build | Espero que finalmente nos sea posible tender este puente. | I hope that it will eventually be possible for us to build this bridge. |
tend | Pueden variar en color y tender para jugar medio-rápido a rápido. | They can vary in color and tend to play medium-fast to fast. |
set | No debería estar permitido tender esas trampas. | It shouldn't be allowed to set those traps. |
tender | También ofrecemos para tender o traspasar al yate. | We also offer for tender or transfert to the yacht. |
stretch out | Hay que tender la red de tenis bien tirante. | You have to stretch out the tennis net so that it's taut. |
hang up, hang out | Si no tiendes la ropa justo después de lavarla, se pone a oler mal. | If you don't hang up (or: out) the clothes just after washing them, they'll smell musty. |
lay down, lay out | Los paramédicos tendieron al accidentado en el suelo para practicarle el boca a boca. | The paramedics laid the injured person down on the floor so that they could give them mouth to mouth. |
reach out | Nuestro Gobierno y el del país vecino tendieron lazos con el fin de mejorar sus relaciones. | Our government and the neighboring countries reached out to each other in order to improve relations. |
build bridges | Martín conoce a mucha gente y es muy bueno tendiendo puentes entre sus amigos. | Martin knows a lot of people and is very good at building bridges between friends. |
lend [sb] a hand, give [sb] a hand | Vi apurado a mi colega y decidí tenderle una mano. | I saw my coworker was struggling and decided to lend her a hand. |