Sentence examples of "tend" in English

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We tend to make mistakes. Tendiamo a fare errori.

Boys tend to look down on their younger sisters. I ragazzi tendono ad assumere un'aria di superiorità rispetto alle sorelle minori.

We tend to think that our time is our own only on Sunday and holiday. Tendiamo a pensare che il nostro tempo sia proprio nostro solo di domenica e durante le vacanze.

Robert tends to talk big. Robert tende a darsi delle arie.

The old man tends to exaggerate. Il vecchio tende ad esagerare.

He tends to talk too much. Tende a parlare troppo.

Jim tends to go too far. Jim tende ad esagerare.

Aya tends to carry things to extremes. Aya tende a portare le cose all'estremo.

Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Il potere tende a corrompere e il potere assoluto corrompe completamente.

Capitalism tends to erode the moral foundations on which it was built. Il capitalismo tende a erodere le fondamenta morali su cui è stato costruito.

The market tends to undermine the very values that gave rise to it. Il mercato tende a minare i valori per i quali è nato.

The girl wanted to monopolize her father's affection and tended to view her mother as a competitor. La ragazza voleva monopolizzare l'affetto del padre e tendeva a vedere la madre come una rivale.

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