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зажатый

Translation of зажатый

uptight

Russian word in Latin letters: zazhatyy

Meaning of зажатый

Russian

находящийся в напряжении и тревоге, легко раздражается

English

tense and anxious

uptight

Pronunciation

Russian · Male
[zɐˈʐatɨj]
Russian · Female

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  1. She gets uptight before every presentation.

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    Она становится зажатой перед каждой презентацией.

  2. Don't be uptight — take a deep breath and speak.

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    Не будь зажатым — глубоко вдохни и говори.

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What's the difference between зажатый, напряжённый, скованный, нервный, закомплексованный, and застенчивый

Н
🇷🇺Russian
напряжённый

Tense; also about situations, not only people.

С
🇷🇺Russian
скованный

Stiff, moves and talks awkwardly.

🇷🇺Russian

Nervous, easily upset.

A2less common

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З
🇷🇺Russian
закомплексованный

Insecure, full of complexes.

🇷🇺Russian

Shy; not necessarily tense.

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зажатый meaning: what does it mean?

tense and anxious

зажатый pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

зажатый is pronounced as [zɐˈʐatɨj]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

зажатый definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

She gets uptight before every presentation. Translation: Она становится зажатой перед каждой презентацией.

Is зажатый part of Personality Traits vocabulary?

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