No. 11,209 in Catalan
tensa
"Tensa" in Catalan means "tense" or "tight."
In a sentence
La situació era molt tensa després de la discussió.
The situation was very tense after the argument.
The word 'tensa' is used as an adjective in its feminine singular form to describe the situation as uneasy or strained.
Ell tensa la corda abans de saltar.
He tightens the rope before jumping.
Here, 'tensa' functions as a verb in the third-person singular form of the present tense, meaning to tighten or stretch.
La cara de la Maria va quedar tensa per la sorpresa.
Maria's face became tense with surprise.
In this example, 'tensa' is an adjective in its feminine singular form describing Maria's face as showing strain or rigidity due to surprise.
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