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Pocket Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:
serre /sɛʀ/ feminine noun
  1. greenhouse;
  1. talon, claw.


Pocket Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:
serrer /seʀe/ (conjugate⇒)
  1. transitive verb
    1. to grip [steering wheel, rope];
      ~ qn/qch dans ses bras to hug sb/sth;
      ~ la main de qn to shake hands with sb;
      ~ les poings to clench one's fists;
      ça me serre le cœur de voir ça it wrings my heart to see that;
    1. to tighten [knot, screw];
      to turn [sth] off tightly [tap];
      sans ~ [attach, screw] loosely;
    1. [shoes, clothes] to be too tight;
    1. ~ à droite to get or stay in the right-hand lane;
      ~ qn de près to be hot on sb's tail;
    1. to push [sth] closer together [objects, tables];
      to squeeze [person];
      être serrés to be packed together;
    1. to cut [expenses, prices].
  1. se serrer reflexive verb (+ v être)
    1. to squeeze up;
      ils se sont serrés les uns contre les autres they huddled together;
    1. se ~ dans une jupe to squeeze oneself into a skirt;
      nous nous sommes serré la main we shook hands;
    1. avoir la gorge qui se serre to have a lump in one's throat.


Pocket Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:
serré, ~e /seʀe/
  1. adjective
    1. [screw, nut] tight;
      [skirt, trousers] tight;
      trop serré too tight;
    1. [grass] thick;
      [writing] cramped;
    1. [deadlines, budget] tight;
      [bend] sharp;
      [control] strict;
      [struggle] hard;
      [debate] heated;
      [match] close;
    1. [coffee] very strong.
  1. adverb [write] in a cramped hand;
    [knit] tightly;
    il va falloir jouer ~ si… we can't take any chances if…

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'serré' found in these entries:
serre: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009

serrer: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009

serré: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009
serrenfgreenhouse
serrenfglasshouse
serre (construction en verre)nfglasshouse (greenhouse)
serre (immeuble en verre)nfgreenhouse (glass building)
serre (jardinage)nfhothouse (gardening)
serre (oiseau)nftalon
serre (pied d'un oiseau)nfclaw (bird's foot)
Compound Forms/Formes composées
clé serre-tubepipe wrench
culture en serre (jardinage)nfhothousing (gardening)
effet de serrenmgreenhouse effect
serre à palmierspalm house
serre chaudenfhot-house
serre modulenmmounting-block
serre-filsnm invthrough-joint
serre-joint (outil de menuisier)nmclamp (carpenter's tool)
serre-livresnm invbookend
serre-livresnm invbook end
serre-papiersnmpaper holder
serre-tête (maintien les cheveux)nmhair-band
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Principal Translations
serrer vtrgrip (clasp, clutch)
serrervclasp (grasp)
serrervlock (squeeze)
serrer (rendre plus serré)vtighten (make tighter)
 
Additional Translations:
serrer (tenir fermement)vclutch (hold firmly)
serrer (devenir serré)vtighten (become tight)
serrervhug (embrace)
serrer (comprimer)vbe too tight for (fit tightly)
serrervtrpurse (pucker)
Compound Forms/Formes composées
action de serrernfsqueezing (hugging)
se serrer la ceinturevscrimp (skimp)
se serrer la mainvshake hands
se serrer la mainvshake hands (to shake hands on it)
se serrer les coudes, s'entendrevhang together
serrer la mainvshake hands
serrer les dentsvgrit one's teeth
serrer les mainsvshake (shake hands)
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serréadjskin-tight
serré (passagers, spectateurs)adjcrowded (packed in)
serré (vêtement, chaussure)adjtight (clothing, knot, race)
serré (pour extraire quelquechose)pp adjsqueezed
Compound Forms/Formes composées
interrogatoire serré (interrogation)grilling (interrogation)
match serréclose match
serré à la mainadjhand tight
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