tauten in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for tauten in the English»French Dictionary

I.tauten [Brit ˈtɔːt(ə)n, Am ˈtɔt(ə)n] VB trans

tauten

tendre

II.tauten [Brit ˈtɔːt(ə)n, Am ˈtɔt(ə)n] VB intr

tauten

se tendre

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English

It is surrounded by a twisted canvas forced into a wooden chair and by canvasses tautened across a frame in one of the corners.

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The sinews tauten a lot, but not to the extent of rendering the suspension redundant.

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