tirante
tirante
∗tirante
adjective
1taut (cuerda, goma)
- me noto la piel tirante -> my skin feels stretched
2tense (situación, relaciones)
- estar tirante con alguien -> to be tense with somebody
masculine noun
3strap (de tela)braces (British), suspenders (United States)
- un sostén sin tirantes -> a strapless bra
- tirantes -> (para pantalones)
4brace (architecture)
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tirante [te-rahn’-tay]
noun
1Joist which runs across a beam. (m)
2Trace part of a harness; gear. (m)
3Brace, collarpiece, beam; stay rod, tie rod. (Mecahnic) (m)
4Suspenders, braces. (m)
5Anchor, truss-rod, a special apparatus employed in certain constructions. (Architecture) (m)
adjective
6Tight (cuerda), extended, drawn; tightly bound.
7Tense, strained (relaciones, situación).
- Traer or tener la cuerda tirante -> to use too much rigor
- Las cosas andan algo tirantes -> things are rather strained
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