tense

tense
I [tens]
nome ling. tempo m. (verbale)

the present tense — il presente

in the past tense — al passato

II [tens]
aggettivo (strained) [atmosphere, person] teso; [moment] difficile, carico di tensione

it makes me tense — mi rende nervoso

III 1. [tens]
verbo transitivo tendere [muscle]; irrigidire [body]

to tense oneself — irrigidirsi

2.
verbo intransitivo irrigidirsi
* * *
[tens] I noun
(a form of a verb that shows the time of its action in relation to the time of speaking: a verb in the past/future/present tense.)
II 1. adjective
1) (strained; nervous: The crowd was tense with excitement; a tense situation.)
2) (tight; tightly stretched.)
2. verb
(to make or become tense: He tensed his muscles.)
- tenseness
- tension
* * *
I [tɛns] n
Gram tempo

in the present tense — al presente

II [tɛns]
1. adj, -r comp -st superl
teso (-a)

tense with fear — teso (-a) dalla paura

2. vt
(tighten: muscles) tendere
* * *
tense (1) /tɛns/
a.
1 teso (anche fig.); tirato; contratto; ansioso: a tense wire, un filo metallico teso; tense muscles, muscoli tesi; faces tense with emotion, facce contratte per l'emozione
2 intenso; che produce tensione: a very tense match, una partita molto intensa (o nervosa)
● a tense day, una giornata di tensione □ The atmosphere was tense, c'era un'aria di tensione
tenseness
n. [u]
1 tensione; rigidità
2 intensità; nervosità (del gioco, ecc.).
♦ tense (2) /tɛns/
n.
(gramm.) tempo: the past tense, il (tempo) passato; the future tense, il (tempo) futuro; the present tense, il (tempo) presente.
(to) tense /tɛns/
A v. t.
1 tendere (i muscoli, ecc.)
2 rendere teso (o tirato, nervoso)
B v. i.
(anche to tense up) tendersi; diventar teso; irrigidirsi.
* * *
I [tens]
nome ling. tempo m. (verbale)

the present tense — il presente

in the past tense — al passato

II [tens]
aggettivo (strained) [atmosphere, person] teso; [moment] difficile, carico di tensione

it makes me tense — mi rende nervoso

III 1. [tens]
verbo transitivo tendere [muscle]; irrigidire [body]

to tense oneself — irrigidirsi

2.
verbo intransitivo irrigidirsi

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