"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 • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 14
(3) ease, reach, culminate, peak
Kolokacji: 4
(6) exist, threaten, dissipate
Kolokacji: 3
1. tension exists = napięcie istnieje tension exists
2. tension threatens = napięcie zagraża tension threatens
3. tension dissipates = napięcie rozprasza tension dissipates
  • The sexual tension dissipated like water running from a gutter.
  • Since then the tensions have dissipated and now relations between the two countries are normal.
  • The tension that had been there from the start didn't dissipate.
  • But, sharing war stories in a pub, tensions easily dissipate.
  • For a moment or two the movie's tension dissipates as people in the audience whisper to one another, trying to figure out what was meant.
  • With the tension dissipated, though not eliminated, they turned once again to the question of food.
  • Such tensions have actually dissipated over the last 10 years.
  • The tension between both governments had dissipated during July 2004.
  • The tensions had dissipated and the crowd began to disperse.
  • Security was still tight and visible, but the extreme tension brought on by yesterday's crisis had dissipated.
(7) drain, spill, seep
Kolokacji: 3
(8) surround, ebb
Kolokacji: 2
(12) flow, hang, snap, tear, pull
Kolokacji: 5
(13) show, manifest, reflect
Kolokacji: 3
(14) coil, knot
Kolokacji: 2
verbo + tension
Kolokacji: 50
create tension • ease tensions • cause tension • reduce tensions • increase tensions • stir tensions • raise tensions • build tension • ...
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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