| Principal Translations |
| tender a hacer algo vi + prep | (tener una característica) | tend to do [sth] v expr |
| | Las explicaciones de ese profesor tienden a ser confusas. |
| | That teacher's explanations tend to be confusing. |
| tender a hacer algo vi + prep | (mostrar propensión) | tend to do [sth] v expr |
| | | be inclined to do [sth], be prone to do [sth] vi + adj |
| | María tiende a hacer una escena por cualquier tontería. |
| | Maria tends to make a scene over the dumbest things. |
| tender a algo vi + prep | (aproximarse a algo) | approach⇒, reach⇒, near⇒ vtr |
| | La natalidad actualmente tiende al crecimiento cero. |
| | The current birth rate is approaching zero percent growth. |
| tender a algo vi + prep | (mostrar interés) | be inclined towards [sth] v expr |
| | | tend towards [sth], lean towards [sth] vi + prep |
| | Pablo tiende a las artes plásticas más que a las ciencias duras. |
| | Pablo is more inclined towards visual arts than hard science. |
| tender⇒ vtr | (extender) | stretch out vtr phrasal sep |
| | | stretch⇒ vtr |
| | Hay que tender la red de tenis bien tirante. |
| | You have to stretch out the tennis net so that it's taut. |
| tender vtr | (ropa: colgar para secar) | hang up, hang out vtr + prep |
| | Si no tiendes la ropa justo después de lavarla, se pone a oler mal. |
| | If you don't hang up (or: out) the clothes just after washing them, they'll smell musty. |
| tender vtr | (tumbar) | lay down, lay out vtr phrasal sep |
| | Los paramédicos tendieron al accidentado en el suelo para practicarle el boca a boca. |
| | The paramedics laid the injured person down on the floor so that they could give them mouth to mouth. |
| tenderse⇒ v prnl | (tumbarse, echarse) | lie down, stretch out vi + adv |
| | Estaba muy cansado y necesitaba tenderse un rato. |
| | She was very tired and needed to lie down a while. |