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1. adjective1) (fitting very or too closely: I couldn't open the box because the lid was too tight; My trousers are too tight.) tett(sittende), stram2) (stretched to a great extent; not loose: He made sure that the ropes were tight.) stram, trukket hardt til3) ((of control etc) strict and very careful: She keeps (a) tight control over her emotions.) streng4) (not allowing much time: We hope to finish this next week but the schedule's a bit tight.) knapp, stram2. adverb((also tightly) closely; with no extra room or space: The bags were packed tight / tightly packed.) tett- - tight- tighten
- tightness
- tights
- tight-fisted
- tightrope
- a tight corner/spot
- tighten one's beltgjerrig--------pussa--------stram--------tettIadj. \/taɪt\/1) (om klær, sko e.l.) tettsittende, stram, trang2) ( også overført) sammenpresset, tettpakket, fast, tett3) ( også overført) fast, stram, hard, streng• the rope was so tight, he could not move4) tett, uten lekkasjer, lukket5) (om kurve, vinkel) skarp6) ( sport) jevn, jevnbyrdig7) ( handel) knapp, stram8) ( om person) gjerrig, påholden9) ( om person) anspent, anstrengt, stiv10) full, berusetbe\/find oneself in a tight corner\/spot\/squeeze være ille ute, være i knipe, være trengt opp i et hjørnekeep a tight hand\/hold over holde i sjakk, ha et fast grep på, ha under kontrollrun a tight ship ha streng kontrollIIadv. \/taɪt\/tett, fast, hardthun holdt\/klemte barnet tett inn til segblow me tight ( slang) forbanne meg!, søren ta!sit tight bli hvor man er, ikke forlate stedetsleep tight! ( hverdagslig) sov godt!
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