tighten dans le dictionnaire Oxford-Hachette

Traductions de tighten dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

I.tighten [GB ˈtʌɪt(ə)n, Am ˈtaɪtn] VERBE trans

tighten lid, screw, strap

serrer

tighten grip

resserrer

tighten spring, bicycle chain

tendre

tighten fig security, restrictions

renforcer

tighten legislation, policy

durcir

they tightened their grip on the land

ils ont renforcé leur emprise sur la terre

to tighten the tension (in sewing, knitting)

augmenter la tension

II.tighten [GB ˈtʌɪt(ə)n, Am ˈtaɪtn] VERBE intr

1. tighten (contract):

tighten lips:

se serrer

tighten muscle:

se contracter

her mouth tightened

elle serrait les lèvres

she felt her throat tighten

elle sentait sa gorge se serrer

2. tighten screw, nut:

tighten

se resserrer

3. tighten (become strict):

tighten laws, credit controls:

se durcir

III.tighten [GB ˈtʌɪt(ə)n, Am ˈtaɪtn]

to tighten one's belt fig

se serrer la ceinture

I.tighten up VERBE [GB ˈtʌɪt(ə)n -, Am ˈtaɪtn -] (tighten up [sth], tighten [sth] up)

tighten up screw, hinge

resserrer

tighten up security

renforcer

tighten up legislation

durcir

to tighten up on immigration, fiscal policy etc

durcir la réglementation en matière de

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to hold/loosen/tighten the purse-strings

tenir/délier/serrer les cordons de la bourse

Traductions de tighten dans le dictionnaire français»anglais

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serrer ou resserrer les boulons litt

to tighten the bolts

serrer ou resserrer les boulons fig

to tighten things up

retendre corde, fil, toile

to tighten up (again)

retendre corde, ressort

to tighten up

se retendre

to tighten up

resserrer nœud, vis, étreinte

to tighten

resserrer pores

to tighten

resserrer discipline, surveillance

to tighten up (on)

se resserrer lien, nœud:

to tighten

se resserrer étreinte, piège:

to tighten

souquer

to tighten

raidir cordage

to tighten

serrer/desserrer une vis

to tighten/loosen a screw

serrer la vis à qn

to tighten the screws on sb

resserrer sa ceinture d'un cran

to tighten one's belt by one notch

se mettre un cran à la ceinture fig

to tighten one's belt

tighten dans le dictionnaire PONS

Traductions de tighten dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

I.tighten VERBE trans

1. tighten (make tighter):

tighten

serrer

tighten rope

tendre

2. tighten fig:

tighten one's control

renforcer

tighten credit

resserrer

tighten security, regulations

renforcer

to tighten one's grip on power

s'accrocher au pouvoir

Idiomes/Tournures:

to tighten one's belt

se serrer la ceinture

to tighten the screw

serrer la vis

II.tighten VERBE intr

tighten

se resserrer

tighten rope

se tendre

I.tighten up VERBE trans

tighten up regulations, security

renforcer

tighten up performance, defence

rendre plus vif

II.tighten up VERBE intr

to tighten up on offenders

être plus dur avec

to tighten up on discipline, efficiency

être plus dur sur

Autres traductions et expressions typiques avec les termes de votre recherche

to tighten one's belt

se serrer la ceinture

Traductions de tighten dans le dictionnaire français»anglais

Autres traductions et expressions typiques avec les termes de votre recherche

rider cordage

to tighten

resserrer boulon, vis, ceinture

to tighten

resserrer son étreinte autour de qn/qc

to tighten one's grip on sb/sth

tendre

to tighten

se tendre

to tighten

nouer des liens avec qn

to tighten a bond with sb

se crisper

to tighten

serrer lèvres

to tighten

serrer ceinture, nœud

to tighten

se serrer la ceinture fam

to tighten one's belt

tighten Exemples tirés du dictionnaire PONS (vérifiés par l'équipe de rédaction)

to tighten one's belt

se serrer la ceinture

to tighten one's grip on power

s'accrocher au pouvoir

to tighten one's belt

se serrer la ceinture

to tighten the screw

serrer la vis

to tighten up on offenders

être plus dur avec

to tighten up on discipline, efficiency

être plus dur sur

to tighten a bond with sb

nouer des liens avec qn

to tighten one's grip on sb/sth

resserrer son étreinte autour de qn/qc

Exemples monolingues (non-vérifiés par l'équipe de rédaction)

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He also notes that the money supply did not tighten until after the recession began.

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Strings can be tightened by a special machine, but often are tightened by hand, and then tied.

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The bikes could have defective handle bar stems which would not tighten sufficiently to lock onto the bicycles.

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The guitar has 24 frets and the strings are tightened through the body.

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The knit tightens, creases are eliminated and the leg is correctly shaped.

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Both teams' defenses tightened up, and the clubs exchanged punts twice.

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The vehicle manual will indicate the proper pattern for tightening as well as a torque rating for the bolts.

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He worked mainly with the news division, tightening up their standards and producing specials.

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As muscle tension increases a number of problems occur: muscle fibers tighten, blood vessels become compressed, tissue metabolites are retained and local edema occurs.

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Price controls were tightened, and a new currency was introduced.

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