Translation for "anspannend" to english

Anspannend

verb

• tense
• tighten
• strain
• harness
• tense up
• stretch
• hitch up
• tauten
• yoke up
• tax

Translation examples

strain verb

»Jawohl, Herr!« Jede Sehne seiner muskulösen Arme anspannend, zerrte der Rudergänger kräftig am Ruderschaft. Das Wasser brodelte unter dem Heck der Trireme.
'Aye, sir!' The steersman hauled on the oar shaft, straining every sinew of his brawny arms, and the water churned under the stern of the trireme.