tend

tendere, essere solito

Essere portato a fare qualcosa o farlo spesso per abitudine.

In inglese semplice: To be likely to do something, or to do it often as a habit.

• I tend to forget names.
• He tended to eat alone when he was younger.
• Do these plants tend to grow quickly?

Come si usa: tend to do something (Small children tend to wake up early.)

Sinonimi: be inclined, be likely

Espressioni comuni: tend to forget, tend to happen, tend to agree

curare, accudire

Occuparsi di una persona o cosa dandole le cure necessarie.

In inglese semplice: To look after someone or something and give them the care they need.

• He tends the garden.
• The nurses tended the wounded soldiers.
• Who will tend to the animals while we're away?

Come si usa: tend someone/something (She tends the roses every morning.); tend to someone/something (A nurse came to tend to his injuries.)

Sinonimi: look after, care for, attend to

Contrari: neglect

Espressioni comuni: tend a garden, tend the sick, tend the fire, tend to someone

tendere, propendere

Avere generalmente una certa caratteristica o svilupparsi verso un determinato risultato.

In inglese semplice: To generally have a particular quality or move towards a particular result.

• His views tend towards the conservative.
• Her early paintings tended toward realism.
• These arguments tend towards the same conclusion.

Come si usa: tend towards/toward something (Her designs tend towards simplicity.)

Sinonimi: lean, incline

Espressioni comuni: tend towards optimism, tend toward something, tend towards simplicity

fare il barista

Lavorare dietro il bancone di un bar preparando e servendo bevande.

In inglese semplice: To work behind a bar, preparing and serving drinks.

• She tends bar on weekends.
• I tended bar to pay for college.
• Who will tend the bar tonight?

Sinonimi: bartend

Espressioni comuni: tend bar, tend the bar

tendere

Muoversi o cambiare generalmente in una determinata direzione.

In inglese semplice: To usually move or change in a particular direction.

• Prices tend upward in summer.
• The path tended east as we climbed.
• Temperatures have tended downward over the past week.

Come si usa: tend in a direction (Prices have tended downward since June.)

Sinonimi: trend, incline

Espressioni comuni: tend upward, tend downward, tend north