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tender (EN)
adjectif, nom, verbe

adjectif “tender”

forme de base tender, tenderer, tenderest (ou more/most)
  1. tendre (doux)
    The steak was so tender it almost melted in my mouth.
  2. tendre
    She gave her son a tender hug before he left.
  3. sensible (douloureux au toucher)
    My shoulder is still tender from the injury.
  4. fragile
    Be careful with these tender plants—they can't survive the cold.
  5. jeune (inexpérimenté)
    He started his first business at the tender age of sixteen.

nom “tender”

s. tender, pl. tenders
  1. appel d'offres (une offre pour fournir des biens ou des services à un prix fixé)
    The company won the tender to build the new bridge.
  2. annexe
    We took the tender to reach the yacht anchored offshore.
  3. aiguillette de poulet
    The kids love chicken tenders with their fries.
  4. un wagon relié à une locomotive à vapeur pour transporter le combustible et l'eau
    The vintage steam train was pulling a large coal-filled tender.

verbe “tender”

infinitif tender; il tenders; prét. tendered; part. passé tendered; gér. tendering
  1. faire une offre ou une proposition formelle, surtout dans le domaine des affaires
    Several companies are tendering bids for the new highway project.
  2. offrir ou donner quelque chose formellement
    She tendered her resignation to the CEO.