WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
| Principales traductions |
| tendre la main à [qqn] loc v + prép | figuré (aider [qqn] dans le besoin) (help: figurative) | extend a hand to [sb] v expr |
| | | offer a helping hand to [sb], offer [sb] a helping hand v expr |
| tendre la main à [qqn] loc v + prép | (avancer la main) (greeting, congratulations) | offer [sb] your hand, offer [sb] your hand to shake v expr |
| | | hold out your hand to [sb], extend your hand to [sb] v expr |
| | (greeting, congratulations) | go to shake hands with [sb], extend your hand to shake [sb]'s |
| | Le père a tendu la main à sa fille pour lui faire traverser la rue. |
| | J'ai tendu la main à mon client, mais il ne me l'a pas serrée. |
| tendre la main à [qqn] loc v + prép | figuré (tenter une réconciliation) (reconciliation: figurative) | extend the hand of friendship to [sb] v expr |
| | (figurative) | offer [sb] an olive branch v expr |
| tendre la main loc v | figuré (relation : faire le premier pas) (figurative) | extend the hand of friendship to [sb] v expr |