TENSE

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tense¹ substantiv

(gram.) timp (verbal).

tense² adjectiv

1. încordat, întins, ţeapăn.

2. (despre nervi) iritat, agitat, încordat.

He noted her pale face, her eyes wide and tense, and her clenched hands, with secret satisfaction.

(Martin Eden, de Jack London)

White Fang shrank together and grew tense as he crouched under it.

(White Fang, de Jack London)

His soft snarl grew tense and harsh.

(White Fang, de Jack London)

"It couldn't be helped!" cried Daisy with tense gayety.

(The Great Gatsby, de F. Scott Fitzgerald)