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tendues

tense, strained, outstretched, extended

→ tendre
tend to set (a trap) + u Past participle + e Feminine + s Plural
adjective · plural feminine Rare #52,190
tense, strained
FR: Les relations entre eux sont tendues.
EN: Relations between them are strained.
outstretched, extended
FR: Ses mains sont tendues vers moi.
EN: Her hands are outstretched toward me.
Forms of tendre
MasculineFeminine
Plural tendus tendues

Il reste calme même dans les situations les plus tendues.

He remains calm even in the most tense situations.

Nous sommes toutes deux tendues.

We are both tense.

Et nos relations avec les Klingons sont assez tendues.

And our relations with the Klingons are pretty strained.

— Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things... (2014)

Les mains tendues !

Hands outstretched!

— Le Frère (1997)