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1 teso
1. past part vedere tendere2. adj tautfig tense* * *teso agg.1 tight, taut, strained, stretched; tense: una corda tesa, a tight (o taut) string; nervi tesi, tense nerves: avere i nervi tesi, to be on edge; essere in rapporti tesi con qlcu., to be on strained terms with s.o.; atmosfera tesa, tense atmosphere; il direttore oggi è teso e preoccupato, the manager is tense and worried today; un viso teso, a tense face // stare con le orecchie tese, (fig.) to be all ears // stare con la mano tesa, ( chiedere l'elemosina) to stand with one's hand out* * *['teso] teso (-a)1. ppSee:2. agg* * *['teso] 1.participio passato tendere2.2) (nervoso) [ persona] tense, nervous; (che rivela tensione) [ viso] drawn; [sorriso, espressione] strained; [relazioni, situazione, atmosfera] tense, fraught, strained3) (proteso, disteso) [mano, braccia, gambe] outstretchedteso alla o verso la vittoria intent on victory; questo provvedimento è teso a impedire il traffico di droga — this measure aims at preventing o is intended to prevent drug dealing
5) mar.••stare con le orecchie -e — to strain one's ears, to keep one's ears cocked
* * *teso/'teso/→ tendereII aggettivo1 (tirato) [ corda] taut, tight, tense, stretched; [ muscoli] taut, tense, stretched; ho i nervi -i my nerves are on edge2 (nervoso) [ persona] tense, nervous; (che rivela tensione) [ viso] drawn; [sorriso, espressione] strained; [relazioni, situazione, atmosfera] tense, fraught, strained3 (proteso, disteso) [mano, braccia, gambe] outstretched4 (rivolto) aimed (a, verso at), intended, meant (a, verso to); teso alla o verso la vittoria intent on victory; questo provvedimento è teso a impedire il traffico di droga this measure aims at preventing o is intended to prevent drug dealing5 mar. brezza -a fresh breezestare con le orecchie -e to strain one's ears, to keep one's ears cocked; essere teso come una corda di violino to be like a coiled spring.
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