uptight in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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uptight in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for uptight in the English»Spanish Dictionary

uptight Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be/get uptight (about sth)
estar/ponerse nervioso (por algo)
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Later she becomes less uptight and ends up friends with the two boys.
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In some tribes, the bear and the fox are usually viewed as wise, noble, and morally uptight, and children learn to model after these characters.
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He's arrogant, inefficient and generally uptight when it comes to funding them.
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He is an upright, uptight, decent, though sometimes surprisingly open-minded man.
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He has a very uptight side, especially when it came to cleaning and decorating.
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Though uptight, he maintains everyone in the shop, making sure everything's orderly.
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He is uptight and prefers structure and discipline.
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She lacks a sense of adventure and can be somewhat uptight and controlling.
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Under normal circumstances, he has been a morally conservative and socially uptight person.
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The next morning, however, his uptight attitudes causes him to back out of the affair when he learns that he's not her only lover.
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