C1adjective · rare

taut

taut · tauter · tautest

тісний, тугий

напряжённый, подтянутый, тугой, натянутый

gespannt, angespannt

Of a body, muscle, etc., not flabbyOf a body, muscle, etc., not flabby; firm, toned.

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/tɔːt/

» Keep the rope taut.

Halt das Seil straff!

Meaning

8 senses

Of a body, muscle, etc., not flabby; firm, toned.
Of a person, having a lean, strong body.
подтянутыйpodtjanutyj
Of music, writing, etc., containing only relevant parts; brief and controlled.
(figuratively)Under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight.
gespannt
натя́нутыйnatjánutyj, напряжённыйnaprjažónnyj, туго́йtugój
subjected to great tension; stretched tight
(figuratively)Experiencing anxiety or stress.
angespannt
напряжённыйnaprjažónnyj
(figuratively)Of a sailor, ship, etc., neat and well-disciplined.
Of a sailor, ship, etc., neat and well-disciplined.
(broadly, figuratively)Efficient and in order.
Strong; uncompromising.

Examples

5 sentences

Keep the rope taut.
deHalt das Seil straff! — Yorwba
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She shot off like an arrow from a taut bow.
ruОна полетела, как стрела из натянутого лука. — nina99nv
deSie flog davon wie ein Pfeil vom gespannten Bogen. — al_ex_an_der
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He shot off like an arrow from a taut bow.
deEr flog davon wie ein Pfeil vom gespannten Bogen. — al_ex_an_der
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The hairs on the violin bow should not be too taut.
deDie Behaarung des Geigenbogens sollte nicht zu straff gespannt sein. — Yorwba
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The walls of the tent must be taut when you set it up.
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Translations

8 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

of a person: having a lean, strong body:

under tension:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

under tension:

experiencing anxiety or stress:

Origin

The adjective is derived from Middle English taught [and other forms], Early Middle Englis

The adjective is derived from Middle English taught [and other forms], Early Middle English tohte, towehte (“strained, stretched; distended; tight; firm”), probably from tough, touth, touʒth, toʒt (“powerful, strong; fierce, violent; not tender, tough; hardy, resilient; steadfast, stout; difficult to do or endure”) and possibly influenced by togen, towen, past participle of ten (“to extend, stretch out; to drag, haul, pull, tow, tug”) (modern English tee (“(obsolete) to draw, lead; to draw away; to go, proceed”)), or directly from its etymon Old English tēon (“to drag, draw, pull”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to draw, pull”)) The word may be related to thight (“(dialectal) compact, dense; close-fitting, tight”) and tight; and is cognate with Scots tacht, taght (“taut”).

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