resserrait in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for resserrait in the French»English Dictionary

I.resserrer [ʀ(ə)seʀe] VB trans

1. resserrer (serrer de nouveau):

resserrer nœud, vis, étreinte

to tighten

2. resserrer (réduire le développement de):

resserrer texte, narration

to compress (en qc into sth)

resserrer un chapitre en deux pages

to compress a chapter into two pages

3. resserrer (rendre plus étroit) lit:

resserrer passage, route

to narrow

resserrer vêtement

to take [sth] in

resserrer pores

to tighten

4. resserrer (renforcer):

resserrer amitié, relation

to strengthen

5. resserrer (faire regrouper):

resserrer

to make [sb/sth] draw closer

resserrez les rangs!

close up a bit!

6. resserrer (rendre plus sévère):

resserrer discipline, surveillance

to tighten up (on)

II.se resserrer VB refl

1. se resserrer (devenir plus étroit):

se resserrer chemin, vallée, rivière:

to narrow

2. se resserrer (devenir plus fort):

se resserrer amitié, relation:

to become stronger

3. se resserrer (devenir plus serré):

se resserrer lien, nœud:

to tighten

4. se resserrer (se refermer):

se resserrer troupes, personnes:

to close in

se resserrer étreinte, piège:

to tighten

se resserrer écart:

to close

5. se resserrer (se regrouper):

se resserrer personnes, cercle:

to draw closer together

6. se resserrer (devenir plus sévère):

se resserrer discipline, surveillance:

to become stricter

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l'ennemi resserrait son étreinte

the army was tightening its grip

serrer ou resserrer les boulons lit

to tighten the bolts

serrer ou resserrer les boulons fig

to tighten things up

resserrer sa ceinture d'un cran

to tighten one's belt by one notch

Translations for resserrait in the English»French Dictionary

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tighten up screw, hinge

resserrer

tighten grip

resserrer

tighten

se resserrer

to grow or become narrow valley:

se resserrer

narrow valley, arteries:

se resserrer

to tighten a strap

resserrer une courroie

to strengthen a bond

resserrer des liens

to strengthen/sever ties with

resserrer/rompre les liens avec

resserrait in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for resserrait in the French»English Dictionary

I.resserrer [ʀ(ə)seʀe] VB trans

1. resserrer (serrer plus fort):

resserrer boulon, vis, ceinture

to tighten

2. resserrer (fortifier):

resserrer amitié, relations

to strengthen

II.resserrer [ʀ(ə)seʀe] VB refl se resserrer

1. resserrer (devenir plus étroit):

se resserrer

to narrow

se resserrer

to close in

se resserrer

to draw in

2. resserrer (se fortifier):

se resserrer

to grow stronger

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resserrer son étreinte autour de qn/qc

to tighten one's grip on sb/sth

Translations for resserrait in the English»French Dictionary

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constrict

resserrer

tighten credit

resserrer

tighten

se resserrer

clamp handcuffs

resserrer

resserrait Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

resserrer son étreinte autour de qn/qc

to tighten one's grip on sb/sth

se resserrer

to narrow

se resserrer

to close in

se resserrer

to draw in

se resserrer

to grow stronger