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tendre.

tender (soft, delicate)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

adj/tɑ̃dʁ/
  1. tender (soft, delicate)

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French tendre, from Latin tenerum, from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch, draw”).

verb/tɑ̃dʁ/
  1. to tighten

    transitive
  2. to stretch out

    transitive
  3. to tend

    intransitive
    tendre vers l'infini
  4. to strive

    intransitive
  5. to become taut

    reflexive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French tendre, from Latin tendere.

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