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  • 1 tighten one's belt

    (to make sacrifices and reduce one's standard of living: If the economy gets worse, we shall just have to tighten our belts.) savilkt ciešāk siksnu

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  • 2 tighten

    verb (to make or become tight or tighter.) savilkt; nostiept
    * * *
    savilkt; savilkties

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  • 3 to tighten one's belt

    savilkt jostu ciešāk; savilkt ciešāk jostu

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  • 4 tight

    1. adjective
    1) (fitting very or too closely: I couldn't open the box because the lid was too tight; My trousers are too tight.) ciešs; pieguļošs
    2) (stretched to a great extent; not loose: He made sure that the ropes were tight.) savilkts; nostiepts
    3) ((of control etc) strict and very careful: She keeps (a) tight control over her emotions.) stingrs; ciešs
    4) (not allowing much time: We hope to finish this next week but the schedule's a bit tight.) noslogots; blīvi plānots (laika ziņā)
    2. adverb
    ((also tightly) closely; with no extra room or space: The bags were packed tight / tightly packed.) cieši; blīvi
    - - tight
    - tighten
    - tightness
    - tights
    - tight-fisted
    - tightrope
    - a tight corner/spot
    - tighten one's belt
    * * *
    savilkts, ciešs; pieguļošs, šaurs; kompakts, blīvs; necaurlaidīgs; grūts, smags; grūti pelnīts; nepietiekams; draudzīgs; skops; grūti dabūjams; akurāts, kārtīgs, tīrs; iedzēris, iereibis; cieši, stingri

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  • 5 wind

    I 1. [wind] noun
    1) ((an) outdoor current of air: The wind is strong today; There wasn't much wind yesterday; Cold winds blow across the desert.) vējš
    2) (breath: Climbing these stairs takes all the wind out of me.) elpa
    3) (air or gas in the stomach or intestines: His stomach pains were due to wind.) (kuņģa, zarnu) gāzes
    2. verb
    (to cause to be out of breath: The heavy blow winded him.) aizsist elpu
    3. adjective
    ((of a musical instrument) operated or played using air pressure, especially a person's breath.) pūšamais (instruments)
    - windiness
    - windfall
    - windmill
    - windpipe
    - windsurf
    - windsurfer
    - windsurfing
    - windscreen
    - windsock
    - windsurf
    - windsurfer
    - windsurfing
    - windswept
    - get the wind up
    - get wind of
    - get one's second wind
    - in the wind
    - like the wind     II past tense, past participle - wound; verb
    1) (to wrap round in coils: He wound the rope around his waist and began to climb.) []tīt
    2) (to make into a ball or coil: to wind wool.) satīt
    3) ((of a road etc) to twist and turn: The road winds up the mountain.) vīties; līkumot
    4) (to tighten the spring of (a clock, watch etc) by turning a knob, handle etc: I forgot to wind my watch.) uzgriezt; uzvilkt
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    - winding
    - wind up
    - be/get wound up
    * * *
    vējš; vītne, vijums; līkums; elpot; tinums; gāzes; smaka; tukši vārdi; pūst; neļaut atvilkt elpu; tīties; aptīties; vīties; ļaut atvilkt elpu; saost; tīt; aptīt; uzvilkt; cilpot; celt ar vinču

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