Dictionary French ← English: tighten

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VERB	to tighten \| tightened \| tightened ... tightening \| tightens	edit
SYNO	to constrain \| to stiffen ...
to constrain \| to stiffen \| to tighten \| to tighten up to reduce \| to tighten to fasten \| to tighten © Princeton University

serrer qc.

to tighten sth.

tendre qc. [corde, fil, câble]

to tighten sth. [by stretching out]

anat. se contracter [gorge]

to tighten [throat]

resserrer qc.

to tighten sth.

contracter qc. [muscle]

to tighten sth. [muscle]

se tendre [p.ex. corde]

to tighten (up) [e.g. rope]

se serrer la ceinture

to tighten one's belt [fig.]

resserrer l'étau sur qn./qc. [aussi fig.]

to tighten the net around sb./sth. [also fig.]

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