teso

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

1. taut; stretched (pulled tight, as in a rope)
2. stiff; firm; tense
3. still; unmoving
4. (colloquial) still; unmoving
5. (figuratively) fearless; brave; valiant
6. (figuratively) overheated; violent (said of a discussion or argument)
7. (figuratively) energetic
8. (figuratively) decisive; inflexible; stubborn
9. (figuratively) impetuous
10. (informal) penniless; broke
11. steep; steep-sided

Noun

1. (masculine) a steep mountain or hill
2. (masculine) summit (of a mountain or hill)
3. (Brazil, Northern, masculine) elevated terrain (on flooded lands, above sea level)
4. (Brazil, masculine) the top of a steep riverbank; a riverside bluff
5. (informal, masculine) a moneyless or broke person

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of tesar

Concepts

rigide

raide

tendu

contracté

teso

Synonymes

rígido

hirto

escarpado

estrito

inesperado

íngreme

rígida

tenso

abrupto

brusco

esticado

retesado

Traductions

stram

rígid

rigid

starr

stijf

stug

stiff

steif

houterig

star

rigido

teso

gespannen

rigido

rígido

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈte.zu/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de latin: tēnsus

In summary

From Latin tēnsus (“stretched”). Doublet of tenso.