tenterhooks в словаре Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Переводы tenterhooks в словаре английский»французский

tenterhooks [брит. ˈtɛntəhʊks, америк. ˈtɛn(t)ərhʊks] СУЩ. только мн.

to be on tenterhooks

être sur des charbons ardents

to keep sb on tenterhooks

faire languir qn

Переводы tenterhooks в словаре французский»английский

Дополнительные переводы и характерные словосочетания с ключевым словом

mettre qn/être sur le gril перенос.

to put sb/to be on tenterhooks

tenterhooks в словаре PONS

Переводы tenterhooks в словаре английский»французский

tenterhooks [ˈtentəhʊks, америк. -t̬ɚ-] СУЩ. мн.

to be on tenterhooks

être sur des charbons ardents

to keep sb on tenterhooks

faire languir qn

Переводы tenterhooks в словаре французский»английский

Дополнительные переводы и характерные словосочетания с ключевым словом

être sur le gril разг.

to be on tenterhooks

je suis sur le balan (je suis incertain d'un résultat)

I'm on tenterhooks

tenterhooks Примеры из словаря PONS (редакционная проверка)

to be on tenterhooks

être sur des charbons ardents

to keep sb on tenterhooks

faire languir qn

Одноязычные примеры (не проверены редакцией PONS)

английский

And enough twists and turns to keep a reader on tenterhooks until a highly satisfying ending is delivered.

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But you're always on tenterhooks because you just know something else is lurking around the next corner.

www.electricpig.co.uk

Such a scenario would keep markets on tenterhooks for the next six months.

www.dailyreckoning.com.au

One that opts for relationship remaining on tenterhooks and another that is quite willing to improve ties by exchange of cultural events and sporting ties.

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We are all on tenterhooks, waiting to perceive slights, threats or insults to our national identity.

www.heraldscotland.com

There is a tenter frame, with the tenterhooks to show how the cloth was dried without shrinking and how teasles were used to lift up the nap.

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Tenterhooks are hooks in a device called a "tenter".

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At the moment, we are on tenterhooks hoping that the trapped driver will miraculously be pulled out alive and unhurt.

www.stuff.co.nz

But this weekend's windfall has everyone on tenterhooks, including real estate agents, hoping to keep the money in town.

www.stuff.co.nz

The third game proved to be a thriller, with the capacity crowd on tenterhooks, right to the finish.

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