Finnish-English translations for kireä

tense
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The current situation in South Ossetia is tense. Tilanne Etelä-Ossetiassa tällä hetkellä on kireä. Mr President, the situation in Palestine is very tense. Arvoisa puhemies, Palestiinan tilanne on erittäin kireä. The situation appears to have stabilised, but remains tense. Tilanne näyttää vakiintuneen, mutta ilmapiiri on edelleen kireä.
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tight
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We know that this is a very tight schedule, but we hope to be able to keep to it. Tiedämme, että aikataulu on varsin kireä, mutta toivomme voivamme pysyä siinä. tight cloth; a tight knottight control on a situation
on edgeWaiting to see who had been chosen, we were all on edge.
uptightDont be so uptight! You wont go to jail for crossing the street against the light.He came from a very uptight religious background, but you wouldnt know that now!