tenterhooks in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for tenterhooks in the English»Spanish Dictionary

tenterhooks [Am ˈtɛn(t)ərhʊks, Brit ˈtɛntəhʊks] N npl

to be on tenterhooks

estar en or sobre ascuas

to keep sb on tenterhooks

tener a alguien en or sobre ascuas

Translations for tenterhooks in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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estar en o sobre ascuas inf

to be on tenterhooks

tener a alg. en ascuas inf

to keep sb on tenterhooks o in suspense

estar en capilla (en ascuas)

to be on tenterhooks

la población se mantiene en vilo esperando el resultado del referéndum

the country is still in suspense o on tenterhooks awaiting the result of the referendum

estoy picado con el final del libro

I'm on tenterhooks to see how the book ends

con el corazón en la boca o un puño estuvimos con el corazón en un puño hasta que …

our hearts were in our mouths o we were on tenterhooks until …

con el corazón en la mano (angustiado)

on tenterhooks

tenterhooks in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tenterhooks in the English»Spanish Dictionary

tenterhooks [ˈtentəhʊks, Am -t̬ɚ-] N pl

to be on tenterhooks

tener el alma en vilo

to keep sb on tenterhooks

tener a alguien en ascuas

Translations for tenterhooks in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

estar en [o sobre] ascuas

to be on tenterhooks

tener a alguien en ascuas

to keep sb on tenterhooks

tenterhooks Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be on tenterhooks

tener el alma en vilo

to keep sb on tenterhooks

tener a alguien en ascuas

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It is from this process that we have the expression on tenterhooks, meaning in a state of nervous tension.

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And enough twists and turns to keep a reader on tenterhooks until a highly satisfying ending is delivered.

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But this weekend's windfall has everyone on tenterhooks, including real estate agents, hoping to keep the money in town.

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Tenterhooks are hooks in a device called a "tenter".

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It is not surprising, therefore, that villagers, businesses and schools are on tenterhooks over the possibility of the village losing one of its oldest friends.

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There is a tenter frame, with the tenterhooks to show how the cloth was dried without shrinking and how teasles were used to lift up the nap.

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At the moment, we are on tenterhooks hoping that the trapped driver will miraculously be pulled out alive and unhurt.

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He held up the process for approximately 30 minutes during which the nation was on tenterhooks.

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For all that we know the outcome, it has us on tenterhooks!

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So now we're on tenterhooks, waiting like a nervous family in a maternity ward.

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