tendances in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for tendances in the French»English Dictionary

I.tendance [tɑ̃dɑ̃s] ADJ inv inf

tendance

trendy, fashionable

II.tendance [tɑ̃dɑ̃s] N f

1. tendance (propension):

tendance

tendency

tendance à la rêverie/à l'étourderie/à l'exagération

tendency to daydream/to be absent-minded/to exaggerate

une tendance naturelle/fâcheuse à faire

a natural/unfortunate tendency to do

avoir tendance à faire

to tend to do, to have a tendency to do

il a tendance à croire/penser que …

he tends to believe/think that …

on a trop tendance à croire que …

we are too inclined to believe that …

le marché a tendance à se stabiliser

the market is becoming more stable

2. tendance (orientation):

tendance

tendency

une coalition de tendance centriste

an alliance with centrist tendencies

toutes tendances politiques confondues

across party lines

3. tendance (école):

tendance

trend

les tendances artistiques/littéraires actuelles

present-day artistic/literary trends

plusieurs tendances se dessinent

several trends emerge

la tendance dominante

the dominant trend

4. tendance (dynamique):

tendance

trend

tendance à la baisse/hausse

downward/upward trend

la tendance reste à l'expansion

the trend is still toward(s) growth

la tendance s'est inversée ou renversée

the trend has been reversed

cette tendance se poursuivra l'année prochaine

this trend will continue into next year

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conflictuel (conflictuelle) influences, tendances

conflicting

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sexual proclivities

tendances fpl sexuelles

bigotry (gen)

tendances fpl doctrinaires

swingometer

indicateur m de tendances

fondness

tendance f

his fondness for criticizing

sa tendance à critiquer

Republicanism Am POL

tendance f républicaine

Republicanism (support for IRA)

tendance f pro-IRA

leanings (tendencies)

tendances fpl

downtrend

tendance f à la baisse

downward trend

tendance f à la baisse

tendances in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tendances in the French»English Dictionary

tendance [tɑ͂dɑ͂s] N f

1. tendance (propension):

tendance

tendency

tendance à la rêverie

tendency to daydream

2. tendance (opinion):

tendance

leaning

3. tendance (orientation):

tendance

trend

Phrases:

avoir tendance à +infin

to tend to +infin

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renversement de tendance

swing

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political leanings

tendances fpl politiques

tendency

tendance f

to lean to the left/right

avoir des tendances de gauche/droite

to follow one's bent

suivre ses tendances fpl

parties of every persuasion

des partis mpl de toutes tendances

inclination

tendance f

error-prone

qui a tendance à faire des erreurs

trend

tendance f

there's a trend toward/away from sth

il y a une tendance vers/contre qc