tendre

tendre [tɑ̃dʀ(ə)] adj [viande, légumes] → tender; [bois, roche, couleur] → soft (= affectueux); tender, loving

vt [+ élastique, peau] → to stretch, draw tight [+ muscle]; to tense (= donner);

tendre qch à qn → to hold sth out to sb; to offer sb sth (fig) [+ piège]; to set, lay;

(tapisserie);

tendu de soie → hung with silk, with silk hangings;

se tendre vi [corde] → to tighten; [relations] → to become strained;

tendre à qch/à faire → to tend towards sth/to do;

tendre l'oreille → to prick up one's ears;

tendre la main/le bras → to hold out one's hand/stretch out one's arm;

tendre la perche à qn (fig) → to throw sb a line