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feminine

/tɑ̃.sjɔ̃/

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Translation

tension, strain, blood pressure

Word origin

From Latin tensio ('a stretching'), from tendere ('to stretch').

Origin: Latin
Root: tensio
English cognates: tension, tense, extend

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluraltensions

Examples

Tension is rising between the two countries.

The doctor took my blood pressure this morning.

There is a lot of friction in this team.

The strain between them has lasted for years.

Too much tension snaps the thread.

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This word is part of lesson 43.