tendre
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adjective
tendersoft, delicate
verb
to tighten
to stretch out
to tend
to strive
to become taut
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- Le jeune foin, le blé en herbe étaient d'un vert infiniment tendre, émouvant, et même le bois sombre semblait se teinter un peu d'azur.The young hay, the grassy wheat were of an infinitely tender green, moving, and even the dark wood seemed to tint a little azure.B1Maria Chapdelaine
- Mais tendez votre verre.But hold on to your drink.B2Les Trois Mousquetaires
- Veuillez bien remarquer que par là je n'entendais nullement exclure de mon coeur tout sentiment plus tendre.Please note that by this I did not intend to exclude from my heart any tenderer feeling.B2Le Chevalier de Mornac
- L'entreprise qui avait eu un commencement heureux, semblait maintenant tendre vers un dénouement contraire.The company, which had had a happy beginning, now seemed to be tending towards a contrary outcome.C1Histoire du Canada, tome I
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