tendido
tendido
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
1. (lying down)
a. stretched out
Sara encontró a Raquel tendida en el sofá.Sara found Raquel stretched out on the sofa.
2. (laundry hanging)
a. hung up
La ropa estaba tendida porque Carlos había puesto la lavadora.The clothes were hung up because Carlos had done the laundry.
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
3. (action)
4. (telecommunications)
a. wires
Una empresa fue contratada para arreglar el tendido del teléfono después del hurracán.A company was hired to fix the telephone wires after the hurricane.
5. (construction)
a. building
Como ingeniero civil, dominarás las técnicas de tendido de puentes.As a civil engineer, you will master the technique of bridge building.
6. (bullfighting)
a. front row
La corrida de toros se aprecia mejor desde el tendido.The bullfight is best appreciated when seen from the front row.
7. (bed linen) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. bedsheets (plural)
Cuando llegaron los huéspedes yo ya había cambiado el tendido de las camas.I had already changed the bedsheets when the guests arrived.
tendidoadjectiveNoun
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
1. (extendido, tumbado)
a. stretched out
2. (colgado; ropa)
a. on the line
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
3. (instalación; de puente)
a. construction
4. (de cable)
a. laying
tendido eléctricopower lines
5. (bullfighting)
a. front rows
saludar al tendidoto wave to the crowd
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