"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
(7) drain, spill, seep
Kolokacji: 3
(8) surround, ebb
Kolokacji: 2
  • For several years there have been growing tensions surrounding country radio, now the top format on the air.
  • Secondly, I should like to address the current issue, because there is still tension surrounding it.
  • The fundamental tension surrounding this case is between white police officers and black communities.
  • The only dramatic tension surrounds the question of whether Joe's true identity will be discovered.
  • With a smile, she entered the room, unaware of the tension surrounding the pair.
  • Ayla was not fully aware of the tensions surrounding her.
  • But the report is likely to raise further the already high tensions surrounding the Iranian nuclear programme.
  • The tensions surrounding the revolving-door issue were at the heart of the President's ethics commission.
  • Meanwhile, union leaders, the mayor and the governor worked to ease the tensions surrounding the contract talks.
  • And South Africa, well, you know the tension surrounding them.
2. tension ebbs = odpływy napięcia tension ebbs
(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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