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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescomo a carvão em brasa
Native Script:em pulgas
Pronunciation / Transliteration: como a carvao em braza
"Ficamos em pulgas à espera dos resultados."
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A state of painful suspense, strained attention, or anxious anticipation.
"The whole audience was kept on tenterhooks waiting for the final election results."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'tenterhooks' originates from the early 15th century, derived from the Middle English 'tenterhoke', which referred to hooks used to stretch cloth on a frame (tenter). The phrase 'on tenterhooks' evolved to signify a state of anxious suspense, reflecting the tension of being stretched or held in place.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tenterhooks" is said worldwide
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sur des charbons ardents
Transliteration: sur de charbon ardan
"Nous étions sur des charbons ardents en attendant les résultats."
wie auf Kohlen sitzen
Transliteration: vi auf kohlen sitzen
"Wir saßen wie auf Kohlen, während wir auf die Nachricht warteten."
sulle spine
Transliteration: sulle spine
"Eravamo sulle spine in attesa del verdetto."
en ascuas
Transliteration: en askwas
"Estábamos en ascuas esperando la decisión final."
como a carvão em brasa
Transliteration: como a carvao em braza
Script: em pulgas
"Ficamos em pulgas à espera dos resultados."
बेचैनी
Transliteration: bechaini
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"हम नतीजों का इंतज़ार करते हुए बेचैनी में थे।"
如坐针毡
Transliteration: rú zuò zhēn zhān
Script: 中文汉字
"等待结果的时候，我们大家都如坐针毡。"
조마조마한
Transliteration: jomajomahan
Script: 한국어 한글
"우리는 결과를 기다리며 조마조마해 했다."
気が気でない
Transliteration: ki ga ki denai
Script: 日本語
"私たちは結果を待つ間、気が気ではなかった。"
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