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tense1

Pronunciation: /tens/

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Spanish translation of tense

adj

1 [situation/person] tenso

2 (taut) tenso, tirante

tense in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of tense in the British & World English dictionary Definition of tense in the US English dictionary

Nearby words

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tenpin bowling
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tense up
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tense² Eng-Sp
tense³ Eng-Sp
tense up Eng-Sp
the past tense in past¹ Eng-Sp
the future tense in future² Eng-Sp
the present tense in present² Eng-Sp

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