tension

[US]/ˈtenʃn/
[UK]/ˈtenʃn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. hali ya kushangaza, uchaguzi wa mihali au mauti, potentiali ya uhakika
vt. kushangaza, kushangaza kwa mafua
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Pluraltensions
Past Participletensioned

Phrases & Collocations

high tension

tension ya juu

tension headache

mwenye mchovu ya uchovu

build tension

kupanda tension

release tension

kuchora tension

feel tension

kufikia tension

tension-filled situation

mipango ya tension

surface tension

mipangi ya mizigo

tension control

uchinzi wa tension

interfacial tension

tension ya mchele

tension stress

mipango ya tension

tension test

test ya tension

uniaxial tension

tension ya mchele moja

winding tension

tension ya kuchora

tension force

kiwango cha tension

tension strength

kiwango cha tension

tension device

ajeti ya tension

low tension

tension ya chini

ease the tension

kutuliza mchovu

axial tension

tension ya mchele

belt tension

tension ya kichwai

nervous tension

mtindo wa neva

chain tension

tension ya mpira

initial tension

tension ya awali

critical surface tension

tension ya mchele ya mstari

tension meter

ajeti ya tension

Example Sentences

There was an air of tension at the meeting.

Kuna mchakati wa uchungu kwenye michezo.

the tension had completely disappeared.

kuchanganyika kwa makini ilihanyika.

a tension on the cable of 50 pounds.

mvutano kwenye kebo ya pauni 50.

There's an indefinable air of tension at the meeting.

Kuna hali isiyofafanika ya msongo wa mawazo mkutani.

tension is generated by the imbalance of power.

mvutano husababishwa na ukosefu wa usawa wa madaraka.

the knot of tension at the back of her neck.

mipango ya mshangao kwenye mchele ya mizani.

the elimination of neck tension can relieve headaches.

Elimin ya kichwa kikichwa kwa mabaya ya kichwa.

I could feel the tension in the room.

Nimekumbana na uchungu kwenye kichwa.

racial tension surged to boiling point.

mvutano wa rangi uliongezeka hadi hatua ya kuchemka.

the tension and complexities of our contemporary society.

mashambulio na mafundisho ya jamii yetu ya sasa.

gradually the tension and stress drained away .

uchungu na uchungu uliwa kufa kwa muda mrefu.

tension which could explode into violence at any time.

uchungu ambao inaweza kudumu kwa mafua ya kudumu kwa mafua ya kudumu.

he was externed for inciting communal tension in Mumbai.

alikuwa amekuwa mwenyewe kwa kushindilia uchaguzi wa miji ya Mumbai.

the surface tension of a liquid at its air/liquid interface.

uchungu wa mifugo ya mifumo ya mifumo ya mifumo ya mifumo ya mifumo ya mifumo ya mifumo.

the safety system pre-tensions the seat belts.

mipango ya uchungu uliofungwa kwa mifumo ya mifumo ya mifumo ya mifumo ya mifumo.

he felt at rest, the tension gone.

alifika kwenye uchungu uliofika kwenye uchungu uliofika kwenye uchungu uliofika.

the parachute keeps the cable under tension as it drops.

parachutia inaondoa mizigo kwa kipande kwa kipande kama inapofika.

be tensioned almost to the breaking point

kuwa na mvutano karibu hadi hatua ya kuvunjika.

working under great tension to make a deadline.

kutumia mifumo ya mifumo ya mifumo ya mifumo ya mifumo ya mifumo ya mifumo.

Real-world Examples

I'm sensing some tension. - No, no, no.

Ninakikwahia mafupi. - La, la, la.

Source: Modern Family Season 9

The fighting has exacerbated ethnic tensions.

Mashindano yamekuza mafupi ya kizazi.

Source: BBC Listening Collection December 2013

There are always tensions simmering at some level here.

Kuna mafupi yao inayokwahia kwenye mstari mwingine hapa.

Source: NPR News October 2015 Collection

It's not wise to create international tensions.

Haiwezekani kusimamia mafupi ya kimataifa.

Source: Four-level vocabulary frequency weekly plan

So this really reduces the tensions considerably.

Hii inasimamia mafupi kwa mafupi sana.

Source: NPR News December 2018 Compilation

So this can create a tension among staff.

Hii inaweza kusimamia mafupi kati ya wakazi.

Source: 6 Minute English

I could cut the tension with my machete.

Ninaweza kusimamia mafupi kwa panga yangu.

Source: Modern Family - Season 07

You might start laughing to release the tension.

Unaweza kuanza kikimua kusimamia mafupi.

Source: 30-Day Habit Formation Plan

The party 2016 presidential nominee has been heavily criticized for inciting racial tensions.

Mwana kwa chama wa 2016 wa rais hajaamshia kwa mafupi ya kizazi.

Source: Listen to a little bit of fresh news every day.

A. ways to relieve the tension of busy life.

A. njia za kusimamia mafupi ya uchumi wa michezo.

Source: Past years' graduate entrance exam English reading true questions.

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