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tensado
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English
Spanish
Spanish
I. tense1 [Am tɛns, Brit tɛns] ADJ
1. tense (strained):
tense atmosphere/situation
tenso
2. tense (nervous):
tense
nervioso
tense
tenso
3. tense (taut):
tense wire
tenso
tense wire
tirante
tense body
tenso
tense body
en tensión
II. tense1 [Am tɛns, Brit tɛns] VB trans
tense
poner tenso
tense
tensar
III. tense1 [Am tɛns, Brit tɛns] VB intr
tense
ponerse tenso
tense
tensarse
tense2 N
tense
tiempo m
the past/present/future tense
el pasado/presente/futuro
simple tense N
simple tense
tiempo m simple
tense up VB [Am tɛns -, Brit tɛns -] (v + adv) inf
tense up
ponerse tenso
Spanish
Spanish
English
English
crispado (crispada)
tense
enrarecido (enrarecida)
tense
imperfecto
imperfect tense
tensionado (tensionada)
tense
tensionado (tensionada)
tense
tensional
tense
tenso (tensa)
tense
estás muy tenso, procura relajarte un poco
you're very tense, try to relax a bit
tenso (tensa)
tense
estaba muy tensa antes del examen
she was very tense o nervous o uptight before the exam
tenso (tensa) relación
tense
tenso (tensa) situación
tense
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
tense1 [tents] N LING
tense
tiempo m
I. tense2 [tents] ADJ
tense wire, person, atmosphere:
tense
tenso, -a
II. tense2 [tents] VB trans
tense
tensar
III. tense2 [tents] VB intr
tense
ponerse tenso
present tense N LING
present tense
tiempo m presente
tense up VB intr
tense up
ponerse tenso
past tense N
past tense
tiempo m pasado
Spanish
Spanish
English
English
tenso (-a) (cosa, situación)
tense
tenso (-a) (músculos, nervios)
tense
perfecto
perfect tense
tensar (músculo)
to tense
aspecto progresivo LING
continuous tense
presente
present (tense)
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
tense1 [tens] N LING
tense
tiempo m
I. tense2 [tens] ADJ
tense wire, person, atmosphere:
tense
tenso, -a
II. tense2 [tens] VB trans
tense
tensar
III. tense2 [tens] VB intr
tense
ponerse tenso
present tense N LING
present tense
tiempo m presente
tense up VB intr
tense up
ponerse tenso
past tense N LING
past tense
tiempo m pasado
Spanish
Spanish
English
English
tenso (-a) (cosa, situación)
tense
tenso (-a) (músculos, nervios)
tense
perfecto
perfect tense
aspecto progresivo LING
continuous tense
tensar (músculo)
to tense
un ambiente cargado fig
a tense atmosphere
Present
Itense
youtense
he/she/ittenses
wetense
youtense
theytense
Past
Itensed
youtensed
he/she/ittensed
wetensed
youtensed
theytensed
Present Perfect
Ihavetensed
youhavetensed
he/she/ithastensed
wehavetensed
youhavetensed
theyhavetensed
Past Perfect
Ihadtensed
youhadtensed
he/she/ithadtensed
wehadtensed
youhadtensed
theyhadtensed
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)
in the future tense
en futuro
el ambiente en la reunión estaba caldeado
the atmosphere at the meeting was very tense
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
Tense up your forehead, as if you were really puzzled or surprised, and hold that for a count of five.
www.dailymail.co.uk
Too much criticism can also cause a driver to tense up, and we all know you can't perform when you're tense.
www.theglobeandmail.com
The supernatural aspects of the book often recur and the sightings of doppelgangers tense up the air.
en.wikipedia.org
I tense up, waiting for a croc to lunge from the murk.
www.independent.co.uk
When you tense up with the desire to be somewhere better, take a deep breath and let that brittle, constricted energy dissolve.
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