No. 2,101 in Arabic

توتر

"توتر" means "tension" or "stress" in English.

In a sentence

شعر بالتوتر قبل الامتحان.
He felt nervous before the exam.
The word توتر refers to the state of stress or nervousness experienced by the individual in anticipation of the exam.
زاد التوتر بين الفريقين خلال المباراة.
The tension between the two teams increased during the match.
Here, توتر is used to describe the tension or intensity present in the context of competition between two entities.
يتجنب الشخص التوتر بممارسة التأمل.
A person avoids stress by practicing meditation.
In this example, توتر signifies the broader concept of stress or mental strain that one may seek to alleviate through relaxation techniques.

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