tense, stressed, outstretched
Elle se tenait là, sa main tendue attendant la radio.
She stood there, her hand outstretched, waiting for the radio.
— Rebecca (1940)
You look a little tense.
Et personne ne fut sauvé Par la main au loin tendue.
And no one was saved by the hand outstretched in the distance.
— L'ironie du sort, ou profitez de votre bain ! (1976)
You seem a little tense.
You seem a little tense.
Une atmosphère tendue régnait dans la pièce.
A tense atmosphere reigned in the room.