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1 contract
n. överenskommelse, kontrakt--------v. teckna avtal; få; dra samman; dra ihop sig* * *1. [kən'trækt] verb1) (to make or become smaller, less, shorter, tighter etc: Metals expand when heated and contract when cooled; `I am' is often contracted to `I'm'; Muscles contract.) dra samman (ihop), dra ihop sig, krympa, förkorta2) ( to promise legally in writing: They contracted to supply us with cable.) avtala, förbinda sig3) (to become infected with (a disease): He contracted malaria.) ådra sig4) (to promise (in marriage).) ingå2. ['kontrækt] noun(a legal written agreement: He has a four-year contract (of employment) with us; The firm won a contract for three new aircraft.) kontrakt- contractor -
2 noose
n. knut; löpknut; ögla--------v. fånga; binda med snara* * *[nu:s]1) (a loop in rope, wire etc that becomes tighter when pulled.) löpsnara2) (such a loop in a rope used for hanging a person.) []snara -
3 tighten
См. также в других словарях:
Tighter — Tight er, n. A ribbon or string used to draw clothes closer. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tighter — Tight Tight, a. [Compar. {Tighter} (t[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Tightest}.] [OE. tight, thiht; probably of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. [thorn][=e]ttr, Dan. t[ae]t, Sw. t[ a]t: akin to D. & G. dicht thick, tight, and perhaps to E. thee to thrive, or to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tighter — adj. Tighter is used with these nouns: ↑enforcement … Collocations dictionary
tighter — taɪt adj. close fitting, tense, narrow adv. in a close fitting manner, firmly … English contemporary dictionary
TIGHTER — … Useful english dictionary
Tighter than a ducks arse in a rain storm — tight fisted with money … Dictionary of Australian slang
Tighter than a fish's arse — watertight … Dictionary of Australian slang
Tighter than a fish's arsehole at 20,000 fathoms — tight bugger with money net … Dictionary of Australian slang
tighter than a ducks arse in a rain storm — Australian Slang tight fisted with money … English dialects glossary
tighter than a fish's arse — Australian Slang watertight … English dialects glossary
tighter than a fish's arsehole at 20,000 fathoms — Australian Slang tight bugger with money net … English dialects glossary
