trend

a general direction of change or development, especially in society or culture; a popular idea, style, or way of behaving that is spreading and becoming more common

tendencia, moda, estilo

• a trend towards something

Collocations social trend · fashion trend

• There is a growing trend towards vegetarianism.

  Hay una creciente tendencia hacia el vegetarianismo.

a general direction in which something changes or develops, especially when shown by a graph; the way that numbers change over time

tendencia, dirección estadística

• a trend in something

Collocations sales trend · employment trend

• The latest sales figures show a downward trend.

  Los últimos datos de ventas muestran una tendencia descendente.

to follow or be part of a trend; to change in the same way as other things are changing

seguir una tendencia, cambiar con la corriente

• follow a trend

Collocations follow the latest trends · follow fashion trends

• She likes to follow the latest fashion trends.

  Ella le gusta seguir las últimas tendencias de moda.

to direct or guide someone towards a particular place, idea, or result; to influence the way something develops

dirigir hacia, guiar hacia

• trend sb/sth towards sth

Collocations trend the conversation towards a topic · trend the market towards growth

• He tried to trend the discussion towards more serious topics.

  Él intentó guiar la discusión hacia temas más serios.

to analyze or examine trends in data; to study how things change over time

analizar tendencias, estudiar cambios a lo largo del tiempo

• trend something

Collocations trend the data · trend market trends

• We need to trend the sales figures over the last year.

  Necesitamos analizar las cifras de ventas del último año.