tense

tense
I noun
(Ling.) Zeit, die

in the present/future etc. tense — im Präsens/Futur usw

II 1. adjective
1) (taut; showing nervous tension) gespannt

a tense silence — eine [an]gespannte Stille

2) (causing nervous tension) spannungsgeladen
2. intransitive verb

somebody tenses — jemandes Muskeln spannen sich an

3. transitive verb
anspannen
Phrasal Verbs:
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* * *
[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.) die Zeitform
II 1. adjective
1) (strained; nervous: The crowd was tense with excitement; a tense situation.) gespannt
2) (tight; tightly stretched.) gespannt
2. verb
(to make or become tense: He tensed his muscles.) (an-)spannen
- tensely
- tenseness
- tension
* * *
tense1
[ten(t)s]
n LING Zeitform f, Tempus nt fachspr
tense2
[ten(t)s]
I. adj finger, muscle, person, voice angespannt
\tense moment spannungsgeladener Moment
to defuse a \tense situation eine gespannte Lage entschärfen
II. vt
to \tense a muscle einen Muskel anspannen
III. vi muscle, person sich akk [an]spannen
* * *
I [tens]
n (GRAM)
Zeit f, Tempus nt

present tense — Gegenwart f

past tense — Vergangenheit f

future tense — Zukunft f

II
1. adj (+er)
rope gespannt, straff; muscles (an)gespannt; neck verspannt; person, expression, bearing (through stress, worry etc) angespannt; (through nervousness, fear etc) verkrampft; voice nervös; silence, atmosphere gespannt; situation (an)gespannt; time gespannt, spannungsgeladen; negotiations spannungsgeladen; relations angespannt; (= thrilling) scene spannungsgeladen

tense headache — Spannungskopfschmerz m

to grow or become or get tense (person) — nervös werden

to make sb tense — jdn in Anspannung versetzen

I've been feeling rather tense all day — ich bin schon den ganzen Tag so nervös

in a voice tense with emotion — mit erregter Stimme

things are getting rather tense — die Lage wird gespannter

2. vt
anspannen

to tense oneself to do sth — sich darauf konzentrieren, etw zu tun

3. vi
sich (an)spannen, sich straffen
* * *
tense1 [tens] s LING Tempus n, Zeit (-form) f
tense2 [tens]
A adj (adv tensely)
1. straff, gespannt
2. fig
a) (an)gespannt (Person, Nerven etc)
b) (über)nervös, verkrampft (Person)
c) spannungsgeladen (Moment etc)
d) zermürbend (Spiel etc)
e) gespannt (Lage etc):
grow less tense sich entspannen
3. LING gespannt, geschlossen (Laut)
B v/t (an)spannen, straffen
C v/i
1. sich straffen oder (an)spannen
2. fig (vor Nervosität etc) starr werden, verkrampfen
t. abk
1. teaspoon (teaspoonful) TL
2. temperature
3. tempore, in the time of
4. LING tense
5. time
6. ton (tons pl) t
7. LING transitive
* * *
I noun
(Ling.) Zeit, die

in the present/future etc. tense — im Präsens/Futur usw

II 1. adjective
1) (taut; showing nervous tension) gespannt

a tense silence — eine [an]gespannte Stille

2) (causing nervous tension) spannungsgeladen
2. intransitive verb

somebody tenses — jemandes Muskeln spannen sich an

3. transitive verb
anspannen
Phrasal Verbs:
* * *
adj.
angespannt adj.
gespannt adj.
nervös adj.
verkrampft adj.

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