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Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2009 Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori spa e Oxford University Press:
tighten / ˈtaɪtn/
  1. tr. stringere, serrare [grip, lid, screw];
    tendere [spring, bicycle chain]; fig. rafforzare [security, restrictions];
    inasprire [legislation, policy]
  1. intr.
    1. (contract) [lips] serrarsi;
      [muscle] contrarsi
    1. [screw, nut] stringersi
    1. (become strict) [laws] inasprirsi;
      [credit controls] aumentare
locuzioni idiomatiche to ~ one’s belt fig. tirare la cinghia.

Phrasal verbs:
tighten up: ~ up [sth.], ~ [sth.] up stringere [screw];
fissare [hinge];
rafforzare [security];
inasprire [legislation];
to ~ up on inasprire la regolamentazione in materia di [immigration, fiscal policy].


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tighten: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012

tighten rendere più strettostringere v
tighten tiraretendere vtr
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tighten: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012

Compound Forms/Forme composte
tighten againstringere di nuovo
tighten updiventare più rigido, inasprirsi vi
tighten upstringere, fissare, rafforzare, inasprire vtr
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