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tension

/ˈtɛnʃən/

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noun

Spannung, Anspannung

The condition of being held in a state between two or more forces, which are acting in opposition to each other.

Examples :

"The tension between the two siblings was palpable as they argued over the last cookie. "

Die Spannung zwischen den beiden Geschwistern war spürbar, als sie sich über den letzten Keks stritten.

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noun

Anspannung, Nervosität

Psychological state of being tense.

Examples :

"The upcoming exam created a lot of tension in the classroom. "

Die bevorstehende Prüfung erzeugte viel Anspannung im Klassenzimmer.

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noun

Spannung, Nervosität

A feeling of nervousness, excitement, or fear that is created in a movie, book, etc.; suspense.

Examples :

"The tense meeting between the parents and the teacher created a lot of tension in the room. "

Das angespannte Treffen zwischen den Eltern und dem Lehrer erzeugte viel Spannung im Raum.

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noun

Spannung

State of an elastic object which is stretched in a way which increases its length.

Examples :

"The stretched rubber band had a high tension before snapping. "

Das gedehnte Gummiband hatte eine hohe Spannung, bevor es riss.

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noun

Spannung

Force transmitted through a rope, string, cable, or similar object (used with prepositions on, in, or of, e.g., "The tension in the cable is 1000 N", to convey that the same magnitude of force applies to objects attached to both ends).

Examples :

"The tension in the rope was 500 Newtons, meaning the same force was pulling on both ends of the swing set. "

Die Spannung im Seil betrug 500 Newton, was bedeutet, dass die gleiche Kraft an beiden Enden der Schaukelanlage zog.

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noun

Spannung

Voltage. Usually only the terms low tension, high tension, and extra-high tension, and the abbreviations LT, HT, and EHT are used. They are not precisely defined; LT is normally a few volts, HT a few hundreds of volts, and EHT thousands of volts.

Examples :

"The high tension wires hummed loudly overhead as the electrician worked on the faulty power lines. "

Die Hochspannungsdrähte summten laut über dem Kopf, während der Elektriker an den fehlerhaften Stromleitungen arbeitete.

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verb

Spannen, anspannen

To place an object in tension, to pull or place strain on.

Examples :

"We tensioned the cable until it snapped."

Wir spannten das Kabel, bis es riss.

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