taut in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for taut in the English»Spanish Dictionary

taut [Am tɔt, Brit tɔːt] ADJ

1. taut (tight):

taut rope/wire/sail

tenso

taut rope/wire/sail

tirante

taut skin

tirante

pull the line taut

tensa la cuerda

2. taut (tense):

taut expression/nerves

tenso

taut expression/nerves

tirante

3. taut (firm, trim):

taut body/thighs

de carnes prietas

taut body/thighs

de carnes apretadas

4. taut (economical):

taut prose/style

terso y expresivo

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the rope jerked taut

la cuerda se tensó de un tirón

Translations for taut in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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tirante piel/costura

taut

tirante cuerda

taut

tenso (tensa)

taut

taut in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for taut in the English»Spanish Dictionary

taut [tɔ:t, Am tɑ:t] ADJ

taut wire, string

tensado, -a

taut skin

terso, -a

taut nerves

tenso, -a

Translations for taut in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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tenso (-a) (cuerda, piel)

taut

terso (-a) (tirante)

taut

tirante

taut

apretado (-a) (cinta, cuerda)

taut

tieso (-a)

taut

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

All high-amplitude calls are delivered with from a taut body posture.

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The taut muscles would often move, and sharp wrinkles would appear on his face, as if they were caused by intolerable pain.

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A trip-wire between the torpedo and the ram head would start the torpedo motors once pulled taut during release.

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The film doesn't have a taut storyline that lingers in your mind.

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Taut wire systems can operate with a variety of switches or detectors that sense movement at each end of the tensioned wires.

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The movable end was kept taut, and fitted with a pen and a moving band of paper on which the pen plotted a tidal curve.

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His book is taut and dramatic, exciting and successfully symbolic.

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Taut's team completed more than 12,000 dwellings between 1924 and 1931.

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This used extra suspension spheres to allow a soft ride in normal conditions, but taut body control during hard braking, acceleration or cornering.

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In equilibrium, the string is taut and straight, held stationary between its ends.

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