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1 tenterhooks
'tentəhukstr['tentəhʊks]\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLon tenterhooks sobre ascuas'tentərhʊks, 'tentəhʊksto be/keep somebody on tenterhooks — estar*/tener* a alguien en or sobre ascuas
['tentǝhʊks]NPL- be on tenterhooks- keep sb on tenterhooks* * *['tentərhʊks, 'tentəhʊks]to be/keep somebody on tenterhooks — estar*/tener* a alguien en or sobre ascuas
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2 tenterhooks
adv.on tenterhooks -> en ascuas, en congojas, en vilo. -
3 be on tenterhooks
(to be uncertain and anxious about what is going to happen: He was on tenterhooks about the result of the exam.) estar sobre ascuasexpr.• estar en ascuas expr. -
4 on tenterhooks
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5 to be on tenterhooks
estar sobre ascuas, tener el alma en vilo -
6 to keep sb on tenterhooks
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7 vilo
vilo: permanecen en vilo esperando el resultado they're on tenterhooks awaiting the result
vilo locución adverbial en vilo (suspendido en el aire) up in the air (inquieto, expectante) on tenterhooks ' vilo' also found in these entries: English: suspense - tenterhooks - touch -
8 ascua
ascua feminine noun taking masculine article in the singular ember;◊ estar en/tener a algn en ascuas (fam) to be on/to keep sb on tenterhooks
ascua sustantivo femenino ember Locuciones: estar en/sobre ascuas, to be on tenterhooks ' ascua' also found in these entries: Spanish: arrimar - sardina English: ember -
9 capilla
capilla sustantivo femenino chapel;
capilla sustantivo femenino
1 Rel chapel
capilla ardiente, chapel of rest
2 Mús (coro de iglesia) choir Locuciones: estar en capilla, to be on tenterhooks, to be in suspense ' capilla' also found in these entries: Spanish: ardiente - restauración English: chapel - state
См. также в других словарях:
tenterhooks — (n.) late 15c., one of the hooks that holds cloth on a tenter, from TENTER (Cf. tenter) + HOOK (Cf. hook) (n.). The figurative phrase on tenterhooks in painful suspense is from 1748; earlier to be on tenters (1530s) … Etymology dictionary
tenterhooks — n. on tenterhooks ( in suspense ) * * * on tenterhooks ( in suspense ) … Combinatory dictionary
tenterhooks — ten|ter|hooks [ˈtentəhuks US ər ] n especially BrE [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: tenterhook sharp nail for fastening cloth on a tenter (15 20 centuries), from tenter frame for drying and stretching cloth (13 20 centuries) (from Medieval Latin tentura … Dictionary of contemporary English
tenterhooks — [[t]te̱ntə(r)hʊks[/t]] PHRASE: v link PHR If you are on tenterhooks, you are very nervous and excited because you are wondering what is going to happen in a particular situation. He was still on tenterhooks waiting for his directors decision… … English dictionary
tenterhooks — noun be on tenterhooks to feel nervous and excited because you are waiting for something: She had been on tenterhooks all night, expecting Joe to return at any moment … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
tenterhooks — ten|ter|hooks [ tentər,huks ] noun on tenterhooks nervous because you do not know what is going to happen … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tenterhooks — [15] A tenterhook is one of a set of hooks used to hold cloth taut on a frame during manufacture, especially while its dries (tenter comes from medieval Latin tentorium, a derivative of Latin tendere ‘stretch’). The metaphorical use of on… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
tenterhooks — in a state of suspense or strain because of uncertainty They have been on tenterhooks all week while waiting for the decision about the Olympics … Idioms and examples
tenterhooks — on tenterhooks … Thesaurus of popular words
tenterhooks — UK [ˈtentə(r)ˌhʊks] / US [ˈtentərˌhʊks] noun on tenterhooks … English dictionary
tenterhooks — [15] A tenterhook is one of a set of hooks used to hold cloth taut on a frame during manufacture, especially while its dries (tenter comes from medieval Latin tentorium, a derivative of Latin tendere ‘stretch’). The metaphorical use of on… … Word origins