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tenterhooks [ˊtentəhυks] n plтекст. натяжны́е крючки́◊to be on tenterhooks ≅ сиде́ть как на иго́лках; му́читься неизве́стностью
;to keep smb. on tenterhooks держа́ть кого́-л. в состоя́нии неизве́стности или беспоко́йства
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to be on tenterhooks être sur des charbons ardents ; to keep sb on tenterhooks faire languir qn. -
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tenterhooks ['tentəhʊks]Textiles clous mpl à crochet;∎ figurative to be on tenterhooks être sur des charbons ardents;∎ to keep sb on tenterhooks tenir qn en haleineUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > tenterhooks
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tenterhooks♦voorbeelden:¶ on tenterhooks • ongerust, in gespannen verwachting -
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plural nounkeep somebody on tenterhooks — jemanden auf die Folter spannen
* * *['tentəhuks]- academic.ru/115321/be_on_tenterhooks">be on tenterhooks* * *ten·ter·hooks[ˈtentəhʊks, AM -tɚ-]n pl Spannhaken m▪ to be [kept] on \tenterhooks wie auf glühenden Kohlen sitzen▪ to be on \tenterhooks to do sth es kaum abwarten können, etw zu tunto keep sb on \tenterhooks jdn auf die Folter spannen* * *['tentəhʊks]pl* * *plural nounbe on tenterhooks — [wie] auf glühenden Kohlen sitzen
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'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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['tentəhʊks]nome pluraleto be on tenterhooks — essere sui carboni ardenti o sulle spine
to keep sb. on tenterhooks — tenere sulle spine qcn
* * *['tentəhuks]* * *['tentəhʊks]nome pluraleto be on tenterhooks — essere sui carboni ardenti o sulle spine
to keep sb. on tenterhooks — tenere sulle spine qcn
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Spannhaken m;to be [kept] on \tenterhooks wie auf glühenden Kohlen sitzen;to be on \tenterhooks to do sth es kaum abwarten können, etw zu tun;to keep sb on \tenterhooks jdn auf die Folter spannen -
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subs.On tenterhooks, met.: use adj., P. μετέωρος, ὀρθός.Keep on tenterhooks: P. and V. ἀναπτεροῦν (acc.) (Plat.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Tenterhooks
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to keep (smb.) on tenterhooks держать (кого-л.) в состоянии неизвестности или беспокойства tenterhooks pl текст. натяжные крючки; to be on tenterhooks = сидеть как на иголках; мучиться неизвестностью -
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текст. натяжные крючки n pl to be on ~ мучиться, сидеть как на иголках to keep (smb.) on ~ держать( кого-л.) в состоянии неизвестности или беспокойства tenterhooks pl текст. натяжные крючки;
to be on tenterhooks = сидеть как на иголках;
мучиться неизвестностьюБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > tenterhooks
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n. pl. 1. be on tenterhooks inf. место не го фаќа/држи (од неизвесност/исчекување); седи (ка)ко на трње/игли2. keep sb on tenterhooks држи некого во неизвесност -
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noun(pl.) text.натяжные крючкиto be on tenterhooks = сидеть как на иголках; мучиться неизвестностьюto keep smb. on tenterhooks держать кого-л. в состоянии неизвестности или беспокойства* * * -
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['tentəhʊks]n pl текст.натяжні́ гачки́••to be on tenterhooks — сиді́ти, як на голка́х; му́читися невідо́містю
to keep smb. on tenterhooks — трима́ти кого́сь у ста́ні невідо́мості (занепоко́єння)
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['tentəhuks]сущ.; мн.; текст.••to be on tenterhooks — сидеть как на иголках; мучиться неизвестностью
to keep smb. on tenterhooks — держать кого-л. в состоянии неизвестности или беспокойства
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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