Polyglot Dictionary

tension

/tɑ̃sjɔ̃/

la noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
les tensions

Meaning

  1. tension

    • On sentait la tension dans la pièce.

      You could feel the tension in the room.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

stress

Close synonyms for "tension, stress."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

tensión

tensión is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "tension."

Portuguese

tensão

tensão is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "tension."

Practice

1 What does tension mean?

2 Fill the gap: On sentait la ___ dans la pièce.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches tension?

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