"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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    "Composé de tenter (« étendoir ») et de hook (« crochet »)."
  ],
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        "plural"
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
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  "pos_title": "Nom commun",
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        "Crochet de séchage (pour le linge)."
      ],
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Crochet de tension."
      ],
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    },
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        "Désigne une tension nerveuse, une excitation liée à une attente."
      ],
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    "Composé de tenter (« étendoir ») et de hook (« crochet »)."
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "Crochet de séchage (pour le linge)."
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "Crochet de tension."
      ]
    },
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        "Métaphores en anglais"
      ],
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        "Désigne une tension nerveuse, une excitation liée à une attente."
      ],
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  ],
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