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die Spannung

suspense, tension

Genderdie Spannung
Pluraldie Spannungen
LevelCEFR B1

Spannung in a sentence

  • Die Spannung im Raum war spürbar.

    The tension in the room was palpable.

How to remember it

Spannung ~ tension (think 'span' stretching)

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