tension Northern Sotho

4 translations
Translation Context Audio
common
🇿🇦 Kgošišo e mekgwa ya go kgobega maikutlo
🇿🇦 Tension is a state of holding back emotions
🇿🇦 Go be go na le kgošišo magareng ga bana le barutiwa
🇿🇦 There was tension between the children and teachers
formal
common
🇿🇦 Kgatelelo ya dihlare e dira gore di se ke tsa phalla
🇿🇦 Plant tension causes the trees not to bend
🇿🇦 Gaka ka kgatelelo ya dikgokagano
🇿🇦 The wire is under tension
technical
common
🇿🇦 Nako ya go šegofala e be e na le kgatelelo
🇿🇦 The holiday period had some tension
🇿🇦 O be a kwa kgatelelo magareng ga moratu le mosadi wa gagwe
🇿🇦 He felt tension between his wife and his mother
everyday use
rare
🇿🇦 Maatla a kgošišo a a kgahla mo dikwalong
🇿🇦 The power of tension is felt in the stories
🇿🇦 Bohwa bja kgošišo bo tliša mmalwa ya go nyaka tšhupetšo
🇿🇦 The tension in the story creates some suspense
literary