), tener tendencia ((to, a)tend ['tɛnd] vt: atender, cuidar (de), ocuparse detend vi: tenderit tends to benefit the consumer: tiende a beneficiar al consumidorv.• cuidar v.• guardar v.• manejar v.• propender v.• servir v.• tender v.tend
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1) (have tendency, be inclined) tender*to tend to + INF — tender* a + inf
women tend to live longer than men — las mujeres tienden a or suelen vivir más que los hombres
he tends to catch colds easily — tiene tendencia or propensión a resfriarse
2) ( attend)to tend TO something/somebody — ocuparse de algo/alguien
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vt \<\<sheep/flock\>\> cuidar (de), ocuparse de; \<\<invalids/victims\>\> cuidar (de), atender*; \<\<garden/grave\>\> ocuparse de
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[tend]VI1)to tend to do sth — tender a hacer algo, soler hacer algo
men tend to die younger than women — los hombres tienden a or suelen morir más jóvenes que las mujeres
this type of material tends to shrink — este tipo de tela tiene tendencia a or tiende a or suele encoger
that tends to be the case — tiende a ser así, suele ser así
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II [tend]1. VT1) (=care for) [+ patient, invalid] cuidar, atender; [+ sheep, cattle, horses] cuidar, ocuparse de; [+ garden] ocuparse de; [+ grave] cuidar de; [+ fire] atender, ocuparse de2)to tend bar — (US) servir en el bar
2.VIto tend to — [+ patient, invalid] atender a, cuidar; [+ sheep, cattle, horses] cuidar, ocuparse de; [+ fire] atender, ocuparse de; [+ housework, wounds, needs] ocuparse de
* * *[tend]
1.
1) (have tendency, be inclined) tender*to tend to + INF — tender* a + inf
women tend to live longer than men — las mujeres tienden a or suelen vivir más que los hombres
he tends to catch colds easily — tiene tendencia or propensión a resfriarse
2) ( attend)to tend TO something/somebody — ocuparse de algo/alguien
2.
vt \<\<sheep/flock\>\> cuidar (de), ocuparse de; \<\<invalids/victims\>\> cuidar (de), atender*; \<\<garden/grave\>\> ocuparse de
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