OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 1663

tense

/tɛns/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
tenso
Showing signs of stress or strain; not relaxed.
"Attention," the tense man called out in Greek. "This is Lieutenant Kazamakis of the Cypriot Provisional Guard. You will immediately surrender all weapons and slowly come down the…
You need to relax, all this overtime and stress is making you tense.
tenso • tiesto
Pulled taut, without any slack.
Word forms
📚 noun • entry_id 1662

tense

/tɛns/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
tiempo • tiempo gramatical
The property of indicating the point in time at which an action or state of being occurs or exists.
Dyirbal verbs are not inflected for tense.
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 1664

tense

/tɛns/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
tensar
To make tense.
tensarse
To become tense.
The driver and the man shouted angrily at each other and I tensed, ready for violence. But soon everyone in the tap-tap joined in, capping remarks, joking, telling chicken and goat…
Phrases