"tenterhook" meaning in Anglais

See tenterhook in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: \ˈtɛn.tɚ.hʊk\ Forms: tenterhooks [plural]
  1. Crochet de séchage (pour le linge).
    Sense id: fr-tenterhook-en-noun-runHCmr- Categories (other): Wiktionnaire:Exemples manquants en anglais
  2. Crochet de tension.
    Sense id: fr-tenterhook-en-noun-naoqFx1R
  3. Désigne une tension nerveuse, une excitation liée à une attente. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: fr-tenterhook-en-noun-7v0pnUF~ Categories (other): Métaphores en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms (Crochet de séchage): stenter pin

Inflected forms

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      "parents": [],
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    },
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      "name": "Lemmes en anglais",
      "parents": [],
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    },
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      "parents": [],
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    },
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      "orig": "anglais",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "Composé de tenter (« étendoir ») et de hook (« crochet »)."
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tenterhooks",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Anglais",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Nom commun",
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    {
      "sense": "Crochet de séchage",
      "word": "stenter pin"
    }
  ],
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      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Wiktionnaire:Exemples manquants en anglais",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Crochet de séchage (pour le linge)."
      ],
      "id": "fr-tenterhook-en-noun-runHCmr-"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Crochet de tension."
      ],
      "id": "fr-tenterhook-en-noun-naoqFx1R"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Désigne une tension nerveuse, une excitation liée à une attente."
      ],
      "id": "fr-tenterhook-en-noun-7v0pnUF~",
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈtɛn.tɚ.hʊk\\"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tenterhook"
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    "Lemmes en anglais",
    "Noms communs en anglais",
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  ],
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    "Composé de tenter (« étendoir ») et de hook (« crochet »)."
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tenterhooks",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Anglais",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Nom commun",
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    {
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      "word": "stenter pin"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Wiktionnaire:Exemples manquants en anglais"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Crochet de séchage (pour le linge)."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Crochet de tension."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Métaphores en anglais"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Désigne une tension nerveuse, une excitation liée à une attente."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈtɛn.tɚ.hʊk\\"
    }
  ],
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}

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