"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 • ...
(8) fuel, provide
Kolokacji: 2
1. fuel tensions = napięcia paliwowe fuel tensions
  • Territorial, maritime, and cultural disputes have fueled tensions since the ending of the War of the Pacific.
  • The Louima case shocked New York, fueled racial tensions and raised cries of police brutality.
  • Her hard times are fueling tensions with her teenagers.
  • The dispute has fueled tensions dating from colonial times, with Moroccans saying they resent France's telling them what to do.
  • In addition to budgetary problems, the flight of Haitians has fueled tensions between the agencies involved.
  • Some builders contend that domination by environmental interests in decisions has actually fueled tensions in overwrought towns.
  • But now there are questions that have fed suspicions and fueled tensions.
  • The shooting of a black officer by a white officer fueled racial tensions and prompted a media frenzy.
  • Black and Hispanic residents perceived these efforts as an attempt to drive minorities out of the neighborhood, further fueling tensions.
  • New Southern demands to re-open the African slave trade further fueled sectional tensions.
2. provide tension = zapewnij napięcie provide tension
(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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