tense in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for tense in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.tense¹ [Brit tɛns, Am tɛns] ADJ

1. tense (strained):

tense atmosphere, conversation, person, relationship

teso

tense silence

carico di tensione

tense moment, hours

difficile, carico di tensione

I get tense easily

divento nervoso facilmente

it makes me tense

mi rende nervoso

tense with fear

raggelato per la paura

2. tense (exciting):

tense

emozionante

3. tense (taut):

tense

tirato

tense

teso

II.tense¹ [Brit tɛns, Am tɛns] VB trans

tense muscle

tendere

tense body

irrigidire

to tense oneself

irrigidirsi

III.tense¹ [Brit tɛns, Am tɛns] VB intr

tense

irrigidirsi

tense² [Brit tɛns, Am tɛns] N LING

tense

tempo m (verbale)

the present tense

il presente (of di)

in the past tense

al passato

tense up VB [tɛns -]

1. tense up (stiffen):

tense up muscle:

tendersi

tense up body:

irrigidirsi

2. tense up (become nervous):

tense up person:

innervosirsi

you're all tensed up!

sei tutto teso!

pluperfect tense N LING

pluperfect tense

piuccheperfetto m

pluperfect tense

trapassato m prossimo

past tense [ˌpɑːstˈtens] N LING

past tense

passato m (remoto)

to talk about sb in the past tense

parlare di qn al passato

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subjunctive form, tense

del congiuntivo

the imperfect tense

il tempo imperfetto

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imballarsi

to tense up

il tempo imperfetto

the imperfect tense

elettrico atmosfera

tense

tense in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tense in the English»Italian Dictionary

tense¹ [tents] N LING

tense

tempo m

I.tense² [tents] ADJ

tense wire, person, atmosphere:

tense

teso, -a

II.tense² [tents] VB trans

tense

tendere

III.tense² [tents] VB intr

tense

entrare in tensione

present tense N LING

present tense

tempo m presente

tense up VB intr

tense up

entrare in tensione

past tense N

past tense

(tempo) m passato

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in the future tense

al futuro

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teso (-a)

tense

in casa mia c'è un po' di tensione

things are a bit tense at home

presente

present (tense)

tempo

tense

tense Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

in the future tense

al futuro

things are a bit tense at home

in casa mia c'è un po' di tensione

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English

After a tense meeting, they are allowed to continue.

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

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No lines or forms are extraneous; the application of the paint itself, the juxtapositions of elements all work towards a tense, euclidean harmony.

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Instructions for forming various tenses will be given below with example conjugations of the verb.

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It tends to express a certain nuance of obligation and a certain nuance of future tense, much like the expression to be to.

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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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There are not long conjugations of verb tenses.

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

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

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The injury occurred eight minutes before the end of a tense playoff match.

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