uptight

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌʌpˈtaɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈʌpˈtaɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(up′tīt′)

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uptight adj slang (person: repressed) (coloquial)tieso/a adj
  envarado adj
  (México, coloquial)apretado/a adj
  (coloquial)estirado/a adj
 Harriet is so uptight; she never gives anyone a clue as to what she's feeling.
 Harriet es tan tiesa; nunca deja saber a nadie cómo se siente.
uptight adj slang (person: tense)tenso/a adj
  nervioso/a adj
 My husband is often uptight when he gets home from work.
 Mi marido a menudo vuelve a casa tenso del trabajo.
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'uptight' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
overstrung
Spanish:
enroscado

Collocations: an uptight [friend, boss, daughter], my [friend] has been so uptight recently, gets [really, incredibly, very] uptight [about, when], more...

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