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1 constrictive
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2 tight
[taɪt] 1.1) (firm) [grip, knot] strettoto hold sb. in a tight embrace — tenere qcn. stretto tra le braccia
2) (taut) [rope, voice] teso3) (constrictive) [ space] stretto, angusto; [ clothing] stretto, aderente; [ shoes] stretto; (closefitting) [shirt, jeans] attillato4) (strict) [ security] assoluto; [ deadline] rigido; [ discipline] rigido, rigoroso; [ control] stretto, severo; [ budget] limitato; [ credit] difficile7) BE colloq. (drunk) ubriaco, sbronzo2.avverbio [hold, grip] stretto; [fasten, close] bene3.I just sat tight and waited for the scandal to pass — fig. ho tenuto duro
••to be in a tight spot o situation o corner essere in una situazione difficile; to run a tight ship — = avere una gestione molto efficiente e molto rigida
* * *1. adjective1) (fitting very or too closely: I couldn't open the box because the lid was too tight; My trousers are too tight.) stretto2) (stretched to a great extent; not loose: He made sure that the ropes were tight.) stretto, teso3) ((of control etc) strict and very careful: She keeps (a) tight control over her emotions.) saldo, stretto4) (not allowing much time: We hope to finish this next week but the schedule's a bit tight.) serrato2. adverb((also tightly) closely; with no extra room or space: The bags were packed tight / tightly packed.) stretto- - tight- tighten
- tightness
- tights
- tight-fisted
- tightrope
- a tight corner/spot
- tighten one's belt* * *[taɪt] 1.1) (firm) [grip, knot] strettoto hold sb. in a tight embrace — tenere qcn. stretto tra le braccia
2) (taut) [rope, voice] teso3) (constrictive) [ space] stretto, angusto; [ clothing] stretto, aderente; [ shoes] stretto; (closefitting) [shirt, jeans] attillato4) (strict) [ security] assoluto; [ deadline] rigido; [ discipline] rigido, rigoroso; [ control] stretto, severo; [ budget] limitato; [ credit] difficile7) BE colloq. (drunk) ubriaco, sbronzo2.avverbio [hold, grip] stretto; [fasten, close] bene3.I just sat tight and waited for the scandal to pass — fig. ho tenuto duro
••to be in a tight spot o situation o corner essere in una situazione difficile; to run a tight ship — = avere una gestione molto efficiente e molto rigida
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3 constriction
[kən'strɪkʃn]1) (of job, lifestyle) oppressione f.2) (of throat, blood vessel) restringimento m.3) (by snake) strangolamento m.* * *constriction /kənˈstrɪkʃn/n.1 [u] compressione; contrazione; restringimento: the constriction of blood vessels, il restringimento dei vasi sanguigni; I felt a constriction in my throat, mi sentivo la gola stretta2 [u] inibizione; repressione3 limitazione; restrizioneconstrictivea.che comprime; costrittivo.* * *[kən'strɪkʃn]1) (of job, lifestyle) oppressione f.2) (of throat, blood vessel) restringimento m.3) (by snake) strangolamento m.
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