Definition: (adj) tight, taut, tensed; strained; held/stretched out
La corde est trop tendue - The rope is too tight
Tu vas avoir mal au dos si tu restes comme ça avec les muscles tendus - You're going to have a backache if you stay like that with your muscles tensed
C'est lui, avec les bras tendus - That's him with his arms stretched out
Related: tendu de - hung from; tendre - to tighten, tense
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Pronunciation: [ta(n) du]
