il tendit

held out, handed

→ tendre
tend to set (a trap) + it he/she/it past historic
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Uncommon #21,292
held out, handed This is a literary past-tense form, commonly used in written narratives.
FR: Il tendit la main pour prendre le livre.
EN: He held out his hand to take the book.
Conjugation of tendre
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First tendis —
Second tendis —
Third tendit —

Elle lui tendit sa veste.

She handed him her jacket.

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 enveloppe à Mary.

Tom handed Mary an envelope.

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

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

Tom tendit un piège.

Tom set a trap.

Tom tendit une bouteille d'eau à Mary.

Tom handed Mary a bottle of water.

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.

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.

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.

Sans un mot, il lui tendit le télégramme.

Without a word, he held out the telegram to her.

Et il tendit la main.

And he held out his hand.

Elle prit une fleur du vase et me la tendit.

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

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.

Tomas tendit la main gauche, le pouce levé.

Tomas held out his left hand with his thumb up.

Marie, effrayée, tendit les bras pour me retenir.

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

Elle lui tendit une clef.

She handed him a key.

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 une bouteille à Mary.

Tom handed Mary a bottle.

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.