English–Spanish
“tighten” in Spanish
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA/tenˈsaɾ/
Example
Tenemos que tensar la cuerda.
We have to tighten the rope.
How to say “tighten” in Spanish
“Tighten” in Spanish is tensar.
A rope pulled taut.
Example sentences with tensar
Cuando corres, tiendes a tensar los músculos.
When you run, you tend to tense the muscles.
Tips for using tensar
- Usually transitive and used with objects or atmospheres (for example tensar el ambiente), while becoming nervous is expressed with ponerse tenso or the reflexive tensarse.