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Detailed Translations for tensions from English to French

tension:

tension [the ~] noun

  1. the tension (tightness; strain; tenseness)
    la tension; le grippage; le frottement
  2. the tension (nervousness)
    l'énervement; la nervosité

Translation Matrix for tension:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
frottement strain; tenseness; tension; tightness controversy; friction; scrubbing; scrubbing work
grippage strain; tenseness; tension; tightness
nervosité nervousness; tension jumpiness; nervousness
tension strain; tenseness; tension; tightness burden; strain; stress; tenseness; tightness
énervement nervousness; tension crabbedness; exasperation; indignation; irritability; irritation; jumpiness; pique; susceptibility; touchiness; vexation
- latent hostility; stress; tautness; tenseness; tensity
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- elasticity; resilience

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Related Definitions for "tension":

  1. the action of stretching something tight1
    • tension holds the belt in the pulleys1
  2. (physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body1
    • the direction of maximum tension moves asymptotically toward the direction of the shear1
  3. feelings of hostility that are not manifest1
    • the diplomats' first concern was to reduce international tensions1
  4. a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature)1
    • there is a tension created between narrative time and movie time1
    • there is a tension between these approaches to understanding history1
  5. (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense1
    • he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension1
  6. the physical condition of being stretched or strained1
    • it places great tension on the leg muscles1

Wiktionary Translations for tension:

tension
noun
  1. psychological state
  2. state of an elastic object
  3. voltage
tension
noun
  1. État de ce qui est tendu (sens général)

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
tension tonicité; tonus TonusMedizin: Grad des ständigen Spannungszustandes von lebendem Gewebe, Organen oder Organteilen, insbesondere der Muskeln, Gefäße und Nerven