tenterhooks

Thesaurus

tenterhooks

plural noun

on tenterhooks in suspense, anxious, on edge, keyed up, in an agony of doubt, with bated breath He was still on tenterhooks waiting for a decision to be made.

Translations

tenterhooks [ˈtentəhʊks] NPL to be on tenterhooks → estar sobre ascuas, tener el alma en vilo
to keep sb on tenterhooks → tener a algn sobre ascuas

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tenterhooks [ˈtɛntə^rhʊks] npl
to be on tenterhooks → être sur des charbons ardents

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tenterhooks

pl to be on tenterhooks → wie auf glühenden Kohlen sitzen (inf); to keep somebody on tenterhooks → jdn zappeln lassen

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tenterhooks [ˈtɛntəˌhʊks] npl to be on tenterbooks → essere sulle spine
to keep sb on tenterbooks → tenere qn sulle spine

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tenterhooks [ˈtentəhuks]

to be uncertain and anxious about what is going to happen He was on tenterhooks about the result of the exam. op hete kole, is onseker oor كُلاّب لِشَد النَّسيج على مِشَدِّه на тръни být jako na skřipci på pinebænken wie auf glühenden Kohlen sitzen είμαι σε αναμμένα κάρβουνα estar sobre ascuas pinevil olema, nagu tulistel sütel olema مضطرب؛ بلاتکلیف kuin tulisilla hiilillä charbons ardents לִהיוֹת בְּמֶתָח कांटों पर लेटना biti u neizvjesnosti, na mukama tűkön ül gelisah á nálum (essere sui carboni ardenti), (essere sulle spine) やきもきして 불안하여, 마음에 걸려서 sėdėti kaip ant adatų būt kā uz adatām dlm kebimbangan ongerust zijn sitte som på nåler obawiać się (o) em pulgas (ca pe) ghimpi мучительно ожидать byť napätý na trnih biti kao na iglama spännhake: sitta på helspänn, sitta som på nålar ใจหายใจคว่ำ endişeli bir bekleyiş içinde olmak, diken üstünde oturmak 焦急不安的 сидіти як на голках معلق lo sốt vó 焦急不安的