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make sb tighten their belt

  • 1 tighten

    1. transitive verb
    1) [fest] anziehen [Knoten, Schraube, Mutter usw.]; straffziehen [Seil, Schnur]; anspannen [Muskeln]; verstärken [Griff]

    tighten one's belt — (fig.) den Gürtel enger schnallen (ugs.)

    2) (make stricter) verschärfen [Kontrolle, Gesetz, Vorschrift]
    2. intransitive verb
    sich spannen; [Knoten:] sich zusammenziehen
    Phrasal Verbs:
    - academic.ru/92716/tighten_up">tighten up
    * * *
    verb (to make or become tight or tighter.) anziehen
    * * *
    tight·en
    [ˈtaɪtən]
    I. vt
    1. (make tight)
    ▪ to \tighten sth etw festziehen
    to \tighten a rope ein Seil festbinden
    to \tighten a screw eine Schraube anziehen
    2. (increase pressure)
    ▪ to \tighten sth etw verstärken
    to \tighten one's grip on sth den Druck auf etw akk verstärken
    to \tighten one's lips die Lippen zusammenkneifen, die Zügel anziehen fig
    3.
    ▶ to \tighten one's belt den Gürtel enger schnallen fig
    ▶ to \tighten the net das Netz zusammenziehen fig
    ▶ to \tighten the reins die Zügel anziehen fig
    II. vi straff werden
    sb's lips \tighten jd kneift die Lippen zusammen
    ▶ a noose \tightens around sb's neck die Schlinge um jds Hals wird enger fig
    * * *
    ['taɪtn]
    1. vt
    1) knot fester machen, anziehen; screw anziehen; (= re-tighten) nachziehen; muscles anspannen; lips verkneifen; rope straffen, anziehen; (= stretch tighter) straffer spannen

    to tighten one's grip (lit) — fester zugreifen; (fig) die Schraube fester ziehen

    to tighten one's grip on sth (lit) — etw fester halten; (fig)

    2) (fig) rules, security, control, law, procedures, restrictions verschärfen

    to tighten the screw on sth/a country — den Druck auf etw (acc)/ein Land verstärken

    See:
    → belt
    2. vi
    (rope) sich spannen, sich straffen; (knot) sich zusammenziehen

    whenever he's angry his mouth tightens — immer wenn er wütend ist, wird sein Mund schmal und verkniffen

    * * *
    tighten [ˈtaıtn]
    A v/t
    1. auch tighten up zusammenziehen
    2. eine Schraube, die Zügel etc fest-, anziehen, eine Feder, einen Gurt etc spannen:
    tighten one’s belt umg den Gürtel enger schnallen;
    make sb tighten their belt fig jemandem den Brotkorb höher hängen
    3. ein Seil etc straffen, auch die Muskeln anspannen:
    tighten one’s grip fester zupacken, den Druck verstärken (a. fig);
    a) Sicherheitsmaßnahmen etc verschärfen,
    b) eine Handlung straffen
    4. (ab)dichten:
    tightening compound TECH Dichtungsmasse f
    B v/i
    1. sich straffen
    2. fester werden:
    3. auch tighten up sich fest zusammenziehen
    4. WIRTSCH sich versteifen (Markt)
    a) etwas einschränken, begrenzen,
    b) Sicherheitsmaßnahmen etc verschärfen
    * * *
    1. transitive verb
    1) [fest] anziehen [Knoten, Schraube, Mutter usw.]; straffziehen [Seil, Schnur]; anspannen [Muskeln]; verstärken [Griff]

    tighten one's belt — (fig.) den Gürtel enger schnallen (ugs.)

    2) (make stricter) verschärfen [Kontrolle, Gesetz, Vorschrift]
    2. intransitive verb
    sich spannen; [Knoten:] sich zusammenziehen
    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    v.
    fest machen ausdr.
    festigen v.
    zusammen ziehen v.
    zusammenziehen (alt.Rechtschreibung) v.

    English-german dictionary > tighten

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