tightly in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for tightly in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

Translations for tightly in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

Show summary of all matches
Your search term in other parts of the dictionary
enserrer taille, hanches, poignet
to fit tightly round
une bande lui enserrait le poignet
his wrist was tightly bound in a bandage
la pieuvre enserra sa proie
the octopus gripped its prey tightly
se cramponner
to hold on tightly
mouler corps, buste, hanches
to cling (tightly) to, to hug
les gens sont entassés sur les gradins
the people are tightly packed ou crammed on the terraces
les passagers étaient tassés
the passengers were packed in tightly
tricoter serré/lâche
to knit tightly/loosely
à bloc serrer, visser, fermer
tightly
serré (serrée) tricoter
tightly
si tu serres bien la corde tu ne risqueras rien
if you grip the rope tightly you'll be OK
serrer robinet
to turn [sth] off tightly

tightly in the PONS Dictionary

tightly Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to pack sth tightly
bien emballer qc
to curl one's hair tightly
friser ses cheveux
to hold the end of the string tightly
tenir solidement le bout d'une corde
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
You could pull it way out or squeeze it tightly together.
en.wikipedia.org
Their scientific research interests are tightly focused on the extra-galactic: cosmology, large-scale structure formation, galaxy clusters and galactic formation and evolution.
en.wikipedia.org
The -helix is tightly packed; there is almost no free space within the helix.
en.wikipedia.org
The elastic recovery keeps the items tightly bound.
en.wikipedia.org
The name of the castle is tightly tied with the name of the city.
en.wikipedia.org
Carbon is less electronegative than nitrogen is, so it holds electrons less tightly than nitrogen.
en.wikipedia.org
Some orders are tightly organized in hierarchical fashion; others have allowed their local branches considerable autonomy.
en.wikipedia.org
His murals are densely filled and tightly packed with images to render adequately the lofty subject.
en.wikipedia.org
Only the first prototype had smooth cowlings; from that point on, all aircraft had a tightly-fitting cowling that included 18 fairings covering the engine valves.
en.wikipedia.org
He felt the film needed music that was tightly woven into the film's plot and the character's background.
en.wikipedia.org

Would you like to add some words, phrases or translations?

Submit a new entry.

Browse the dictionary

English

Look up "tightly" in other languages


Choose your language Deutsch | Ελληνικά | English | Español | Français | Italiano | Polski | Português | Русский | Slovenščina | Srpski
Browse the dictionaries
Most popular