taut, tensioned strained (psychological) 6 realizations MACROAREA: Eurasia
NEW Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Catalan
lexeme tibant
meaning 1 taut, tensioned
direction
meaning 2 strained (psychological)

relacions tibants


strained relations

reference DIEC2
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NEW Realization 2
type Polysemy
language English
lexeme tense
meaning 1 pulled taut, without any slack
direction
meaning 2 showing signs of stress or strain; not relaxed

Chi stops, but her eyes continue to pierce right through me and into Karima. A tense moment later, she drops her eyes back to the terminal and scans the data once more. The showdown is over, at least for the moment. (2022 June 16, Marc B. DeGeorge, A Call to the Sky, MuseMarc Studio LLC)

"There's no one in the house," Sahas cut him off quickly. "Actually[,] I have sent them away. I thought that only the two of us should share the special surprise." He gave a tense smile. (2018 February 10, Ratna Chandu,, For a Girl in a Star, Sristhi Publishers & Distributors)

reference English Wiktionary NBARS
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NEW Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Finnish
lexeme kireä
meaning 1 taut, tensioned
direction
meaning 2 showing signs of stress or strain; not relaxed
reference Kielitoimiston sanakirja
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NEW Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Italian
lexeme teso
meaning 1 taut, tensioned
direction
meaning 2 nervous, fraught, strained
reference Vocabolario Treccani
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NEW Realization 5
type Polysemy
language Polish
lexeme napięty
meaning 1 taut, tensioned
direction
meaning 2 strained (psychological)

napięty nastrój; napięta atmosfera, cisza, sytuacja; napięte milczenie; napięte stosunki z Niemcami, z Węgrami.

reference WSJP
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NEW Realization 6
type Polysemy
language Russian
lexeme натянутый
meaning 1 taut, tensioned

Натянутая струна

direction
meaning 2 strained (psychological)

Натянутые отношения, натянутая улыбка

reference BAS
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