TENTERHOOKS - Translation from English into French

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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

English

French

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

to be on tenterhooks: être sur des charbons ardents

to keep sb on tenterhooks: faire languir qn

French

English

mettre qn/être sur le gril fig: to put sb/to be on tenterhooks

in the PONS Dictionary

English

French

tenterhooks [ˈtentəhʊks, Am -t̬ɚ-] N pl

to be on tenterhooks: être sur des charbons ardents

to keep sb on tenterhooks: faire languir qn

French

English

être sur le gril inf: to be on tenterhooks

je suis sur le balan (je suis incertain d'un résultat): I'm on tenterhooks

in the PONS Dictionary

English

French

tenterhooks [ˈten·t̬ər·hʊks] N pl

to be on tenterhooks: être sur des charbons ardents

to keep sb on tenterhooks: faire languir qn

French

English

je suis sur le balan (je suis incertain d'un résultat): I'm on tenterhooks

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to be on tenterhooks: être sur des charbons ardents

to keep sb on tenterhooks: faire languir qn

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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

www.npr.org

But you're always on tenterhooks because you just know something else is lurking around the next corner.

www.electricpig.co.uk

Such a scenario would keep markets on tenterhooks for the next six months.

www.dailyreckoning.com.au

One that opts for relationship remaining on tenterhooks and another that is quite willing to improve ties by exchange of cultural events and sporting ties.

www.greaterkashmir.com

We are all on tenterhooks, waiting to perceive slights, threats or insults to our national identity.

www.heraldscotland.com