tight-lipped in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for tight-lipped in the English»French Dictionary

tight-lipped [Brit, Am ˈtaɪt ˈˌlɪpt] ADJ

they are remaining tight-lipped about the events

ils se refusent à tout commentaire sur les événements

he watched, tight-lipped

il a regardé d'un air pincé or d'un air réprobateur

Translations for tight-lipped in the French»English Dictionary

I.pincé (pincée) [pɛ̃se] VB pp

pincé → pincer

II.pincé (pincée) [pɛ̃se] ADJ

1. pincé (contraint):

pincé (pincée) sourire

tight-lipped

prendre un air pincé

to become stiff ou starchy

2. pincé (serré):

pincé (pincée) lèvres

thin

pincé (pincée) narines

pinched

III.pincée N f

pincée f (de poivre, sel):

pincée

pinch (de of)

See also pincer

I.pincer [pɛ̃se] VB trans

1. pincer (pour faire mal):

pincer personne:

to pinch

pincer crabe:

to nip

se faire pincer par un crabe

to get nipped by a crab

2. pincer (attraper):

pincer inf

to nab inf

pincer inf

to catch

voleur, criminel sa mère l'a pincé inf en train de voler des chocolats dans le placard

his mother caught him stealing chocolates from the cupboard

il s'est fait pincer à ou en train de tricher à l'examen inf

he got caught cheating in the exam

se faire pincer

to get nabbed inf

se faire pincer

to get caught

3. pincer (serrer):

pincer les lèvres ou la bouche

to purse (up) one's lips

une veste qui pince la taille

a jacket which hugs the waist

4. pincer MUS:

pincer corde, guitare

to pluck

5. pincer (en horticulture):

pincer bourgeon

to pinch out, to pinch off

II.pincer [pɛ̃se] VB intr inf

pincer vent, froid:

pincer

to be nippy inf

ça pince, aujourd'hui!

it's (pretty) nippy today! inf

III.se pincer VB refl

1. se pincer (accidentellement):

se pincer

to catch oneself

elle s'est pincée en refermant le tiroir

she caught her fingers closing the drawer

je me suis pincé les doigts dans la porte

I caught ou trapped my fingers in the door

2. se pincer (volontairement):

se pincer

to pinch oneself

j'ai dû me pincer pour y croire

I had to pinch myself to make sure I wasn't dreaming

se pincer le nez

to hold one's nose

IV.pincer [pɛ̃se]

en pincer pour qn inf

to be stuck on sb inf

en pincer pour qn inf

to be in love with sb

tight-lipped in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tight-lipped in the English»French Dictionary

tight-lipped ADJ

1. tight-lipped (squeezing the lips together):

tight-lipped

les lèvres pincées

2. tight-lipped (discreet):

to be tight-lipped about sth

ne rien laisser filtrer sur qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Penguin has remained tight-lipped about the move, but ebooks have always had to deal with the thorny issue of piracy.

metro.co.uk

Over the next 14 years of development they established a tight-lipped culture, revealing little, if anything, between releases.

en.wikipedia.org

Being tight-lipped may be part of a brand.

www.huffingtonpost.ca

He further alleged that some orangutans had died at the resort although officials remained tight-lipped about the matter.

www.freemalaysiatoday.com

The families were polite but tight-lipped -- all except one secret informant whose cooperation with outsiders was critical in bringing these families' cases to trial.

www.oregonlive.com

He is said to have no expressions other than a grim, tight-lipped look of domineering authority.

en.wikipedia.org

He is often tight-lipped when the subject of fomicry comes up.

en.wikipedia.org

She remains tight-lipped and won't even tell them her name.

en.wikipedia.org

Key chaired a meeting of senior ministers over the issue last night but remained tight-lipped afterwards.

www.stuff.co.nz

Both sides are being extraordinarily tight-lipped about the negotiations.

www.thehockeynews.com