"tension" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

tension sustantivo

sustantivo + tension
Kolokacji: 16
surface tension • muscle tension • trade tension • string tension • war tension • ...
tension + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 8
tension headache • tension level • tension building • tensions surface • tension wire • ...
tension + verbo
Kolokacji: 92
tension rises • tension grows • tension increases • tension mounts • tension eases • tension begins • tension arises • tension leads • ...
verbo + tension
Kolokacji: 50
create tension • ease tensions • cause tension • reduce tensions • increase tensions • stir tensions • raise tensions • build tension • ...
1. maintain tension = utrzymuj napięcie maintain tension
2. lack tension = napięcie braku lack tension
3. sustain tension = podtrzymaj napięcie sustain tension
  • The film's hardest job is sustaining tension in such a claustrophobic setting, but Mr. Baird manages that in a sturdy, no-frills way.
  • It is amazing that this cast, directed by Tracy Brigden, can build up and sustain so much tension while working from such a straightforward plot.
  • The finest Bruckner interpreters have a way of sustaining tension through a pause and presenting the new material as a kind of release.
  • A lusty operatic tale in which Eva Marton sings with searing intensity and the conductor sustains tension throughout.
  • "Pursuit" sustains tension and incorporates considerable variety despite the narrowly obsessive nature of its plot.
  • And Mr. Penn sustains enough tension to keep their encounters sharp.
  • Ms. Desai has every intention of sustaining tension between old and new.
  • Like many journalists who try their hand at fiction, Ms. Buchanan has problems with pacing, with sustaining tone and tension over the course of a novel.
  • There have been some complaints about his slow tempos in "Siegfried," but Mr. Levine is easily able to sustain tension over long expressive lines.
  • Entertainment portal Sify.com described the film as "very good", claiming it "works as an intelligent, taut thriller that sustains dramatic tension throughout".
4. involve tension = obejmij napięcie involve tension
(8) fuel, provide
Kolokacji: 2
(9) avoid, prevent
Kolokacji: 2
adjetivo + tension
Kolokacji: 136
racial tension • political tension • ethnic tension • social tension • sexual tension • fresh tension • high tension • dramatic tension • ...
preposición + tension
Kolokacji: 17
under tension • of tension • with tension • in tension • to tensions • ...

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