Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
coiled spring
English answer:
charged with energy
Added to glossary by
Martin Riordan
May 29, 2012 14:29
12 yrs ago
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English term
coiled spring
English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
There was a tension of a coiled spring in the people all around him.
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May 31, 2012 21:47: Martin Riordan Created KOG entry
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Martin Riordan
Brazil
Brazil
Native in English
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English
Brazil
Brazilian lawyer - 40+ years in Brazil
Native in: English (Variants: Scottish, British, UK, Irish, US, Australian, Canadian, New Zealand) 
, Portuguese (Variants: Brazilian, Mozambican, Angolan, European/Portugal) 
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese, English, and 1 more.
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mola carregada/pressionada
"coiled spring" não deve ser confundida com mola em espiral, que é um "coil spring". "coiled spring" significa uma mola sob pressão, ou carregada, que está pronta para liberar a energia armazenda nela. Análogo a pessoas prontas para explodir, como o contexto sugere.
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Note added at 46 mins (2012-05-29 15:15:25 GMT)
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I'm sorry, gladbird. Sometimes we get carried away! A coiled spring is one which has been "wound up", that is, loaded with energy, and it is ready to release this energy. The context suggests that the people "around him" are charged with energy about something and are very tense, ready to release all that energy like a coiled spring.
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Note added at 46 mins (2012-05-29 15:15:25 GMT)
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I'm sorry, gladbird. Sometimes we get carried away! A coiled spring is one which has been "wound up", that is, loaded with energy, and it is ready to release this energy. The context suggests that the people "around him" are charged with energy about something and are very tense, ready to release all that energy like a coiled spring.
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Oliver Lawrence
Italy
Italy
Native in English
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English
Works in field
Italy
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Native in: English (Variants: British, UK)
Works in: Italian to English, English
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all the people were very tense
There was a kind of suppressed tension in the air that you could sense. People were on edge, almost as if ready to explode.
A coiled spring is one that has been wound up and is full of tension.
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Perhaps people could sense that something unpleasant was about to happen.
A coiled spring is one that has been wound up and is full of tension.
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Perhaps people could sense that something unpleasant was about to happen.
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