French Dictionary

French-English translation of tendre

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1 tendre Adjective

(a) tender meat, soft wood, skin, bread; (fig) soft, delicate colours, fond, tender, loving person, look

2 tendre Verb, transitive

(a) to tighten, tauten string, tense, brace muscles, stretch material, set a spring, trap; ~ qch à qn to hold sth out to sb; ~ le cou to crane one's neck; ~ l'oreille to prick up one's ears; ~ la joue to offer one's cheek; (fig) ~ l'autre joue to turn the other cheek

Present: je tends, tu tends, il/elle tend, nous tendons, vous tendez, ils/elles tendent
Imperfect: je tendais, tu tendais, il/elle tendait, nous tendions, vous tendiez, ils/elles tendaient
Future: je tendrai, tu tendras, il/elle tendra, nous tendrons, vous tendrez, ils/elles tendront
Perfect: j' ai tendu, tu as tendu, il/elle a tendu, nous avons tendu, vous avez tendu, ils/elles ont tendu
Present subjunctive: je tende, tu tendes, il/elle tende, nous tendions, vous tendiez, ils/elles tendent

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3 tendre Verb, intransitive

(a) ~ vers to tend towards infinity; ~ à qch/à faire to tend towards sth/to do

Terms from the DGT glossary

French term	English term
Blé tendre	Common wheat
Blé tendre	Soft wheat and meslin
Froment tendre	Common wheat

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French-English translation of tendre

Terms from the DGT glossary