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1 apretarse
1 (apiñar) to narrow, tighten2 (agolparse) to crowd together; (acercarse) to squeeze up* * *VPR1) (=arrimarse) [en asiento] to squeeze up; [para abrigarse] to huddle together¿os podéis apretar un poco para hacerme sitio? — could you squeeze up a bit to make room for me?
los diez sospechosos se apretaban en dos bancos — the ten suspects were squeezed together on two benches
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■apretarse verbo reflexivo to squeeze together, crowd together
♦ Locuciones: apretarse el cinturón, to tighten one's belt, cut costs
apretarse los machos, to steel oneself
' apretarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cinturón
- apretar
- estrechar
English:
belt
- tighten
* * *vpr[agolparse] to crowd together; [acercarse] to squeeze up;si nos apretamos un poco cabremos todos if we squeeze up a bit we can all fit in;apretarse el cinturón to tighten one's belt* * *v/r1 squeeze osquash together2:apretarse el cinturón fig tighten one’s belt* * *apretarse vb to squeeze up
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