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teso

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See also: tesó and tesò

Catalan

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Verb

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teso

  1. first-person singular present indicative of tesar

Galician

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin tensus. Compare the borrowed doublet tenso.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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teso m (plural tesos)

  1. hill; mountain; mountain top
    Synonyms: curuto, cotarelo

Adjective

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teso (feminine tesa, masculine plural tesos, feminine plural tesas)

  1. taut, tight, tense, stretched
    • c1350, K. M. Parker (ed.), Historia Troyana. Santiago: Instituto "Padre Sarmiento", page 342:
      Et acharom a seu señor Pyrrus moy malandante ẽna area, moy jnchado et tã teso que adur lles podo falar
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    Synonyms: irto, rexo, ríxido
  2. stiff (formal in behavior; unrelaxed)
  3. erect
    Carallo teso non cre en Deus (proverb)
    In heat, men are prone to sin
    (literally, “An erect penis don't believe in God”)

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References

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈte.zo/, (traditional) /ˈte.so/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ezo, (traditional) -eso
  • Hyphenation: té‧so

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Latin tēnsus. Compare the borrowed doublet tenso.

Adjective

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teso (feminine tesa, masculine plural tesi, feminine plural tese, superlative tesissimo)

  1. taut, tight, tense, stretched
  2. outstretched
  3. tense, nervous, fraught, strained
  4. (followed by a) aimed, intended
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Participle

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teso (feminine tesa, masculine plural tesi, feminine plural tese)

  1. past participle of tendere

Etymology 2

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Verb

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teso

  1. first-person singular present indicative of tesare

References

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  1. ^ teso in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams

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Old English

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Noun

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teso ?

  1. alternative form of tesu

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Latin tēnsus (stretched). Doublet of tenso.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ezu
  • Hyphenation: te‧so

Adjective

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teso (feminine tesa, masculine plural tesos, feminine plural tesas)

  1. taut; stretched (pulled tight, as in a rope)
    Synonyms: retesado, esticado, tenso
  2. stiff; firm; tense
  3. still; unmoving
    Synonym: hirto
    1. (colloquial) erect (having an erect penis)
  4. (figurative)
    1. fearless; brave; valiant
      Synonym: intrépido
    2. overheated; violent (said of a discussion or argument)
    3. energetic
      Synonym: energético
    4. (of a person) decisive; inflexible; stubborn
      Synonym: pulso firme
    5. impetuous
      Synonym: impetuoso
  5. (informal) penniless; broke
    Synonyms: liso, (Brazil) duro
  6. steep; steep-sided
    Synonym: íngreme

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Noun

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teso m (plural tesos)

  1. a steep mountain or hill
  2. summit (of a mountain or hill)
  3. (Northern Brazil) elevated terrain (on flooded lands, above sea level)
  4. (Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul) the top of a steep riverbank; a riverside bluff
  5. (informal) a moneyless or broke person

Verb

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teso

  1. first-person singular present indicative of tesar

Further reading

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈteso/ [ˈt̪e.so]
  • Rhymes: -eso
  • Syllabification: te‧so

Etymology 1

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From Latin tēnsus.

Noun

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teso m (plural tesos)

  1. crest of a hill
    Synonym: cresta

Adjective

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teso (feminine tesa, masculine plural tesos, feminine plural tesas)

  1. (Colombia) smart; clever
    Synonym: listo

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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teso

  1. first-person singular present indicative of tesar

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