| tense | Porque intento estar tranquilo, pero estoy tenso. | Because I'm trying to be cool, but I'm tense. |
| tense | Siempre estoy tenso cuando visito una universidad. | Because I'm always tense when I'm playing a college. |
| tense | No puedes rendir cuando estás tenso. | You can't perform when you're tense. |
| tense | Estoy tenso por ti, porque eres... | I'm tense because of you, 'cause you're... |
| tense | Limpiar me hizo un poco tenso. | Cleaning out the locker just got me a little tense. |
| tense | He estado algo asustado y tenso. | I have been a little scared and tense. |
| tense | Te pusiste muy tenso de repente. | You seem awfully tense all of a sudden. |
| tense | Cuando estás tenso, tienes esos ataques. | When you're tense, You have those seizures. |
| tense | Se contemplan en un tenso silencio. | They observe each other in a tense silence. |
| tense | El período previo a las elecciones presidenciales y parlamentarias de Liberia en 2011 fue tenso. | The period leading up to the presidential and parliamentary elections in Liberia in 2011 was tense. |
| tense | El tenso contexto regional ha reforzado la rigidez de las posturas y provocado sospechas mutuas entre vecinos. | The tense regional context has rendered positions more rigid and raised mutual suspicions between neighbours. |
| tense | Si parezco tenso, es sólo mi miedo irracional al carnaval dándome guerra. | If I seem tense, it's just my irrational fear of carnivals acting up on me. |
| tense | Será tenso, frío y peligroso. | It's tense and it's cold and it's dangerous. |
| tense | Te veo un poco tenso, Harry. | You seem a little tense, Harry. |
| tense | Cuando se sienta de costado significa que está tenso. | He's tense when he sits sideways. |
| uptight | Rayos, tu director es mas tenso que tu mama. | Man, that principal's more uptight than your mom. |
| uptight | Estoy contenta que no seas tan tenso como él. | I'm glad you're not as uptight as he is. |
| tight | Esta tiene el muelle demasiado tenso. | The main spring's too tight on this one. |
| tight | A veces termino tan tenso que podría partirme en dos. | Because sometimes I get wound up so tight, I could just snap. |
| tense, stressed | Los problemas en la oficina lo tienen muy tenso, está irritable y demacrado. | The problems at the office are making him very tense (or: stressed), he is irritable and tired. |
| taut, tense | Es necesario reforzar el poste con un cable tenso sujeto al suelo. | It is necessary to reinforce the post with a taut (or: tense) cable that is attached to the ground. |