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Detailed Translations for tendency from English to French

tendency:

tendency [the ~] nomen

  1. the tendency (meaning; intent; purport; )
    l'intention; la signification; le sens; le but; la dimension; la portée
  2. the tendency (inclination; trend; tenor)
    la tendance; la paroi; le penchant; le désir; l'inclination; la disposition; le nature; la préférence; le caractère; la prédilection; la convoitise; le tempérament; la sympathies; le goût pour
  3. the tendency (purport; inclination; tenor; )
    la tendance; la signification
  4. the tendency (drift)
    la tendance; l'esprit; le sens; la portée; la teneur; la signification; l'intention
  5. the tendency (trend; tenor)
    la tendance; le penchant; l'inclination

Translation Matrix for tendency:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
but intent; meaning; purport; sense; stature; tendency; tenor aim; aiming at; aiming for; dedication; design; devotion; effort; exertion; final destination; goal; goal post; hit; idea; intention; mark; object; objective; scheme; strive for; target; ultimate goal; winner
caractère inclination; tendency; tenor; trend character; character description; character profile; character trait; characterisation; characteristic; characterization; disposition; drive; energy; feature; font; fount; frame of mind; gin; hallmark; heart; humor; humour; impetus; jenever; mind; momentum; mood; nature; personality; quality; soul; spirit; spunk; strength; temper; thoroughness; type; typeface
convoitise inclination; tendency; tenor; trend craving; desirability; desire; hunger; lust; passion; passionate desire
dimension intent; meaning; purport; sense; stature; tendency; tenor circumference; demension; dimension; extent; measure; measurement; proportion; size
disposition inclination; tendency; tenor; trend agreement; arrangement; availability; belief; creed; disposition; divine worship; faith; feeling; frame of mind; humor; humour; inclination; knack; layout; mood; nature; religion; religious conviction; settlement; situation; state; state of mind; temper
désir inclination; tendency; tenor; trend ardor; ardour; craving; craze; desire; frenzy; horniness; lewdness; longing; lust; passion; randiness; rankness; request; the hots; urge; wanting; wish; yearning
esprit drift; tendency apparition; awareness; belief; brainpower; brilliance; creed; disposition; divine worship; elf; faith; frame of mind; fun; genius; ghost; ghostly apparition; humor; humour; inclination; ingenuity; intellect; intelligence; inventiveness; mental capacity; methylated spirit; mind; mood; nature; phantom; reason; religion; religious conviction; resourcefulness; sense; specter; spectre; spirit; spirits; spook; temper; thought; understanding
goût pour inclination; tendency; tenor; trend choice; fancy; liking; preference; taste
inclination inclination; tendency; tenor; trend affection; bend; bending; choice; curve; descent; fancy; fondness; frame of mind; humor; humour; inclination; incline; liking; mood; preference; ramp; slip; slope; taste; temper; tenderness; twisting
intention drift; intent; meaning; purport; sense; stature; tendency; tenor aim; aiming at; aiming for; angle; aspect; attitude; composition; conception; dedication; design; devotion; effort; exertion; goal; idea; intention; interpretation; meaning; notion; objective; opinion; orientation on; outlook; perspective; point of view; purpose; reading; scheme; stand; strive for; substance; target; tendency toward; trend; version; view; vision; way of thinking; will; wish
nature inclination; tendency; tenor; trend character; character trait; disposition; frame of mind; heart; humor; humour; kind; mind; mood; nature; soul; temper
paroi inclination; tendency; tenor; trend bluff; dividing wall; mountainside; partition; penchant; precipice; rock; rock-face; wall
penchant inclination; tendency; tenor; trend choice; fancy; frame of mind; humor; humour; instinct; intuition; liking; mood; preference; taste; temper
portée drift; intent; meaning; purport; sense; stature; tendency; tenor composition; earshot; hearing; intention; meaning; purpose; range; reach; reach of clicks; scope; size; span; stave; substance; volume; width
prédilection inclination; tendency; tenor; trend choice; fancy; liking; preference; taste
préférence inclination; tendency; tenor; trend choice; fancy; liking; precedence; preference; priority; taste
sens drift; intent; meaning; purport; sense; stature; tendency; tenor circumference; compassion; composition; course; dimension; direction; drift; emotion; establishment; excitement; extent; feeling; importance; institute; institution; intention; meaning; measure; organ of sense; passion; purpose; sense organ; sentiment; significance; size; substance; touch; use; weight
signification drift; inclination; intent; meaning; purport; sense; signification; stature; tendency; tenor; trend circumference; dimension; extent; importance; meaning; measure; significance; size; weight
sympathies inclination; tendency; tenor; trend frame of mind; humor; humour; mood; temper
tempérament inclination; tendency; tenor; trend character; character trait; disposition; excitement; frame of mind; heart; humor; humour; inclination; liveliness; mind; mood; nature; personality; proclivity; rush; smartness; soul; spruceness; temper; temperament; vivacity
tendance drift; inclination; meaning; purport; sense; signification; tendency; tenor; trend drive; fashion; frame of mind; humor; humour; impulse; instinct; mood; orientation on; temper; tendency toward; trend; urge
teneur drift; tendency size; volume
- disposition; inclination; leaning; propensity; trend
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- style; taste
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
nature maidenly; pristine; pure; unadulterated; unspoiled; untainted; untouched; virginal

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Related Definitions for "tendency":

  1. a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect1
    • fabric with a tendency to shrink1
  2. an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others1
    • a tendency to be too strict1
  3. an inclination to do something1
  4. a general direction in which something tends to move1
    • the shoreward tendency of the current1

Wiktionary Translations for tendency:

tendency
noun
  1. likelihood of behaving in a particular way
tendency
noun
  1. (term, surtout au pluriel) pratique secret et artificieux dont on se sert pour faire réussir un projet.
  2. tendance naturelle vers un état, une action ; penchant, inclination.
  3. Action, force par laquelle un corps tend à se mouvoir d’un côté.

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
tendency tendance tendentiestrekking
tendency tendance tendens — beweging in bepaalde richting, neiging
tendency tendance; courant stroming — bepaalde beweging die zekere denkbeelden gemeen heeft
tendency tendance TendenzHang, Neigung, Streben
tendency tendance Tendenzveraltet: Absicht

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