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

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