Italian-English translations for teso

taut
uk
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tight
us
I agreed with Mr Corbett's image of a piece of elastic you can stretch or let go of and which needs to be tight enough but not so tight that it snaps. Mi è parsa molto indovinata l'immagine dell'onorevole Corbett dell'elastico che si allunga e si accorcia e che deve restare abbastanza teso senza per questo spezzarsi. tight cloth; a tight knottight control on a situation

fraughtfraught moneya fraught relationship; a fraught process
strainedBabies don’t seem to like strained peas, even though the puree is easy for them to eat and digest.Ever since the fight our relation has been strained.
tense
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The debate on enlargement would become still more tense. Il dibattito sull’allargamento sarebbe ancora più teso. As you know, the negotiations were tough and in a tense atmosphere. Come sapete, i negoziati sono stati duri e si sono svolti in un clima teso. He met with officials, he met with ambassadors, in a situation which he described to me as calm but extremely tense. L'onorevole ha incontrato i funzionari e gli ambasciatori e, a suo dire, il clima era calmo ma estremamente teso.