What is the Portuguese word for "to tense"?

Learn how to say "to tense" in Portuguese with examples and practice

English

to tense

Portuguese

tensionar

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Examples of how to use "to tense" in Portuguese

English
The situation strained the relations.
Portuguese
A situação tensionou as relações.
English
I carefully tighten the cable.
Portuguese
Eu tensiono o cabo com cuidado.
English
Yesterday he tightened the entire rope.
Portuguese
Ontem ele tensionou a corda inteira.
English
When I was young, I used to tense a lot.
Portuguese
Quando eu era jovem, tensionava muito.
English
Tomorrow we will tighten the wire again.
Portuguese
Amanhã nós tensionaremos o fio novamente.
English
If you tensed it, the knot would stay firm.
Portuguese
Se você tensionasse, o nó ficaria firme.

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