tense in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for tense in the English»French Dictionary

I.tense [Brit tɛns, Am tɛns] N LING

tense

temps m

the present tense

le présent (of de)

in the past tense

au passé

II.tense [Brit tɛns, Am tɛns] ADJ

1. tense (strained):

tense atmosphere, conversation, person, relationship, silence

tendu

tense moment, hours

de tension

I get tense easily

un rien me rend nerveux

it makes me tense

ça me rend nerveux

tense with fear

paralysé par la peur

2. tense (exciting):

tense

tendu

3. tense (taut):

tense

tendu

III.tense [Brit tɛns, Am tɛns] VB trans

tense muscle

tendre

tense body

raidir

to tense oneself

se raidir

IV.tense [Brit tɛns, Am tɛns] VB intr

tense

se raidir

past tense N LING

past tense

passé m

to talk about sb in the past tense

parler de qn au passé

tense up VB [Brit tɛns -, Am tɛns -]

1. tense up (stiffen):

tense up muscle:

se tendre

tense up body:

se raidir

2. tense up (become nervous):

tense up person:

se crisper

you're all tensed up!

tu es tout tendu!

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pluperfect attr tense

au plus-que-parfait

subjunctive form, tense

du subjonctif

Translations for tense in the French»English Dictionary

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contracté (contractée)

tense

traits crispés par la douleur/colère

features tense with pain/anger

crispé (crispée) personne, sourire

tense, nervous

tendu (tendue) personne, visage, relations, réunion

tense

on le sent tendu, vulnérable

you can see he's tense and vulnerable

dans une ambiance extrêmement tendue

in an extremely tense atmosphere

la situation dans la capitale est très tendue

the situation in the capital is very tense

hypertendu (hypertendue)

extremely tense

hypertendu (hypertendue)

very tense person

raidir bras, corps

to tense

se raidir bras, corps:

to tense up

tense in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tense in the English»French Dictionary

I.tense¹ [tents] ADJ a. fig

tense

tendu(e)

tense muscles

contracté(e)

II.tense¹ [tents] VB trans

tense

tendre

III.tense¹ [tents] VB intr

tense

se tendre

tense² [tents] N LING

tense

temps m

past perfect (tense) N LING

past perfect (tense)

plus-que-parfait m

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the pluperfect tense

le plus-que-parfait

Translations for tense in the French»English Dictionary

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crispé(e)

tense

contracté(e)

tense

tendu(e)

tense

se contracter visage

to tense

hypertendu(e) ambiance

very tense

crisper

to tense

la douleur lui crispait le visage

his face was tense with pain

se crisper

to tense

tense Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be in the future (tense)

être au futur

present tense

(temps m) présent m

the pluperfect tense

le plus-que-parfait

past tense

temps m du passé

his face was tense with pain

la douleur lui crispait le visage

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This duty was tense and demanded the best of men and their ships.

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In other cases there may not be clearly delineated categories of tense and mood, or aspect and mood.

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This creates a real tension in run chases and can make for unbelievably tense finishes.

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There are two conjugations, the positive and negative, and most tenses have corresponding forms in each.

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After a tense meeting, they are allowed to continue.

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Every dry season, this area is quite tense with concerns relating to camp security threats of armed attack and/or attempts to burn the camp.

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For simplicity, the table below has only the full conjugation of the present tense, and the first-person singular forms of some other tenses.

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In grammar, the most important change was the emergence of the present tense.

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They do not undergo a change of form to denote different modes and tenses.

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After some tense moments, the dog eventually wins and the travellers get their money and the boys get theirs.

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