tender
verbo transitivo
1 (extender) [+herido, paciente] to lay; [+mantel] to spread
lo tendieron en la cama they laid him on the bed; tendieron el cadáver sobre el suelo they laid the corpse out on the floor; tendí la toalla sobre la arena I spread the towel (out) on the sand
verbo intransitivo
1
tender a hacer algo to tend to do sth; en octubre las temperaturas tienden a bajar temperatures tend to fall in October; las prendas de lana tienden a encoger woollen clothes tend to shrink
2
tender a algo to tend to o towards sth; tiende al egocentrismo she tends to self-centredness; la inflación tiende al alza the trend is for inflation to go up; el color tiende a verde the colour is verging on o has a tendency towards green; las plantas tienden a la luz plants grow o turn towards the light