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2 tendere
1. v/t molla, elastico, muscoli stretchcorde del violino tightenmano hold out, stretch outfig trappola laytendere un braccio per fare qualcosa reach out to do somethingtendere le braccia a qualcuno hold one's arms out to someone2. v/i: tendere a ( aspirare a) aim at( essere portati a) tend to( avvicinarsi a) verge on* * *tendere v.tr.1 ( porgere, protendere) to stretch (out), to hold* out: tese la mano e lo acchiappò, he stretched out his hand and caught it; vi tese la mano, he held out his hand to you; tendere le braccia per prendere qlco., to stretch out one's arms for sthg.; tendere il collo, to stretch one's neck // tendere gli orecchi, (fig.) to prick up one's ears2 ( mettere in tensione) to tighten, to pull, to stretch: tendere l'arco, to stretch the bow; tendere una corda, to pull a cord taut; tendere una fune fino a romperla, to tighten a rope until it breaks; tendere le funi, le redini, to tighten the ropes, the reins3 ( predisporre) to prepare, to lay*, to set*: tendere un agguato, to prepare an ambush; tendere un tranello, to set a trap; tendere un'insidia, to lay a snare // tendere le reti, to lay the nets, (fig.) to set a trap◆ v. intr.1 ( essere inclinato) to tend; to incline, to be inclined, to be prone: tendo a credergli, I am inclined to believe him; tende a esagerare ogni cosa, he tends to exaggerate everything; il tempo tende al bello, the weather is tending to get nicer; l'arte moderna tende ad allontanarsi dalla tradizione, modern art is tending to move away from tradition; tende a ingrassare, he is inclined to grow fat; le sue condizioni di salute tendono a peggiorare, his health is tending to deteriorate // un colore che tende al rosso, a colour verging on red // questa salsa tende all'acido, this sauce is almost sour // (econ.): i salari tendono ad aumentare, wages tend to increase; la situazione economica tende a migliorare, the economic situation is getting better; i costi tendono a crescere, diminuire, costs are moving upward, downward // (mat.) tendere a zero, to vanish2 ( mirare) to aim (at sthg., to do sthg.): tende a farsi conoscere, he aims to make himself known; il suo intervento tendeva a modificare la situazione, his intervention was intended to improve matters; tutti i suoi sforzi tendono a uno scopo preciso, all his efforts are directed (o aimed) at one precise goal.* * *1. ['tɛndere]vb irreg vt1) (mettere in tensione: corda) to tighten, pull tight, (elastico, muscoli) to stretch, (tessuto) to stretch, pull o draw tighttendere la mano — to hold out one's hand, (fig : chiedere l'elemosina) to beg, (aiutare) to lend a helping hand
2. vitendere a qc/a fare qc — (aver la tendenza) to tend towards sth/to do sth, (mirare a) to aim at sth/to do sth
tutti i nostri sforzi sono tesi a... — all our efforts are geared towards...
* * *['tɛndere] 1.verbo transitivo1) (tirare) to stretch, to strain, to tighten [corda, filo]; to stretch [elastico, pelle]; to extend, to stretch [ molla]; to tense, to tighten [ muscolo]; to draw [ arco]tendere il collo — to extend o crane one's neck
2) (allungare, stendere)tendere le braccia verso qcn. — to hold out one's arms to sb.
tendere la mano a qcn. — fig. to hold sb.'s hand, to lend o give sb. a helping hand
3) (preparare) to lay*, to set* [trappola, rete]2.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
2) (mirare a)tendere a — to strive for [obiettivo, ideale]
tendere verso — to aim to [perfezione, assoluto]
i provvedimenti tendono a ridurre la pressione fiscale — the measures are intended to reduce the tax burden
tendere a — to approach [valore, cifra]; to tend to [zero, infinito]
tendere al verde, al nero — to be greenish, blackish
un giallo che tende all'arancione — a yellow verging on orange, an orangy yellow
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
••tendere l'orecchio — to cock an ear, to keep an ear cocked, to strain one's ears
* * *tendere/'tεndere/ [10]1 (tirare) to stretch, to strain, to tighten [corda, filo]; to stretch [elastico, pelle]; to extend, to stretch [ molla]; to tense, to tighten [ muscolo]; to draw [ arco]; tendere il collo to extend o crane one's neck2 (allungare, stendere) tendere le braccia verso qcn. to hold out one's arms to sb.; tendere la mano to hold out one's hand; tendere la mano a qcn. fig. to hold sb.'s hand, to lend o give sb. a helping hand3 (preparare) to lay*, to set* [trappola, rete]; 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.(aus. avere)1 (essere orientato) tendere al rialzo, al ribasso econ. to trend up, lower; tendere politicamente a destra, sinistra to lean o have leanings to the right, left; il tempo tende al bello the weather is getting better2 (mirare a) tendere a to strive for [obiettivo, ideale]; tendere verso to aim to [perfezione, assoluto]; i provvedimenti tendono a ridurre la pressione fiscale the measures are intended to reduce the tax burden3 (avvicinarsi a) tendere a to approach [valore, cifra]; to tend to [zero, infinito]; tendere al verde, al nero to be greenish, blackish; un giallo che tende all'arancione a yellow verging on orange, an orangy yellow4 (avere tendenza a) 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 weighttendere l'orecchio to cock an ear, to keep an ear cocked, to strain one's ears. -
3 orientarse
1 to find one's bearings* * *VPR1) (=encontrar el camino) to get one's bearingses difícil orientarse en esta ciudad — it's hard to get one's bearings in this city, it's hard to find one's way around in this city
2) (=tender)* * *(v.) = get + Posesivo + bearingsEx. With the exponential development of the World Wide Web, there are so many metadata initiatives, so many organisations involved, and so many new standards that it's hard to get our bearings in this new environment.* * *(v.) = get + Posesivo + bearingsEx: With the exponential development of the World Wide Web, there are so many metadata initiatives, so many organisations involved, and so many new standards that it's hard to get our bearings in this new environment.
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■orientarse verbo reflexivo
1 (una persona en un lugar) to get one's bearings, to find one's way: no sé orientarme en el mar, I don't know how to get my bearings at sea
2 (hacia un objetivo) su política social se orienta hacia los desempleados, her social policies are aimed at the unemployed
' orientarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tantear
- ubicarse
- orientar
- ubicar
English:
bearing
- face
- way
* * *vpr2. [encontrar el camino] to find one's direction;se orientó con las estrellas he found his direction by the stars;tardó un rato en orientarse it took her a while to get her bearings;yo me oriento muy bien I find my way around pretty welllas negociaciones se orientan a la liberación de los rehenes the aim of the talks is to free the hostages* * *v/r1 get one’s bearings* * *vr1) : to orient oneself, to get one's bearings2)orientarse hacia : to turn towards, to lean towards* * *orientarse vb to find your way around [pt. & pp. found] -
4 ἐπερείδω
A drive against, ἐπέρεισε δὲ Παλλὰς Ἀθήνη [ἔγχος] νείατον ἐς κενεῶνα drove it home, Il.5.856, cf. 17.48; ἐπέρεισε δὲ ἶν' ἀπέλεθρον put vast strength to it, 7.269, Od.9.538; thrust a door to, shut it close, Q.S.12.331; ἐ. γένειόν τινι lean it upon.., Ael.NA5.56: metaph., ἐ. τὸν νοῦν attend to a thing, A.D.Synt.148.20;τὴν διάνοιαν Plu.2.392b
; ἐ. τῷ φιλεῖν ἐμαυτόν give oneself up to, ib.463c; direct, πρὸς τὴν θεὸν τὸν λόγον Sch.Pi.N.7.1:—[voice] Med., rest in or upon,βαυκάλη ἐπὶ διαγωνίων λίθων ἐπηρεισμένη Sor.1.109
: metaph.,ψυχαὶ -όμεναι πνεύματι Porph.Abst.2.38
;οὐσίᾳ Plot.6.1.3
;ἄλλῳ Id.5.5.7
;ἐπ' ἄλλου Iamb.Comm.Math.8
.2 ἐ. τὴν φάλαγγά τινι bring the whole force of the phalanx against, Plu.Flam.8: abs.,ἐ. τοῖς ἀντιτεταγμένοις Id.Pyrrh.21
, cf. Arr.Tact.16.13:—[voice] Med., Ael. Tact.14.5.3 [voice] Med., λαίφη προτόνοις ἐπερειδομένας staying their sails with ropes, E.Hec. 112:—[voice] Pass., lean or bear upon,βακτηρίαις Ar.Ec. 277
, cf. Pl.Lg. 789e: metaph., lean upon,ἡμετέρῃ ἐ. Ἑλλὰς ἐφορμῇ A.R.4.204
: abs., resist with all one's force, Ar.Ra. 1102.4 [voice] Pass., to be leaned on, J.AJ9.4.4.II intr. in [voice] Act., τῇ χειρὶ ἐπερείδειν press heavily with the hand, Hp.Art.11.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > ἐπερείδω
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