The hairs on the violin bow should not be too taut.
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Taut
//tɔːt//
Synonyms for "taut" (80 found)
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Closest matches (16)
Strong matches (24)
Related words (40)
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2 entriesderived
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1 entrieshas context
1 entriesrelated to
9 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
87 translations across 22 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- ձիգ adj (under tension)
Bashkir
1 entries- ныҡ тартылған adj (under tension)
Bulgarian
4 entries- акуратен adj (neat and well-disciplined; efficient and in order)
- напрегнат adj (under tension)
- опънат adj (of a body, muscles, etc.: not flabby; firm, toned)
- стегнат adj (of a person: having a lean, strong body)
Catalan
3 entries- tens adj (under tension)
- tens adj (experiencing anxiety or stress)
- tibant adj (under tension)
Czech
4 entries- napjatý adj (under tension)
- napjatý adj (experiencing anxiety or stress)
- napnutý adj (under tension)
- napínavý adj (containing only relevant parts; brief and controlled)
Dutch
4 entries- angstig adj (experiencing anxiety or stress)
- beknopt adj (containing only relevant parts; brief and controlled)
- gecrispeerd adj (under tension)
- gespannen adj (under tension)
Finnish
4 entries- jännitetty adj (under tension)
- jännittynyt adj (experiencing anxiety or stress)
- kireä adj (under tension)
- pingottunut adj (experiencing anxiety or stress)
French
4 entries- anxieux adj (experiencing anxiety or stress)
- concis adj (containing only relevant parts; brief and controlled)
- contracté adj (under tension)
- stressé adj (experiencing anxiety or stress)
Galician
2 entries- tenso adj (under tension)
- tirante adj (under tension)
German
2 entries- angespannt adj (experiencing anxiety or stress)
- gespannt adj (under tension)
Hungarian
2 entries- feszes adj (under tension)
- feszült adj (experiencing anxiety or stress)
Italian
4 entries- agitato adj (experiencing anxiety or stress)
- ansioso adj (experiencing anxiety or stress)
- conciso adj (containing only relevant parts; brief and controlled)
- nervoso adj (experiencing anxiety or stress)
Japanese
2 entries- 張っている adj (under tension)
- 緊張している adj (experiencing anxiety or stress)
Norwegian
4 entries- anspent adj (experiencing anxiety or stress)
- anstrengt adj (experiencing anxiety or stress)
- fortettet adj (containing only relevant parts; brief and controlled)
- spent adj (under tension)
Polish
2 entries- napięty adj (under tension)
- naprężony adj (under tension)
Portuguese
4 entries- conciso adj (containing only relevant parts; brief and controlled)
- esticado adj (under tension)
- retesado adj (under tension)
- tenso adj (under tension)
Russian
4 entries- напряжённый adj (under tension)
- напряжённый adj (experiencing anxiety or stress)
- натя́нутый adj (under tension)
- подтянутый adj (of a person: having a lean, strong body)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- teann adj (under tension)
Serbo-Croatian
3 entries- napet adj (under tension)
- napet adj (experiencing anxiety or stress)
- napregnut adj (under tension)
Spanish
4 entries- conciso adj (containing only relevant parts; brief and controlled)
- fuerte adj ((oenology) strong; uncompromising)
- templado adj (under tension)
- tensado adj (under tension)
Swedish
2 entries- spänd adj (under tension)
- sträckt adj (under tension)
Vietnamese
1 entries- căng thẳng adj (experiencing anxiety or stress)
Sample sentences
31 total sentences available.
Keep the rope taut.
Source: tatoeba (7733789)
The walls of the tent must be taut when you set it up.
Source: tatoeba (9040914)
A great artist can dazzle us with images that are, when deconstructed, nothing more than brush strokes applied over a taut piece of canvas.
Source: tatoeba (10871451)
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