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tense in Portuguese

tense in Portuguese is tenso, estendido, tempo — tense means feeling or showing stress, anxiety, or strain; not relaxed.

tense in Portuguese

tenso
adj
Showing signs of stress or strain; not relaxed.
estendido
adj
Pulled taut, without any slack.
tempo
noun
(linguistics, grammar, countable) An inflected form of a verb that indicates tense.
tensionar
verb
(transitive) To make tense.

What does "tense" mean?

  1. adjective Feeling or showing stress, anxiety, or strain; not relaxed.
    "The room went tense the moment she mentioned the layoffs."
  2. noun The grammatical form of a verb that shows when an action happens (past, present, or future).
    "Remember to keep the whole paragraph in the past tense."
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tense in a sentence

  • The room went tense the moment she mentioned the layoffs.
  • His shoulders were tense after hours hunched over the keyboard.
  • Remember to keep the whole paragraph in the past tense.

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What is "tense" in Portuguese?

"tense" in Portuguese is tenso, estendido, tempo. tense means: Feeling or showing stress, anxiety, or strain; not relaxed.

How do you use "tense" in a sentence?

Example: "The room went tense the moment she mentioned the layoffs." In Portuguese, "tense" is tenso, estendido, tempo.

Are there other ways to say "tense" in Portuguese?

Yes — Portuguese has 4 translations listed for "tense": tenso, estendido, tempo, tensionar.

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