tendance

American  

[ten-duhns] / ˈtɛn dəns /

noun

1. attention; care; ministration, as to the sick.

2. Archaic.  servants or attendants.

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tendance British  

/ ˈtɛndəns /

noun

1. rare  care and attention; ministration

2. obsolete  attendants collectively

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Etymology

Origin of tendance

First recorded in 1565–75; aphetic variant of attendance

Example Sentences

Tendance Ouest radio reported on its Twitter feed that the fire was burning in an old Lipton warehouse.

From Reuters

“It’s very rare and exceptional, for many reasons,” said Benoît Janson, of the restoration specialists Nouvelle Tendance, who is overseeing work on the canvas.

From New York Times

This season, which is priced at $360, the albums will feature photos by the French collective Tendance Floue.

From New York Times

The fugitives were holed up in a printing firm called Creation Tendance Decouverte on an industrial estate on the outskirts of the town.

From BBC

Shortly after there was sounds of gunfire, as the suspects fled towards CTF Creation Tendance Decouverte, a sign making and printing factory in an industrial zone close to Paris’s main airport.

From Time