tenterhooks no Dicionário de Francês-Inglês da Oxford-Hachette

Traduções para tenterhooks no dicionário inglês»francês

tenterhooks [Brit ˈtɛntəhʊks, americ ˈtɛn(t)ərhʊks] SUBST subst pl

to be on tenterhooks

être sur des charbons ardents

to keep sb on tenterhooks

faire languir qn

Traduções para tenterhooks no dicionário francês»inglês

Mais traduções e expressões típicas para o termo que pesquisou.

mettre qn/être sur le gril fig

to put sb/to be on tenterhooks

tenterhooks no Dicionário PONS

Traduções para tenterhooks no dicionário inglês»francês

tenterhooks [ˈtentəhʊks, americ -t̬ɚ-] SUBST pl

to be on tenterhooks

être sur des charbons ardents

to keep sb on tenterhooks

faire languir qn

Traduções para tenterhooks no dicionário francês»inglês

Mais traduções e expressões típicas para o termo que pesquisou.

être sur le gril coloq

to be on tenterhooks

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

I'm on tenterhooks

tenterhooks Exemplos do Dicionário PONS (verificados pela redação)

to be on tenterhooks

être sur des charbons ardents

to keep sb on tenterhooks

faire languir qn

Exemplos unilingues (não verificados pela redação)

inglês

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

www.npr.org

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.

www.greaterkashmir.com

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.

en.wikipedia.org

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

en.wikipedia.org

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.

www.rte.ie