Polish English Dictionary

język polski - English

spięty in English:

1. tense


I feel tense and agitated when I have too much work to do.
Every muscle in his body was tense and ready to attack.
tense situation/atmosphere/moment
The international situation had become so tense, it would require proficient diplomats to handle it with kid gloves.
I say "should", because theses written in the present tense are still seen around and about.
The future progressive tense is used when expressing events and action in progress at some future point, however the example sentence cannot be understood in that way.
It's very interesting that in Chinese the concept of tense does not exist.
Adverbial time clauses (here 'when') write about the future in the present tense.
These sentences only differ with respect to tense.
The example is a past progressive tense sentence. How was everybody taught when they were learning about progressive tense?
In the official question collection it is explained as being "passive voice of the present continuous tense".
I’m feeling a bit tense and nervous about my job interview tomorrow.
I felt very tense about driving, and the test was a disaster.
An example of tense is the way to describe a student just before he takes a big and important test.
I have been feeling rather tense all day

English word "spięty"(tense) occurs in sets:

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2. uptight


He is so uptight. I hate spending time with him.
Don't get uptight about the exam - just do your best.
The man in the yellow vest was rather uptight.
Cause somebody that comes across as being uptight in the interview situation, the interviewer doesn’t know quite how to take that.

English word "spięty"(uptight) occurs in sets:

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3. nervous


They became nervous.
I have to be honest. I was a little bit nervous the first time I had an MRI scan.
With so many people around he naturally became a bit nervous.
Hers was a nervous disease, and a change of air was an urgent need.
I may seem confident, but I get extremely nervous speaking in front of people. My hands tremble, I get all tongue-tied, and sometimes I don't even know what I'm saying myself.
I'm the type who gets nervous in front of people, so I'm bad at speech making.
The nervous girl is in the habit of chewing the end of her pencil.
When he gets up on stage to sing one of his out-of-tune solos, I get so nervous for him that I get sweaty palms.
I was really nervous to see how they dealt with each other just now. I guess things were touch-and-go between them.
It is to be regretted that comparatively little is known of the phenomenon of fatigue in the central nervous system.
You're right when you say how high the wall is; I was nervous at first, too.
The real, biological nervous system is highly complex and includes some features that may seem superfluous based on an understanding of artificial networks.
Why is it so difficult to establish that the nervous cell is the basic unit for the nervous tissue?
I feel nervous when I have to walk home late at night through a cemetery. I am scared of ghosts. Many people feel nervous before their driving test.

English word "spięty"(nervous) occurs in sets:

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4. on edge



English word "spięty"(on edge) occurs in sets:

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5. tight


Sit tight.
A lot of companies are going under lately because banks are so tight with their money.
Hold on tight, otherwise you will fall off.
Bodybuilding is his hobby so he has a very firm tight body with lots of muscle definition.
Insurance companies everywhere are facing hard times and have become even more tight fisted about payouts.
I fastened the box tight with a rope so that it wouldn't break up.
Monetary policy in United States has been characterized by tight credit over the months.
What're you doing? "The household books. Our finances are pretty tight so we have to do things properly."
A tight belt will interfere with circulation of the blood.
Kim is so tight, if you stuck a lump of coal up her ass, in two weeks you'd have a diamond!
Even though Mr Smith was very wealthy, he was a tight wad.
There are going to be 100 people at the meeting. It will be a tight fit.
1) If sth is tight is secure and not easily moved, tense, firm, or that it fits too closely 2) something difficult to deal with’ and ‘that allows little time or space in between things.’// 3) figurative, slang (stingy, miserly) tacaño
A skin site with minimal wrinkling and not covered by tight clothing is recommended.
A sick soul that holds on tight to anger and hate will never heal until it lets go of those demons.

English word "spięty"(tight) occurs in sets:

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