tense up in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for tense up in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.tense1 [Brit tɛns, Am tɛns] ADJ

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

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

tense2 [Brit tɛns, Am tɛns] N LING

also botch-up">
also flub-up">

II.flub <forma in -ing flubbing, pt, pp flubbed> [Brit flʌb, Am fləb] VB trans Am inf (botch)

I.up [Brit ʌp, Am əp] ADV 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):

(su) a Nord

9. up:

II.up [Brit ʌp, Am əp] PREP

III.up [Brit ʌp, Am əp] ADJ

V.up <forma in -ing upping, pt, pp upped> [Brit ʌp, Am əp] VB trans (increase)

VI.up <forma in -ing upping, pt, pp upped> [Brit ʌp, Am əp] VB intr inf

tense up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tense up in the English»Italian Dictionary

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
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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Ease off if they tense up, and ask whether they'd like to stop or continue at a slower pace.
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Watching an act of harassment in real time, it's something that makes people really tense up.
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If the flight does become bumpy, it is really important not to tense up but just let your body move naturally with the aircraft movements.
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Tense up your forehead, as if you were really puzzled or surprised, and hold that for a count of five.
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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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But we are all less active in cold weather, and as our muscles get used less they tense up, causing them to ache.
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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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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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Too much criticism can also cause a driver to tense up, and we all know you can't perform when you're tense.
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