tese

taut, tight, tense, nervous

ˈt e . z e → teso
tes stretch + e 3rd-person singular past or feminine plural
adjective · feminine plural Rare #38,488
taut, tight
IT: Le corde sono tese.
EN: The ropes are taut.
tense, nervous Used to describe people or situations.
IT: Le persone sono tese prima dell'esame.
EN: The people are tense before the exam.
Forms of teso
MasculineFeminine
Singular tesa
Plural tese

Le voglio ben tese.

I want them nice and taut.

— Addio mia concubina (1993)

Ginocchia tese!

Keep your knees straight!

— Arrivederci ragazzi (1987)

Le prime due palle erano alte e tese.

The first two balls were high and driven hard.

— L'uomo dei sogni (1989)

Non le ho mai viste così tese.

I've never seen them so tense.

Sono tese.

They are tense.

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