il tendit

held out, stretched out

→ tendre
tend to hold out, to extend + it he/she/it past historic
verb · third singular · past indicative Uncommon #21,467
held out, stretched out Literary/simple past (passé simple) of « tendre »; often used in writing instead of « a tendu ».
FR: Il tendit la main pour dire bonjour.
EN: He held out his hand to say hello.
Conjugation of tendre
Indicative past
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Third tendit

Marie, effrayée, tendit les bras pour me retenir.

Mary, frightened, stretched out her arms to hold me back.

Elle lui tendit sa veste puis ouvrit la porte et lui demanda de partir.

She handed him her jacket then opened the door and asked him to leave.

Elle tendit le bras pour attraper la revue en haut de l'étagère.

She reached out her arm to grab the magazine at the top of the shelf.

Tom tendit une bouteille d'eau à Mary.

Tom handed Mary a bottle of water.

Il tendit le cou dans l'espoir de surprendre ce qu'ils chuchotaient.

He craned his neck in the hope of overhearing what they were whispering.

Elle lui tendit sa veste.

She handed him her jacket.

Tom tendit une bouteille à Mary.

Tom handed Mary a bottle.

La reine tendit la main et la vieille femme examina attentivement ses lignes.

The queen held out her hand and the old woman examined her lines carefully.

Elle lui tendit une clef.

She handed him a key.

Il lui tendit un bouquet de fleurs.

He handed her a bouquet of flowers.

Elle lui tendit l'argent qu'elle lui devait.

She handed him the money she owed him.

Tom tendit une enveloppe à Mary.

Tom handed Mary an envelope.

Il sortit une vieille photographie de son portefeuille et me la tendit.

He took an old photograph out of his wallet and handed it to me.

Tom tendit un piège.

Tom set a trap.

Elle prit une fleur du vase et me la tendit.

She took a flower from the vase and handed it to me.

Il tendit le cou dans l'espoir d'entendre ce qu'elles chuchotaient.

He craned his neck in the hope of hearing what they were whispering.

Jack tendit son bras pour atteindre le magazine sur l'étagère.

Jack stretched out his arm to reach the magazine on the shelf.