tense up in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for tense up in the English»French Dictionary

I.tense [Brit tɛns, Am tɛns] N LING

II.tense [Brit tɛns, Am tɛns] ADJ

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

I.up [ʌp] ADJ Up appears frequently in English as the second element of phrasal verbs (get up, pick up etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (get, pick etc.).

1. up (high):

VIII.up and down ADV (to and fro)

XIV.up <pres part upping; pret, pp upped> [ʌp] VB trans (increase)

XV.up <pres part upping; pret, pp upped> [ʌp] VB intr inf

See also pick over, pick, get

I.pick over VB [Brit pɪk -, Am pɪk -] (pick [sth] over, pick over [sth])

I.pick [Brit pɪk, Am pɪk] N

2. pick (poke) → pick at

I.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB trans This much-used verb has no multi-purpose equivalent in French and therefore is very often translated by choosing a synonym: to get lunch = to prepare lunch = préparer le déjeuner.
get is used in many idiomatic expressions (to get something off one's chest etc.) and translations will be found in the appropriate entry (chest etc.). This is also true of offensive comments (get stuffed etc.) where the appropriate entry would be stuff.
Remember that when get is used to express the idea that a job is done not by you but by somebody else (to get a room painted etc.) faire is used in French followed by an infinitive (faire repeindre une pièce etc.).
When get has the meaning of become and is followed by an adjective (to get rich/drunk etc.) devenir is sometimes useful but check the appropriate entry (rich, drunk etc.) as a single verb often suffices (s'enrichir, s'enivrer etc.).
For examples and further uses of get see the entry below.

II.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB intr

get her inf!
get him inf in that hat!
to get it up vulg sl
bander vulg sl
to get it up vulg sl
to get one's in Am inf

tense up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tense up in the English»French Dictionary

See also down3, down2, down1

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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He was so very cool and collected during games, that he would never tense up before a match.
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Just mention the word and people tense up.
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He could feel the captive trembling, and his body tense up.
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After half an hour the muscles in my inner thighs and feet were complaining, despite my conscious efforts not to tense up.
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I just kind of took a minute and relaxed and tried not to tense up because that's what ruined my fourth and fifth throws on which he fouled.
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Anxiety can cause the muscles in your body to tighten and tense up.
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I don't want to signal to the subject that now is the time to tense up.
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And you quietly curse under your breath and tense up and think of the accident you might just be about to enter.
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Ease off if they tense up, and ask whether they'd like to stop or continue at a slower pace.
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Designed to ease pain in the head, ears, jaw, neck and shoulder, they're targeted at places that tense up while traveling.
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