Sienes (en. Temples)

/ˈsjɛnɛs/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Lateral parts of the head next to the forehead.

She stroked her temples to relax.

Ella se acarició las sienes para relajarse.

Area of the head where tensions often appear.

I feel pain in my temples due to pressure.

Siento un dolor en las sienes por la presión.

Part of the head that can reflect a person's emotional state.

Her temples were tense while she waited for the answer.

Sus sienes estaban tensas mientras esperaba la respuesta.

From Latin 'sīena', meaning 'side of the head'.

to hit someone on the temples

to suffer a sudden pain in that area.

dar un golpe en las sienes

to feel pressure in the temples

to experience stress or tension.

sentir presión en las sienes

temporal

Related to the temple.

temporal

head

Part of the body that contains the brain and the senses.

cabeza

Tense temples due to stress.

After the meeting, my temples were super tense.

Después de la reunión, tenía las sienes súper tensas.

You feel like someone is thinking a lot.

I saw him touching his temples; he must be stressed.

Lo vi tocándose las sienes, seguro está estresado.