tensaban
Imperfectellos/ellas/ustedesconjugation oftensar.

tensar

Su piel parecía estar enferma, en fuerte contraste con la fuerza y vitalidad de los músculos que se tensaban debajo.
His skin looked diseased, giving a sharp contrast to the strength and vitality of the muscles that rippled beneath.
Pasaron uno, dos, cinco túneles en donde mis nervios se tensaban al máximo con la aproximación de cada vehiculo.
I went through one; two, five tunnels were my nerves were tensed to the max with the approximation of every vehicle.
Delante, bandas de jóvenes se tensaban en las escaleras de entrada de diferentes edificios, como a la espera de que los soltaran a la calle.
Ahead gangs of young men were tensed on various stoops as if waiting to be released into the street.
Miró en esa dirección y Taiko pudo ver como los músculos de su frente se tensaban al darse cuenta del error que había cometido al mirar hacia allí.
He glanced in that direction at once, and Taiko could see the muscles at his brow tense as he realized the mistake he had made in doing so.
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