set up the nets

tendre les bras — ( allonger) to hold out one's arms; ( étirer) to stretch one's arms out

tendre le bras — (pour saisir, donner) to reach out

tendre le bras à quelqu'un — ( pour soutenir) to offer ou give one's arm to somebody

tendre les bras à or vers quelqu'un — ( pour accueillir) to greet ou welcome somebody with open arms

la victoire me tend les bras — fig victory beckons

tendre la main — (pour saisir, donner) to reach out; (pour mendier, serrer la main à quelqu'un) to hold out one's hand

tendre la main à quelqu'un — ( pour aider) lit to hold one's hand out to somebody; fig to lend somebody a helping hand

tendre la joue — lit to offer one's cheek

tendre un piège à quelqu'un — fig to set a trap for somebody

tendre vers — to approach [valeur, chiffre]; to tend to [zéro, infini]

être tendre avec quelqu'un — ( affectueux) to be loving toward(s) somebody

tendre la perche à qn fig — to throw sb a line

tirare qn da parte — to take o draw sb aside

tirare qn per i capelli — to pull sb's hair, fig to force sb

tirare le somme fig — to draw a conclusion

tirare su qn — (fig : rallegrare) to cheer sb up, (allevare) to bring sb up

tirarsi dietro qn — to bring o drag sb along

tirarsi addosso qc — to pull sth down on top of o.s., fig to bring sth upon o.s.

tirare il pallone Calcio — to kick the ball

tirare avanti — (fig : vivere) to get by, (proseguire) to struggle on

tirare tardi/mattina — to stay up late/till the early hours o dawn

che aria tira? fig — what are things like?, what's the situation like?

tirare in porta Calcio — to shoot (at goal)

tirarsi su — to pull o.s. up, fig to cheer o.s. up

tirare qcn. per il braccio — to pull sb. by the arm o sb.'s arm

tirare calci — [persona, animale] to kick (out)

tirare un rigore — sport to kick a penalty

te li tirano dietro — fig. they are two o ten a penny, they are a dime a dozen

tirare fuori da qcs. — to take o draw [sth.] out of sth., to produce [sth.] from sth. [ oggetto]

tirami fuori di qui! — (fare uscire) get me out of this place!

tirare giù qcn. dal letto — to get o drag o haul sb. out of bed

oggi tira vento — it's windy o the wind is blowing today

sentire o vedere che aria tira fig. to see which way the wind blows; con l'aria che tira! — at the rate things are going!

tirare di boxe — sport to box

tirare di scherma — sport to fence

tirare in vita — [ vestito] to be (too) tight around one's waist

- rsi i capelli — to pull at one's hair; (l'un l'altro) to pull at each other's hair

- rsi in là — to budge up o over, to shove over

tirati da parte — step o move aside

- rsi fuori dai guai — fig. to wriggle off the hook

tirare per le lunghe, in lungo — to spin out [storia, discussione]; to drag out [riunione, discorso]

tirarla per le lunghe — to drag one's feet o heels, to hang fire

tendere la mano — to hold out one's hand, (fig : chiedere l'elemosina) to beg, (aiutare) to lend a helping hand

tendere gli orecchi fig — to prick up one's ears

tendere a sinistra Pol — to have left-wing tendencies

tendere il collo — to extend o crane one's neck

tendere la mano a qcn. — fig. to hold sb.'s hand, to lend o give sb. a helping hand

tendere un'imboscata o un agguato a qcn. to ambush o waylay sb., to set up an ambush for sb.; tendere una trappola o un tranello a qcn. — fig. to lay o set a trap for sb., to dig a pit for sb

tendere al rialzo, al ribasso — econ. to trend up, lower

tendere politicamente a destra, sinistra — to lean o have leanings to the right, left

tendere a — to strive for [obiettivo, ideale]

tendere verso — to aim to [perfezione, assoluto]

tendere a — to approach [valore, cifra]; to tend to [zero, infinito]

tendere a fare — to tend to do, to be prone to do o doing

tende a ingrassare — he tends o has the tendency to put on weight

cala! — (non esagerare) come off it!

si è calato un po' troppo nella parte del giovane dirigente fig — he goes a bit too far in playing the young executive

i barbari calarono in Italia — the barbarians invaded Italy; (abbattersi)

calare sul nemico — to descend o fall on the enemy