spänning
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See also: spanning
Swedish
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Noun
spänning c
- tension (in something taut)
- spänningen i tråden
- the tension in the string
- (engineering, physics) tension
- tension (strained relations)
- spänningar mellan öst och väst
- tensions between the West and the East
- tension (tense feeling)
- Spänningen är outhärdlig
- The tension is unbearable
- 1985, Roger Brett (lyrics and music), “Warner Home Video-sången [The Warner Home Video song]”performed by Richard Häger, Vicki Benckert:
- Medan spänningen höjs mer och mer, inte bara den du ser. Jag låtsas att den skrämmer mig. När jag kurar in mig hos dig lite blygt, och så tittar jag i smyg. Men mycket, mycket närmre dig. Warner Home Video, för vår bästa hemmakväll [hard to make out].
- As the tension rises more and more, not just the one you see. I pretend that it scares me . When I huddle up to you a bit shyly, and then I watch furtively. But much, much closer to you. Warner Home Video, for our best night in.
- suspense
- en bok för er som älskar spänning
- a book for those of you who love suspense
- excitement
- få mer spänning i livet
- get more excitement in life
- voltage (amount of electrostatic potential)
- Spänningen mellan metallplattorna är 220 V
- The voltage between the metal plates is 220 V
- högspänningsledning
- high-voltage power line
Usage notes
Excitement can also be expressed as upphetsning, which however is closer to arousal in tone and often sexual-sounding, like in English.
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | spänning | spännings |
| definite | spänningen | spänningens | |
| plural | indefinite | spänningar | spänningars |
| definite | spänningarna | spänningarnas |