Grammatical class
Verb
tendre
(transitive) to tighten
Details
Syllables
ten-dre
Phonetics
tɑ̃dʁ
Grammatical class
Verb
Freq. (books)
2994
Freq. (movies)
7781
Freq. (news)
5845
Variants
Sentences
Tendre vers l’infini
To tend to infinity
A1
Il a un plan pour lui tendre une embuscade.
He has a plan to ambush him.
A1
Mieux vaut tendre une branche d'olivier que de lancer un missile.
Better to extend an olive branch than launch a missile.
A1
Il croit être le seul à savoir tendre des pièges.
He thinks that he's the only one who knows how to set traps.
A2
C'est incroyable de pouvoir tendre un gant et voir un faucon se poser sur sa main.
It’s amazing to be able to hold a glove out and have a falcon land on your hand.
A2
Il n'y a réellement eu aucun effort pour tendre la main ou même comprendre ce qui se passe.
There’s been really no effort at all to kind of reach out and even understand what’s going on.
B1