how to say “suspense” in Hebrew
מֶתַח
In Biblical Hebrew, the simple verb לִמְתּוֹח of the root מ.ת.ח (m.t.kh) means to spread out. Modern Hebrew also uses the word to mean to stretch, while a מְתִיחָה is a stretch, for example:
of the root מ.ת.ח (m.t.kh) means to spread out. Modern Hebrew also uses the word to mean to stretch, while a מְתִיחָה is a stretch, for example:הוּא עוֹשֶׂה עֶשֶׂר מְתִיחוֹת לִפְנֵי שֶׁהוּא נִכְנָס לַבְּרֵכָה.
He does ten stretches before he goes into the pool.
That which is stretched is tense – ַמָתוּח – as a result. And tension itself, or suspense, is מֶתַח , as in:
– as a result. And tension itself, or suspense, is מֶתַח , as in:הִיא לֹא אוֹהֶבֶת סִרְטֵי מֶתַח.
She doesn’t like suspense films.