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  2. /There was and there were (houve / havia)
  3. /a tensão

a tensão

a tensão
the tension
From Lesson 275:There was and there were (houve / havia)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Usages of a tensão

Antigamente, não havia tensão geral nesta assembleia.
In the past, there was no general tension in this assembly.
Havia muita tensão, e depois houve um protesto exaltado.
There was a lot of tension, and then there was an agitated protest.
O tumulto começou porque havia muita tensão no ar.
The uproar started because there was a lot of tension in the air.
Sob a tensão da descoberta, explorámos toda a caverna.
Under the tension of the discovery, we explored the whole cave.

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