tenterhooks в PONS речника

Преводи за tenterhooks в английски»български речника

tenterhooks [ˈtentəhʊks, Am -t̬ɚ-] СЪЩ мн

to be on tenterhooks

седя като на тръни

to keep sb on tenterhooks

държа някого в напрегнато очакване

Преводи за tenterhooks в български »английски речника

Индивидуални преводни двойки

седя [o. стоя] като на тръни

be on tenterhooks

седя на тръни

be on tenterhooks

стоя като на тръни

be on tenterhooks

tenterhooks Примери от PONS речника (редакционно проверени)

to be on tenterhooks

седя като на тръни

to keep sb on tenterhooks

държа някого в напрегнато очакване

едноезични примери (не са проверени от PONS редакцията)

английски

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

www.npr.org

The list of culprits was published morning by morning in small installments, so that hundreds of politicians had to live on tenterhooks for months.

en.wikipedia.org

It is not surprising, therefore, that villagers, businesses and schools are on tenterhooks over the possibility of the village losing one of its oldest friends.

www.edp24.co.uk

So now we're on tenterhooks, waiting like a nervous family in a maternity ward.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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

www.heraldscotland.com

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

www.rte.ie

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

www.electricpig.co.uk

He held up the process for approximately 30 minutes during which the nation was on tenterhooks.

thenationonlineng.net

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

www.stuff.co.nz

Everyone around him was on tenterhooks, afraid of making a wrong move and invoking his wrath.

en.wikipedia.org