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1 squeeze

1. noun
1) (pressing) Druck, der

it only takes a gentle squeeze — man braucht nur leicht zu drücken

give something a [small] squeeze — etwas [leicht] drücken

2) (small quantity)

a squeeze of juice/washing-up liquid — ein Spritzer Saft/Spülmittel

3) (crush) Gedränge, das
2. transitive verb
1) (press) drücken; drücken auf (+ Akk.) [Tube, Plastikflasche]; kneten [Ton, Knetmasse]; ausdrücken [Schwamm, Wäsche, Pickel]; (to get juice) auspressen [Früchte, Obst]

squeeze somebody's hand — jemandem die Hand drücken

squeeze the trigger — auf den Abzug drücken

2) (extract) drücken ( out of aus)

squeeze out something — etwas herausdrücken

3) (force) zwängen

squeeze one's way past/into/out of something — sich an etwas (Dat.) vorbei-/in etwas (Akk.) hinein-/aus etwas herauszwängen

4) (fig. coll.)

squeeze something from somebody — etwas aus jemandem herauspressen
3. intransitive verb
squeeze past somebody/something — sich an jemandem/etwas vorbeidrängen

squeeze between two persons — sich zwischen zwei Personen (Dat.) durchdrängen

squeeze together — sich zusammendrängen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/111752/squeeze_in">squeeze in

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[skwi:z] 1. verb
1) (to press (something) together or from all sides tightly: He squeezed her hand affectionately; He squeezed the clay into a ball.) drücken

2) (to force (eg oneself) eg into or through a narrow space: The dog squeezed himself / his body into the hole; We were all squeezed into the back seat of the car.) sich quetschen

3) (to force something, eg liquid, out of something by pressing: She squeezed the oranges (into a jug); We might be able to squeeze some more money/information out of him.) ausquetschen
2. noun
1) (an act of squeezing: He gave his sister an affectionate squeeze.) die Umarmung

2) (a condition of being squeezed: We all got into the car, but it was a squeeze.) das Gedränge

3) (a few drops produced by squeezing.) das Ausgepreßte

4) (a time of financial restriction: an economic squeeze.) der Engpaß

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- squeezer
- squeeze up
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squeeze

[skwi:z]

I. n

1. (press) Drücken nt kein pl

to give sth a \squeeze etw drücken

2. (amount) Spritzer m

a \squeeze of lemon ein Spritzer m Zitronensaft

3. ECON (limit) Beschränkung f, Restriktion f, Verknappung f

credit \squeeze Kreditrestriktionen pl

\squeeze on jobs Personalfreisetzung f euph

profit \squeeze Verminderung f der Gewinnspanne

a \squeeze on spending eine Beschränkung der Ausgaben

to impose [or put] a \squeeze [on sb/sth] [jdm/etw] eine Beschränkung auferlegen

4. no pl (fit) Gedränge nt

it'll be a tight \squeeze es wird eng werden

it's quite a \squeeze to get into these old jeans! in diese alten Jeans muss ich mich ganz schön reinzwängen! fam

5. ( fam: person) Eroberung f hum

II. vt

1. (press)

▪ to \squeeze sth etw drücken

to \squeeze sb's hand jds [o jdm die] Hand drücken

to \squeeze a lemon/an orange eine Zitrone/eine Orange auspressen

to \squeeze a sponge einen Schwamm ausdrücken

to \squeeze a toothpaste tube eine Zahnpastatube ausdrücken

to \squeeze the trigger auf den Abzug drücken

2. (extract)

freshly \squeezed orange juice frisch gepresster Orangensaft

to \squeeze water out of a cloth/sponge einen Lappen auswringen/einen Schwamm ausdrücken

to \squeeze profit [from sth] ( fig) Profit [aus etw dat] schlagen

▪ to \squeeze sth from [or out of] sb ( fam) etw aus jdm herausquetschen [o herauspressen]

to \squeeze information from sb aus jdm Informationen herauspressen

3. (push)

▪ to \squeeze sth/sb into sth etw/jdn in etw akk [hinein]zwängen

▪ to \squeeze sth/sb through sth etw/jdn durch etw akk [durch]zwängen

to \squeeze a rival out of the market ( fig) einen Rivalen/eine Rivalin aus dem Markt drängen

4. (burden financially)

▪ to \squeeze sth etw belasten

small businesses are being \squeezed by heavy taxation hohe Steuern bringen kleine Unternehmen in Bedrängnis

5. (constrict)

▪ to \squeeze sth etw einschränken [o drücken] [o verkleinern]

high interest rates are squeezing consumer spending die hohen Zinsen wirken sich negativ auf das Kaufverhalten aus

our margins have been \squeezed by the competition unsere Gewinnspannen sind von der Konkurrenz heruntergedrückt worden

6. ( fam: threaten)

▪ to \squeeze sb jdn unter Druck setzen

7.

▶ to \squeeze sb dry [or until the pips squeak] jdn ausnehmen wie eine Weihnachtsgans fam

III. vi (fit into)

▪ to \squeeze into sth sich akk in etw akk [hinein]zwängen

we \squeezed into the back seat of his car wir quetschten uns auf den Rücksitz seines Wagens

▪ to \squeeze past sth sich an etw dat vorbeizwängen

▪ to \squeeze through sth sich akk durch etw akk [durch]zwängen

to \squeeze under sth sich akk unter etw dat durchzwängen

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[skwiːz]
1. n

1) (= act of squeezing) Drücken nt no pl, Pressen nt no pl; (= hug) Umarmung f; (of hand) Händedruck m; (in bus etc) Gedränge nt

to give sth a squeeze — etw drücken, etw pressen; lemon, sponge etw ausdrücken

to give sb a squeeze — jdn an sich (acc) drücken

to give sb's hand a squeeze — jdm die Hand drücken

it was a tight squeeze — es war fürchterlich eng

getting into that dress was a bit of a squeeze — es war nicht so leicht, mich in das Kleid zu zwängen

2) (= amount) Spritzer m

put a squeeze of toothpaste on the brush — drücken Sie etwas Zahnpasta auf die Bürste

3) (= credit squeeze) Kreditbeschränkung f

4)

to put the squeeze on sb (inf) — jdm die Daumenschrauben ansetzen (inf)

5) (inf: romantic partner) Freund m, Freundin f

2. vt
drücken; sponge, tube ausdrücken; orange auspressen, ausquetschen; (= squash) person, hand einquetschen; (fig = restrict) person, economy, business etc unter Druck setzen; profits, costs drücken
to squeeze one's eyes shut — die Augen fest zudrücken

to squeeze clothes into a case — Kleider in einen Koffer zwängen

to squeeze liquid out of or from sth —

to squeeze out water/juice — Wasser/Saft herauspressen (from aus)

he squeezed the trigger — er drückte ab

to squeeze out a tear — eine Träne zerdrücken

to squeeze sth dry (lit) — etw auswringen; (fig) das Letzte aus etw herausholen

to squeeze sb dry (fig) — jdn ausbluten

to squeeze money/information etc out of sb — Geld/Informationen etc aus jdm herausquetschen

to squeeze the rich — die Reichen schröpfen

to be squeezed to death — erdrückt werden

I'll see if we can squeeze you in — vielleicht können wir Sie noch unterbringen

we'll squeeze another song in before the interval — wir schaffen vor der Pause noch ein Lied

3. vi

you should be able to squeeze through — wenn du dich kleinmachst, kommst du durch

to squeeze in/out — sich hinein-/hinausdrängen

to squeeze past sb — sich an jdm vorbeidrücken

to squeeze onto the bus — sich in den Bus hineinzwängen

to squeeze through a crowd/hole — sich durch eine Menge/ein Loch zwängen

to squeeze (through) underneath a fence — sich unter einem Zaun durchzwängen

you'll have to squeeze up a bit — Sie müssen ein bisschen zusammenrücken

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squeeze [skwiːz]

A v/t

1. zusammendrücken, (-)pressen:

squeeze sb’s hand jemandem die Hand drücken

2. a) auch squeeze dry eine Frucht ausquetschen, -pressen

b) einen Pickel, Schwamm etc ausdrücken

c) umg jemanden ausnehmen, schröpfen

3. a) oft squeeze out Saft (her)auspressen, -quetschen ( beide:

from aus):

squeeze a tear fig eine Träne zerdrücken, ein paar Krokodilstränen weinen

b) Zahnpaste etc drücken ( out of aus)

4. drücken, quetschen, zwängen ( alle:

into in akk):

squeeze in einklemmen;

squeeze o.s. ( oder one’s way) in (through) sich hinein-(hindurch)zwängen;

they were squeezed up against each other sie standen dicht gedrängt;

be squeezed for room in beengten Verhältnissen leben

5. umg fest oder innig an sich drücken

6. umg

a) jemanden unter Druck setzen, erpressen

b) Geld etc herauspressen, einen Vorteil etc herausschinden ( out of aus)

7. abklatschen, einen Abdruck von einer Münze etc machen

B v/i

1. quetschen, drücken, pressen

2. sich zwängen oder quetschen:

squeeze through (in, out) sich durch-(hinein-, hinaus)zwängen;

squeeze up zusammenrücken

3. sich (aus)quetschen oder (-)pressen lassen

C s

1. Druck m, Pressen n, Quetschen n

2. Händedruck m

3. (innige) Umarmung

4. Gedränge n:

it was a (tight) squeeze es ging ganz schön eng zu

5. ausgepresster Saft

6. umg Klemme f, ( besonders Geld)Verlegenheit f:

be in a tight squeeze schwer im Druck sein

7. umg Druck m, Erpressung f:

put the squeeze on sb jemanden unter Druck setzen

8. WIRTSCH

a) ( auch Geld) Knappheit f, wirtschaftlicher Engpass

b) Börse: Zwang m zu Deckungskäufen: → credit squeeze

9. ( besonders Wachs)Abdruck m, (-)Abguss m

10. umg have a tight ( oder close, narrow) squeeze mit knapper Not davonkommen oder entkommen;

that was a tight squeeze das ist gerade noch einmal gut gegangen!, das hätte ins Auge gehen können!

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1. noun
1) (pressing) Druck, der

it only takes a gentle squeeze — man braucht nur leicht zu drücken

give something a [small] squeeze — etwas [leicht] drücken

2) (small quantity)

a squeeze of juice/washing-up liquid — ein Spritzer Saft/Spülmittel

3) (crush) Gedränge, das
2. transitive verb
1) (press) drücken; drücken auf (+ Akk.) [Tube, Plastikflasche]; kneten [Ton, Knetmasse]; ausdrücken [Schwamm, Wäsche, Pickel]; (to get juice) auspressen [Früchte, Obst]

squeeze somebody's hand — jemandem die Hand drücken

squeeze the trigger — auf den Abzug drücken

2) (extract) drücken ( out of aus)

squeeze out something — etwas herausdrücken

3) (force) zwängen

squeeze one's way past/into/out of something — sich an etwas (Dat.) vorbei-/in etwas (Akk.) hinein-/aus etwas herauszwängen

4) (fig. coll.)

squeeze something from somebody — etwas aus jemandem herauspressen
3. intransitive verb
squeeze past somebody/something — sich an jemandem/etwas vorbeidrängen

squeeze between two persons — sich zwischen zwei Personen (Dat.) durchdrängen

squeeze together — sich zusammendrängen

Phrasal Verbs:

- squeeze in

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v.

auspressen v.

drücken v.

pressen v.

quetschen v.

verdichten v.

English-german dictionary > squeeze
2 squeeze

squeeze [skwi:z]

1. noun

• to give sth a squeeze ( = to squeeze sth) he gave her a big squeeze il l'a serrée très fort dans ses bras

• a squeeze of lemon quelques gouttes fpl de citron

• a squeeze of toothpaste un peu de dentifrice

• it was a real squeeze in the bus on était serrés comme des sardines (inf) dans le bus

• it was a tight squeeze to get through il y avait à peine la place de passer

• credit squeeze restrictions fpl de crédit

2. transitive verb

   a. ( = press) [+ tube, lemon, sponge] presser ; [+ cloth] tordre ; [+ sb's hand, arm] serrer

• she squeezed another sweater into the case elle a réussi à caser (inf) un autre pull dans la valise

   b. ( = extract) [+ water, juice, toothpaste] exprimer (from, out of de)

   c. [+ information, names] (inf) soutirer ( out of à)

3. intransitive verb

• he squeezed past me il est passé devant moi en me poussant

• he managed to squeeze into the bus il a réussi à monter dans l'autobus en poussant

• they all squeezed into the car ils se sont entassés dans la voiture

• can you squeeze underneath the fence? est-ce que tu peux te glisser sous la barrière ?

• he squeezed through the crowd il a réussi à se faufiler à travers la foule

• she squeezed through the window elle s'est glissée par la fenêtre

► squeeze in

1. intransitive verb

[person] trouver une petite place ; [car] rentrer tout juste

• can I squeeze in? est-ce qu'il y a une petite place pour moi ?

2. separable transitive verb

trouver une petite place pour

• can you squeeze two more people in? est-ce que vous avez de la place pour deux autres personnes ?

• I can squeeze you in tomorrow at nine (inf) je peux vous caser (inf) demain à neuf heures

► squeeze out separable transitive verb

( = drop) [+ person] évincer ; [+ activity] éliminer

► squeeze past intransitive verb se faufiler

► squeeze through intransitive verb se faufiler

► squeeze up (inf) intransitive verb se serrer

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[skwiːz] 1.
noun

1) ( application of pressure)

to give something a squeeze — presser quelque chose [hand, tube]

to give somebody a squeeze — serrer quelqu'un dans ses bras

2) ( small amount)

a squeeze of glue/lemon — un peu de colle/citron

3) Economics, Finance resserrement m (on de)

to feel the squeeze — se sentir coincé financièrement

to put the squeeze on — (colloq) faire pression sur [debtors]

4) (colloq) ( crush)

I can get past, but it will be a tight squeeze — je peux passer mais ce sera un peu juste
2.
transitive verb

1) ( press) presser [lemon, bottle, tube]; serrer [arm, hand]; appuyer sur [bag, parcel, trigger]; percer [spot]

to squeeze glue/toothpaste onto something — mettre de la colle/du dentifrice sur quelque chose

2) fig ( get)

I squeezed £10 out of dad — j'ai réussi à obtenir 10 livres sterling de papa

to squeeze the truth/a confession out of somebody — arracher la vérité/un aveu à quelqu'un

3) ( fit)

we can squeeze a few more people into the room — on a encore de la place pour quelques personnes dans la salle

I can just squeeze into that dress — je rentre tout juste dans cette robe

to squeeze behind/between/under something — se glisser derrière/entre/sous quelque chose

4) Economics, Finance resserrer [profit, margins]; asphyxier [small businesses]

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Phrasal Verbs:

- squeeze in

- squeeze out

- squeeze past

English-French dictionary > squeeze
3 squeeze

squeeze [skwi:z]

1 noun

(a) (pressure, grip) pression f; (handshake) poignée f de main; (hug) étreinte f;

∎ to give sth a squeeze (toothpaste, lemon) presser qch; (cloth) essorer qch;

∎ he gave my hand a reassuring squeeze il a serré ma main pour me rassurer;

∎ to give sb a squeeze serrer qn dans ses bras;

∎ familiar to put the squeeze on sb faire pression sur qn^□

(b) (crush of people) cohue f;

∎ it was a tight squeeze (in vehicle, room) on était très serré; (through opening) on est passé de justesse

(c) (small amount → of liquid) quelques gouttes fpl;

∎ a squeeze of lemon quelques gouttes de citron;

∎ a squeeze of toothpaste un peu de dentifrice

(d) familiar (difficult situation) situation f difficile^□ ;

∎ in a squeeze you can always borrow my car en cas de problème, tu peux toujours emprunter ma voiture

(e) Economics & Finance (on profits, wages) baisse f (on de);

∎ (credit) squeeze resserrement m du crédit;

∎ a squeeze on jobs des suppressions fpl d'emploi;

∎ since her husband lost his job, they've really been feeling the squeeze depuis que son mari a perdu son emploi, ils ont de sérieux problèmes d'argent

(f) (in bridge) squeeze m

(g) familiar

∎ (main) squeeze (boyfriend) mec m, Jules m; (girlfriend) nana f, gonzesse f

2 transitive verb

(a) (press → tube, sponge, pimple) presser; (→ cloth) essorer; (→ trigger) presser sur, appuyer sur; (→ package) palper; (→ hand, shoulder) serrer;

∎ I squeezed as hard as I could j'ai serré aussi fort que j'ai pu;

∎ she squeezed her knees together elle serra les genoux;

∎ I kept my eyes squeezed tight shut j'ai gardé les yeux bien fermés;

∎ to squeeze the life out of sb étouffer qn

(b) (extract, press out → liquid) exprimer; (→ paste, glue) faire sortir; figurative (money, information) soutirer;

∎ I squeezed a dab of cream onto my nose je me suis mis un peu de crème sur le nez;

∎ a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice une orange pressée;

∎ to squeeze the juice out of a lemon extraire le jus d'un citron;

∎ to squeeze the water out of a sponge essorer une éponge;

∎ to squeeze the air out of or from sth faire sortir l'air de qch en appuyant dessus;

∎ it won't be easy to squeeze the results out of him il ne sera pas facile de lui soutirer les résultats;

∎ you won't squeeze another penny out of me! tu n'auras pas un sou de plus!;

∎ they want to squeeze more concessions from the EC ils veulent forcer la Communauté européenne à faire de nouvelles concessions;

∎ she's squeezing a lot of publicity out of the issue elle exploite le sujet au maximum pour se faire de la publicité

(c) (cram, force) faire entrer (avec difficulté);

∎ I can't squeeze another thing into my suitcase je ne peux plus rien faire entrer dans ma valise;

∎ they're squeezing more and more circuits onto microchips ils réussissent à mettre de plus en plus de circuits sur les puces;

∎ she squeezed the ring onto her finger elle enfila la bague avec difficulté;

∎ he squeezed his way under the fence il s'est glissé ou faufilé sous le grillage;

∎ he squeezed his huge bulk behind the steering wheel il parvint à glisser son corps volumineux derrière le volant;

∎ 20 men were squeezed into one small cell 20 hommes étaient entassés dans une petite cellule;

∎ the airport is squeezed between the sea and the mountains l'aéroport est coincé entre la mer et les montagnes

(d) (constrain → profits, budget) réduire; (→ taxpayer, workers) pressurer;

∎ universities are being squeezed by the cuts les réductions (de budget) mettent les universités en difficulté;

∎ the British car industry has been squeezed by foreign competition l'industrie automobile britannique subit la pression de la concurrence étrangère;

∎ familiar I'm a bit squeezed for time/money question temps/argent, je suis un peu juste

(e) (in bridge) squeezer

3 intransitive verb

∎ the lorry managed to squeeze between the posts le camion a réussi à passer de justesse entre les poteaux;

∎ I squeezed into the crowded room j'ai réussi à me glisser dans la salle bondée;

∎ they all squeezed onto the bus ils se sont tous entassés dans le bus;

∎ can you squeeze into that parking space? y a-t-il assez de place pour te garer là?;

∎ try and squeeze into these trousers essayez de rentrer dans ce pantalon;

∎ it was possible just to squeeze under the wire il était tout juste possible de se glisser sous le fil de fer

➲ squeeze in

1 intransitive verb

(get in) se faire une petite place;

∎ I had to squeeze in past six people to reach my seat j'ai dû me glisser devant six personnes pour atteindre mon siège

2 separable transitive verb

(in schedule) réussir à faire entrer;

∎ she's hoping to squeeze in a trip to Rome too elle espère avoir aussi le temps de faire un saut à Rome;

∎ the dentist says he can squeeze you in le dentiste dit qu'il peut vous prendre entre deux rendez-vous;

∎ can you squeeze in a lunch with me next week? vous n'auriez pas une petite heure disponible pour déjeuner avec moi la semaine prochaine?

➲ squeeze out separable transitive verb

(a) (sponge, wet clothes) essorer

(b) (liquid) exprimer; Technology (plastic) extruder;

∎ I squeezed out the last of the glue j'ai fini le tube de colle;

∎ she gently squeezed the splinter out en pressant doucement, elle a fait sortir l'écharde

(c) (get rid of → candidate, competitor) évincer;

∎ they're trying to squeeze me out ils essaient de se débarrasser de moi;

∎ we were squeezed out by a German firm une société allemande nous a devancés d'une courte tête;

∎ the Japanese are squeezing them out of the market ils sont en train de se faire évincer du marché par les Japonais

➲ squeeze up intransitive verb

se serrer, se pousser;

∎ squeeze up a bit so Jane can sit down serrez-vous un peu pour que Jane puisse s'asseoir

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4 tight

tight [taɪt]

1 adjective

(a) (garment, footwear) serré, étroit;

∎ these shoes are a bit tight ces chaussures sont un peu trop serrées;

∎ it's a tight fit c'est trop serré ou juste;

∎ tight jeans (too small) un jean trop serré; (close-fitting) un jean moulant;

∎ a tight skirt (too small) une jupe trop serrée; (close-fitting) une jupe moulante;

∎ my tie is too tight ma cravate est trop serrée

(b) (stiff → drawer, door) dur à ouvrir; (→ tap) dur à tourner; (→ lid) dur à enlever; (→ screw) serré; (constricted) pesant;

∎ I've got a tight feeling across my chest j'ai comme un poids sur la poitrine;

∎ it was a tight squeeze but we got everyone in on a eu du mal mais on a réussi à faire entrer tout le monde;

∎ figurative to be in a tight corner or spot être dans une situation difficile

(c) (taut → rope) raide, tendu; (→ bow) tendu; (→ net, knitting, knot) serré; (→ skin) tiré; (→ group) serré;

∎ her face looked tight and drawn elle avait les traits tirés;

∎ they marched in tight formation ils marchaient en ordre serré

(d) (firm)

∎ to hold sb in a tight embrace serrer qn fort dans ses bras;

∎ to keep a tight hold or grasp on sth bien tenir qch;

∎ she kept a tight hold on the rail elle s'agrippait à la balustrade;

∎ figurative she kept a tight hold on the expenses elle surveillait les dépenses de près;

∎ you should keep a tighter rein on the children/your emotions il faudrait surveiller les enfants de plus près/mieux maîtriser vos émotions

(e) (sharp → bend, turn) brusque;

∎ we had to make a tight turn to avoid the car nous avons dû effectuer un virage serré pour éviter la voiture

(f) (strict → control, restrictions) strict, sévère; (→ security) strict;

∎ to run a tight ship mener son monde à la baguette

(g) (limited → budget, credit) serré, resserré;

∎ to work on a tight budget travailler avec un budget serré;

∎ money is a bit tight or things are a bit tight at the moment l'argent manque un peu en ce moment

(h) (close → competition) serré;

∎ it should be a tight finish (in race) l'arrivée devrait être serrée

(i) (busy → schedule) serré, chargé;

∎ it was tight but I made it in time c'était juste, mais je suis arrivé à temps

(j) familiar (mean) radin, pingre^□ ;

∎ he's very tight with his money il est très près de ses sous

(k) familiar (drunk) pompette;

∎ he gets tight on one glass of wine un verre de vin suffit à le soûler

(l) Music (group, band) très au point

2 adverb

(close, fasten) bien;

∎ packed tight (bag) bien rempli ou plein; (pub, room) bondé;

∎ hold tight! tenez-vous bien!, accrochez-vous bien!;

∎ she held the rabbit tight in her arms elle serrait le lapin dans ses bras;

∎ pull the thread tight tirez ou tendez bien le fil;

∎ is that window shut tight? cette fenêtre est-elle bien fermée?;

∎ it needs to be turned/screwed tight il faut le serrer/le visser à fond

3 tights plural noun

∎ (pair of) tights collant m, collants mpl

►► tight end (in American football) receveur m rapproché;

Economics tight money argent m rare

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5 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.) apretado; estrecho

2) (stretched to a great extent; not loose: He made sure that the ropes were tight.) apretado

3) ((of control etc) strict and very careful: She keeps (a) tight control over her emotions.) riguroso, estricto

4) (not allowing much time: We hope to finish this next week but the schedule's a bit tight.) apretado

2. adverb
((also tightly) closely; with no extra room or space: The bags were packed tight / tightly packed.) bien cerrado; apretado

- - tight
- tighten
- tightness
- tights
- tight-fisted
- tightrope
- a tight corner/spot
- tighten one's belt

tight adj

1. apretado

this belt is too tight el cinturón está demasiado apretado

2. ajustado / ceñido

tight trousers pantalones ajustados

this collar is too tight este cuello me aprieta mucho

tight

tr[taɪt]

adjective

1 (firmly fastened) apretado,-a, duro,-a

2 (taut) tensado,-a, tirante, tenso,-a; (chest) oprimido

3 (clothes) ajustado,-a, ceñido,-a

4 (not leaky) hermético,-a, impermeable

5 (hold) estrecho,-a, fuerte

6 (packed together) apretado,-a

7 (strict - schedule) apretado,-a; (- security) estricto,-a, riguroso,-a

8 familiar (mean) agarrado,-a, tacaño,-a

9 familiar (drunk) borracho,-a

10 (not easily obtainable) escaso,-a

11 (contest) reñido,-a

12 (bend) cerrado,-a

adverb

1 firmemente, fuerte

■ hold (on) tight! ¡agárrate fuerte!

■ close your eyes tight cierra bien los ojos

■ hold me tight abrázame fuerte

■ sit tight ¡no te muevas!

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be a tight squeeze estar apretados,-as

tight spot aprieto

tight ['taɪt] adv

tightly: bien, fuerte

shut it tight: ciérralo bien

tight adj

1) : bien cerrado, hermético

a tight seal: un cierre hermético

2) strict: estricto, severo

3) taut: tirante, tenso

4) snug: apretado, ajustado, ceñido

a tight dress: un vestido ceñido

5) difficult: difícil

to be in a tight spot: estar en un aprieto

6) stingy: apretado, avaro, agarrado fam

7) close: reñido

a tight game: un juego reñido

8) scarce: escaso

money is tight: escasea el dinero

tight

adj.

• ajustado, -a adj.

• apretado, -a adj.

• bien cerrado adj.

• chupado, -a adj.

• difícil adj.

• estanco, -a adj.

• estrecho, -a adj.

• firme adj.

• hermético, -a adj.

• premioso, -a adj.

• prieto, -a adj.

• teso, -a adj.

• tieso, -a adj.

• tirante adj.

adv.

• firmemente adv.

n.

• traje de malla s.m.

I taɪt
adjective -er, -est

1)

a) ( fitting closely) <dress/skirt> ajustado, ceñido; (if uncomfortable, unsightly) apretado

b) (stiff, hard to move) <screw/bolt> apretado, duro

c) ( with nothing to spare) < margin> estrecho; < schedule> apretado

there's room for four, but it's a tight squeeze — caben cuatro, pero bastante apretados

to be on a tight budget — tener* un presupuesto muy limitado

money's tight — están (or estamos etc) apretados or escasos de dinero

d) ( close) <game/finish> reñido

e) ( restricted)

I can't breathe; my chest feels tight — no puedo respirar, siento una opresión en el pecho

2)

a) ( firm) < embrace> estrecho, apretado, fuerte

b) ( strict) <security/control> estricto

he keeps a tight hold on expenditure — mantiene estricto control sobre los gastos

3)

a) ( sharp) < bend> cerrado

b) ( closely formed) <knot/knitting> apretado

4)

a) ( taut) <cord/thread> tirante, tenso

b) ( not leaky) < seal> hermético

5) (difficult, problematic) < situation> difícil

6) (colloq)

a) ( mean) tightfisted

b) ( drunk) (pred) borracho, como una cuba (fam)

to get tight — emborracharse

II

adverb

hold (on) tight! — agárrate bien or fuerte!

screw the lid on tight — aprieta bien el tapón

sleep tight! — que duermas bien!

we'll have to sit tight and see what happens — vamos a tener que esperar a ver qué pasa

[taɪt]
1. ADJ
(compar tighter) (superl tightest)
1) [clothes, jeans] (=close-fitting) ajustado, ceñido; (=uncomfortably tight) apretado, estrecho

my shoes are too tight — me aprietan los zapatos

the hat was a tight fit — el sombrero quedaba muy apretado or muy justo

2) (=stretched out) [rope, skin] tirante

my skin feels tight — tengo la piel tirante, me tira la piel

to pull sth tight — tensar algo

- as tight as a drum

she has a body as tight as a drum — tiene el cuerpo firme como una piedra

- keep a tight rein on sth/sb
skin-tight
3) (=not loose) [screw, knot, curl] apretado; [seal] hermético; [embrace, grip] fuerte

his fingers were tight on Thomas's arm — le apretaba el brazo a Thomas fuertemente con los dedos

the insect curled up in a tight ball — el insecto se enroscó formando una pequeña bola

• to have a tight grip on sth — (on power, economy) ejercer un firme control sobre algo

to keep a tight grip on sth — (on finances, discipline) mantener un firme control de algo

• to have a tight hold of sth — tener algo bien agarrado

to keep a tight hold of sth — agarrar algo con fuerza

• it was a tight squeeze in the lift — íbamos muy apretados or apiñados en el ascensor

- keep a tight lid on sth
airtight, watertight
4) (=tense) [voice, throat, smile] tenso; [muscle] tenso, tirante

my chest feels tight — siento una opresión en el pecho

5) (=strict) [schedule] apretado; [budget] ajustado, limitado; [control] estricto

security will be tight — habrá fuertes medidas de seguridad

6) (=close-knit) [group, community] muy unido

7) (=sharp) [bend] cerrado

to make a tight turn — girar bruscamente, dar un giro brusco

8) * (=scarce) [space, resources] limitado, escaso

things were tight during the war — el dinero era escaso durante la guerra

when we first got married money was tight — al principio de casarnos estábamos bastante escasos de dinero

9) * (=difficult) [situation] apurado, difícil

- be in a tight corner or spot

10) (=close) [competition, match] reñido

11) * (=drunk) mamado *, tomado (LAm) *

to get tight — agarrarse una moña *, cogérsela *

12) * (=tight-fisted) agarrado *

2.

ADV [hold, grip] bien, con fuerza; [squeeze] con fuerza; [shut, seal, tie] bien

• hold (on) tight! — ¡agárrate or sujétate bien!, ¡agárrate or sujétate fuerte!

• to be packed tight (with sth) — estar lleno hasta arriba (de algo) *, estar abarrotado (de algo) *

to sit tight —

do we just sit tight while thousands of people are dying? — ¿vamos a quedarnos cruzados de brazos or sin hacer nada mientras mueren miles de personas?

- sleep tight!

3.

CPD

tight end N — (US) tight end m (en fútbol americano)

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I [taɪt]
adjective -er, -est

1)

a) ( fitting closely) <dress/skirt> ajustado, ceñido; (if uncomfortable, unsightly) apretado

b) (stiff, hard to move) <screw/bolt> apretado, duro

c) ( with nothing to spare) < margin> estrecho; < schedule> apretado

there's room for four, but it's a tight squeeze — caben cuatro, pero bastante apretados

to be on a tight budget — tener* un presupuesto muy limitado

money's tight — están (or estamos etc) apretados or escasos de dinero

d) ( close) <game/finish> reñido

e) ( restricted)

I can't breathe; my chest feels tight — no puedo respirar, siento una opresión en el pecho

2)

a) ( firm) < embrace> estrecho, apretado, fuerte

b) ( strict) <security/control> estricto

he keeps a tight hold on expenditure — mantiene estricto control sobre los gastos

3)

a) ( sharp) < bend> cerrado

b) ( closely formed) <knot/knitting> apretado

4)

a) ( taut) <cord/thread> tirante, tenso

b) ( not leaky) < seal> hermético

5) (difficult, problematic) < situation> difícil

6) (colloq)

a) ( mean) tightfisted

b) ( drunk) (pred) borracho, como una cuba (fam)

to get tight — emborracharse

II

adverb

hold (on) tight! — agárrate bien or fuerte!

screw the lid on tight — aprieta bien el tapón

sleep tight! — que duermas bien!

we'll have to sit tight and see what happens — vamos a tener que esperar a ver qué pasa

English-spanish dictionary > tight
6 tight

[taɪt] 1.
aggettivo

1) (firm) [grip, knot] stretto

to hold sb. in a tight embrace — tenere qcn. stretto tra le braccia

2) (taut) [rope, voice] teso

3) (constrictive) [ space] stretto, angusto; [ clothing] stretto, aderente; [ shoes] stretto; (closefitting) [shirt, jeans] attillato

it was a tight squeeze — eravamo schiacciati come sardine

4) (strict) [ security] assoluto; [ deadline] rigido; [ discipline] rigido, rigoroso; [ control] stretto, severo; [ budget] limitato; [ credit] difficile

to be tight (with one's money) — essere taccagno

money is a bit tight these days — in questo periodo sono un po' a corto di soldi

5) (packed) [ schedule] fitto; [ timetable] serrato

6) (compact) [ group] serrato; [ bunch] folto

7) BE colloq. (drunk) ubriaco, sbronzo

8) (sharp, oblique) [ angle] acuto; [ turn] stretto
2.
avverbio [hold, grip] stretto; [fasten, close] bene

hold tight! — tieniti forte!

sit tight! — stai fermo!

I just sat tight and waited for the scandal to pass — fig. ho tenuto duro
3.
nome plurale tights BE collant m.

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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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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.) stretto

2) (stretched to a great extent; not loose: He made sure that the ropes were tight.) stretto, teso

3) ((of control etc) strict and very careful: She keeps (a) tight control over her emotions.) saldo, stretto

4) (not allowing much time: We hope to finish this next week but the schedule's a bit tight.) serrato
2. 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
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[taɪt] 1.
aggettivo

1) (firm) [grip, knot] stretto

to hold sb. in a tight embrace — tenere qcn. stretto tra le braccia

2) (taut) [rope, voice] teso

3) (constrictive) [ space] stretto, angusto; [ clothing] stretto, aderente; [ shoes] stretto; (closefitting) [shirt, jeans] attillato

it was a tight squeeze — eravamo schiacciati come sardine

4) (strict) [ security] assoluto; [ deadline] rigido; [ discipline] rigido, rigoroso; [ control] stretto, severo; [ budget] limitato; [ credit] difficile

to be tight (with one's money) — essere taccagno

money is a bit tight these days — in questo periodo sono un po' a corto di soldi

5) (packed) [ schedule] fitto; [ timetable] serrato

6) (compact) [ group] serrato; [ bunch] folto

7) BE colloq. (drunk) ubriaco, sbronzo

8) (sharp, oblique) [ angle] acuto; [ turn] stretto
2.
avverbio [hold, grip] stretto; [fasten, close] bene

hold tight! — tieniti forte!

sit tight! — stai fermo!

I just sat tight and waited for the scandal to pass — fig. ho tenuto duro
3.
nome plurale tights BE collant m.

••

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

English-Italian dictionary > tight
7 ♦ tight

♦ tight (1) /taɪt/
A a.

1 fermo; saldo; solido; duro: a tight knot, un saldo nodo; un nodo stretto

2 chiuso; serrato; stretto: a tight screw, una vite stretta (bene); to keep one's fists tight, tenere i pugni serrati; tight shoes, scarpe strette

3 ( di un indumento) stretto; attillato; aderente: a tight dress, un abito attillato; DIALOGO → - Clothes 3- They're a bit tight around the waist, sono un po' stretti in vita

4 teso; tirato: a tight rope, una corda tesa

5 ermetico; a tenuta stagna; a perfetta tenuta; ( del terreno) impermeabile: Now the boat is tight, ora la barca è a tenuta stagna (o tiene l'acqua)

6 (fig.) serrato; conciso; stringato: tight language, linguaggio conciso; a tight style, uno stile stringato

7 (fig.) pieno, zeppo (di qc.); fitto: I've got a very tight schedule this morning, stamattina ho un'agenda piena d'impegni

8 (fig.) severo; rigido; rigoroso; duro; stretto (fig.): tight security, rigide norme di sicurezza; That boy needs a tight hand, quel ragazzo va trattato con grande rigore; They kept him under tight control, lo tenevano sotto stretto controllo

9 (fig.) difficile: a tight situation, una situazione difficile

10 ( di un affare e sim.) poco vantaggioso; mediocre

11 (econ.) rigido; ( di un bene) che scarseggia, per il quale c'è troppa domanda: tight market, mercato rigido; Oil was tight on all markets, il petrolio era scarso su tutti i mercati

12 (fin.) difficile (da ottenere); ( del denaro) caro: tight credit, credito difficile; tight fiscal policy, politica fiscale restrittiva; tight money, stretta monetaria; restrizioni creditizie; Money was tighter than ever, il denaro era più caro che mai

13 compatto; (mil.) a file serrate; ben affiatato: a tight group of friends, un compatto (o ben affiatato) gruppo di amici; in tight formation, in formazione compatta

14 (autom., aeron.) stretto: a tight turn, una curva (o una virata) stretta

15 ( sport) stretto (fig.); duro; ferreo (fig.): ( calcio, ecc.) tight marking, marcatura stretta (o ferrea)

16 ( sport) chiuso; di chiusura: to play a tight game, fare un gioco di chiusura

17 tirato (fig.); combattuto; serrato; allo spasimo: a tight finish, un finale allo spasimo ( di una partita); un finale tirato ( di una corsa)

18 ( sport) equilibrato: a tight tennis match, un incontro di tennis equilibrato

19 (fam.) avaro; spilorcio; taccagno

20 (fam.) teso; tirato: She had a tight expression, aveva il viso tirato

21 (fam.) ubriaco; sbronzo

22 (dial.) bello; aggraziato; benfatto

B avv.

1 stretto; strettamente; saldamente; fortemente; a fondo: Hold it tight, tienlo stretto!; to screw a nut tight, avvitare a fondo (o stringere) un dado

2 completamente; del tutto; bene: to pack a rucksack tight, riempire bene uno zaino

● ( slang USA) tight-assed (o tight-ass), contegnoso; rigido; moralista; perbenista; represso; puritano □ a tight bale, una balla ben pressata □ tight corner, (autom., sci, ecc.) curva stretta; (fig.) situazione difficile, pericolosa: to be in a tight corner, essere con le spalle al muro (fig.) □ a tight drawer, un cassetto duro, che non scorre bene □ ( football americano) tight end, ‘tight end’; attaccante ala ( che si schiera a due iarde di distanza dal placcatore) □ tight-fitting, attillato; aderente: a tight-fitting jacket, una giacca attillata □ ( rugby) tight head, ‘tight head’ (pilone schierato alla destra del tallonatore nella prima fila della mischia) □ ( anche fig.) tight-knit, a maglie strette □ tight-limbed, dalle membra forti; asciutto □ tight-lipped, di poche parole; riservato; che non parla, che sa tenere un segreto □ a tight-lipped smile, un sorriso a denti stretti □ ( sport) a tight race, una corsa molto combattuta; una corsa tirata (fam.) □ ( rugby) tight scrum, mischia chiusa (o comandata) □ a tight ship, una nave stagna; (fig.) una nave con l'equipaggio disciplinato; (fig.) un'azienda che ha personale disciplinato □ a tight smile, un sorriso forzato □ tight spot, situazione difficile, pericolosa □ a tight squeeze, una forte stretta; un pigia pigia; un serra serra; (fig.) un momento difficile; (fig., econ.) una stretta □ ( lotta) tight waist, cintura per davanti □ a tight weave, una trama fitta ( di un tessuto) □ (fam.) to get tight, sbronzarsi □ to keep tight control over sb., tenere q. sotto stretto controllo; comandare q. a bacchetta □ to sit tight, sedere immobile; (fig.) essere irremovibile; non cedere d'un millimetro; tenere duro □ to sleep tight, dormire bene (o sodo, della grossa) □ ( sport: in classifica) It's very tight in the top five, i primi cinque sono a distanza ravvicinata.
tight (2) /taɪt/
a.

(spec. nei composti) a tenuta di; a prova di: gas-tight, a tenuta di gas.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ tight
8 squeeze

I [skwiːz]
nome

1)

to give sth. a squeeze — stringere [ hand]; spremere [ tube]

to give sb. a squeeze — dare una stretta a qcn. (in segno di affetto), abbracciare qcn

2) (small amount)

a squeeze of lemon — una spruzzatina di limone

a squeeze of glue — un po' di colla

3) econ. stretta f., restrizione f.

to feel the squeeze — essere in ristrettezze economiche

to put the squeeze on — colloq. fare pressione su [ debtors]

4) colloq.

we can all get in the car but it will be a (tight) squeeze — in macchina ci stiamo tutti, ma staremo un po' schiacciati
II [skwiːz]
verbo transitivo

1) (press) spremere [lemon, tube]; comprimere, schiacciare [bottle, bag, parcel]; stringere [arm, hand]; premere [ trigger]; schiacciare [ spot]

to squeeze toothpaste onto sth. — mettere del dentifricio su qcs

2) fig. (get)

I squeezed Ј 5 out of dad — sono riuscito a spillare 5 sterline a papà

to squeeze the truth out of sb. — strappare la verità a qcn

3) (fit)

we can squeeze a few more people into the room — possiamo farci stare ancora qualcuno nella stanza

I can just squeeze into that dress — in quel vestito ci entro appena

to squeeze behind, under sth. — infilarsi dietro, sotto qcs

4) econ. restringere [profit, margins]; schiacciare [ small business]

•

- squeeze in

- squeeze out

- squeeze past

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[skwi:z] 1. verb
1) (to press (something) together or from all sides tightly: He squeezed her hand affectionately; He squeezed the clay into a ball.) stringere; spremere

2) (to force (eg oneself) eg into or through a narrow space: The dog squeezed himself / his body into the hole; We were all squeezed into the back seat of the car.) infilarsi; schiacciare

3) (to force something, eg liquid, out of something by pressing: She squeezed the oranges (into a jug); We might be able to squeeze some more money/information out of him.) spremere
2. noun
1) (an act of squeezing: He gave his sister an affectionate squeeze.) stretta, abbraccio

2) (a condition of being squeezed: We all got into the car, but it was a squeeze.) calca, ressa

3) (a few drops produced by squeezing.) (poche gocce), schizzo

4) (a time of financial restriction: an economic squeeze.) crisi; compressione

•

- squeezer
- squeeze up
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squeeze /skwi:z/
n.

1 [uc] compressione ( anche fis.); schiacciamento; pigiata; pressione ( anche fig.): (fam.) to put the squeeze on sb., fare (o esercitare) forti pressioni su q.

2 (= squeeze of the hand) stretta di mano

3 stretta; abbraccio

4 [cu] spremuta; strizzata; poche gocce, schizzo: with a squeeze of lemon, con uno schizzo di limone

5 ( spesso tight squeeze) calca; folla; ressa; pigia pigia

6 (fam.) estorsione; denaro estorto (o sottratto)

7 calco, impronta ( di moneta, ecc.)

8 (econ.) difficoltà economica (o finanziaria); compressione ( degli utili)

9 (econ., fin.) severe restrizioni; giro di vite (fig.); stretta; crisi: a squeeze on imports, severe restrizioni alle importazioni; the recent credit squeeze, la recente stretta creditizia; the everlasting housing squeeze, l'eterna crisi degli alloggi

10 (fam. USA) situazione difficile

11 (fig.) drastica riduzione ( di un bilancio)

12 (a bridge) «squeeze»; compressione

13 ( slang USA; = main squeeze) il proprio ragazzo, l'amico; la propria ragazza, l'amica

● (fam.) squeeze-box, fisarmonica □ (fin., USA) squeeze-out, fusione per eliminare gli azionisti di minoranza □ squeeze roller, (fotogr.) rullo asciugatore; (ind. tess.) cilindro spremitore □ a close (o narrow) squeeze, un brutto rischio; l'essersi salvato a stento □ to be in a tight squeeze, essere pigiati come le sardine; (fig.) essere in un grosso guaio, essere alle strette.
♦ (to) squeeze /skwi:z/
A v. t.

1 spremere ( anche fig.); stringere; comprimere; premere; pigiare; strizzare; (fig.) estorcere, spillare: to squeeze oranges, spremere arance; to squeeze money out of sb., spremere denaro da q.; to squeeze sb. 's hand, stringere vigorosamente la mano a q.; to squeeze the trigger, premere il grilletto; to squeeze a wet cloth, strizzare un panno bagnato

2 far passare a forza; infilare: I squeezed my hand through the bars, ho infilato la mano tra le sbarre

3 comprimere; schiacciare; pigiare: They squeezed their guests into a small room, hanno stipato i loro ospiti in una stanzetta; He was squeezed to death in the crowd, è morto schiacciato dalla folla

4 forzare; mettere alle strette; esercitare (o fare) pressioni su: to squeeze the government, esercitare pressioni sul governo

5 prendere l'impronta (o il calco) di ( una moneta, ecc.)

6 (fig.) mettere (q. ) in difficoltà finanziarie

7 (econ.) comprimere, far diminuire ( i profitti)

8 (fisc.) spremere, tartassare ( i contribuenti)

9 (fig.) ridurre drasticamente ( un bilancio e sim.)

10 ( sport: nelle corse) stringere ( un avversario)

11 ( bridge) costringere ( un avversario) a giocare carte importanti

B v. i.

1 essere compressibile; lasciarsi spremere

2 ( di solito, to squeeze in) farsi largo a forza; cacciarsi; infilarsi; aprirsi un varco

3 (econ.) esercitare una pressione economica

● ( rugby) to squeeze the ball over the goal line (o over the line), schiacciare la palla in meta □ to squeeze into a room, pigiarsi per entrare in una stanza □ to squeeze ( out) a tear, spremere una lacrimuccia □ to squeeze one's way through the demonstrators, farsi avanti a spinte fra i dimostranti □ ( Borsa) squeezed bear, ribassista messo alle strette (o con le spalle al muro).

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I [skwiːz]
nome

1)

to give sth. a squeeze — stringere [ hand]; spremere [ tube]

to give sb. a squeeze — dare una stretta a qcn. (in segno di affetto), abbracciare qcn

2) (small amount)

a squeeze of lemon — una spruzzatina di limone

a squeeze of glue — un po' di colla

3) econ. stretta f., restrizione f.

to feel the squeeze — essere in ristrettezze economiche

to put the squeeze on — colloq. fare pressione su [ debtors]

4) colloq.

we can all get in the car but it will be a (tight) squeeze — in macchina ci stiamo tutti, ma staremo un po' schiacciati
II [skwiːz]
verbo transitivo

1) (press) spremere [lemon, tube]; comprimere, schiacciare [bottle, bag, parcel]; stringere [arm, hand]; premere [ trigger]; schiacciare [ spot]

to squeeze toothpaste onto sth. — mettere del dentifricio su qcs

2) fig. (get)

I squeezed Ј 5 out of dad — sono riuscito a spillare 5 sterline a papà

to squeeze the truth out of sb. — strappare la verità a qcn

3) (fit)

we can squeeze a few more people into the room — possiamo farci stare ancora qualcuno nella stanza

I can just squeeze into that dress — in quel vestito ci entro appena

to squeeze behind, under sth. — infilarsi dietro, sotto qcs

4) econ. restringere [profit, margins]; schiacciare [ small business]

•

- squeeze in

- squeeze out

- squeeze past

English-Italian dictionary > squeeze
9 tight

1. adjective
1) (firm) fest; fest angezogen [Schraube, Mutter]; festsitzend [Deckel, Korken]

be very tight — sehr fest sitzen

the drawer/window is tight — die Schublade/das Fenster klemmt

2) (close-fitting) eng [Kleid, Hose, Schuh usw.]

this shoe is rather [too] tight or a rather tight fit — dieser Schuh ist etwas zu eng

3) (impermeable)

tight seal/joint — dichter Verschluss/dichte Fuge

4) (taut) straff

a tight feeling in one's chest — ein Gefühl der Beklemmung od. Enge in der Brust

5) (with little space) knapp; gedrängt [Programm]

6) (difficult to negotiate)

a tight corner — eine enge Kurve

be in/get oneself into a tight corner or (coll.) spot [over something] — (fig.) [wegen etwas] in der Klemme sein/in die Klemme geraten (ugs.)

7) (strict) streng [Kontrolle, Disziplin]; straff [Organisation]

8) (coll.): (stingy) knauserig (ugs.)

9) (coll.): (drunk) voll (salopp)

get tight — sich voll laufen lassen (salopp)
2. adverb
1) (firmly) fest

hold tight! — halt dich fest!

2) (so as to leave no space) [ganz] voll
3. noun in pl.
1) (Brit.)

[pair of] tights — Strumpfhose, die

2) (of dancer etc.) Trikothose, die

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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.) fest, eng

2) (stretched to a great extent; not loose: He made sure that the ropes were tight.) straff

3) ((of control etc) strict and very careful: She keeps (a) tight control over her emotions.) streng

4) (not allowing much time: We hope to finish this next week but the schedule's a bit tight.) dicht
2. adverb
((also tightly) closely; with no extra room or space: The bags were packed tight / tightly packed.) dicht

- academic.ru/114922/-tight">-tight
- tighten
- tightness
- tights
- tight-fisted
- tightrope
- a tight corner/spot
- tighten one's belt
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tight

[taɪt]

I. adj

1. (firm) fest

\tight knot fester Knoten, satter Knopf SCHWEIZ fam; (closely fitting) eng, SCHWEIZ a. satt sitzend

\tight shoes/trousers enge [o SCHWEIZ a. satt sitzende] Schuhe/Hose

to be a \tight squeeze sehr eng sein

2. (close together) dicht, SCHWEIZ a. satt

in \tight formation in geschlossener Formation

in \tight groups in dicht gedrängten Gruppen

3. (stretched tautly) gespannt, satt

\tight muscles verspannte Muskeln

4. (closely integrated) eng verbunden

\tight circle enger Kreis

5. (severe) streng; money knapp

\tight bend [or turn] enge Kurve

\tight budget knappes Budget; ( fig: difficult situation)

\tight corner [or situation] [or spot] Zwickmühle f fam

\tight market umsatzschwacher Markt

\tight money knappes Geld

to keep a \tight hold on sth etw streng kontrollieren

the government are trying to keep a \tight hold on spending die Regierung versucht, die Ausgaben streng unter Kontrolle zu halten

to be \tight for money/time wenig Geld/Zeit haben

to be \tight with one's money knausrig sein

\tight schedule gedrängter Terminkalender

6. (tense)

\tight face angespanntes Gesicht

\tight voice angespannte Stimme

7. (hard-fought, keenly competitive) knapp

\tight finish knapper Zieleinlauf

8. ( fam or dated: drunk) betrunken

9.

▶ to keep a \tight rein over sb jdn fest an die Kandare nehmen

▶ to run a \tight ship ein strenges Regime führen

II. adv pred straff

to screw a nut \tight eine Mutter fest [o SCHWEIZ a. satt] anziehen

to cling/hang on \tight to sb/sth sich akk an jdm/etw festklammern

to close/seal sth \tight etw fest verschließen/versiegeln

▶ sleep \tight schlaf gut

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[taɪt]
1. adj (+er)

1) (= close-fitting) clothes eng; join dicht

these jeans/shoes are too tight — diese Jeans/Schuhe sind zu eng

2) (= stiff, difficult to move) screw, bolt festsitzend, unbeweglich

the tap is (too) tight — der Hahn ist zu fest zu

the cork/screw/bolt is (too) tight — der Korken/die Schraube/der Bolzen sitzt fest

the drawer/window is a bit tight — die Schublade/das Fenster klemmt ein bisschen or geht schwer auf

3) (= firm) screw fest angezogen; tap, window dicht; lid, embrace fest; control, discipline, security streng; organization straff

to have/keep a tight hold of sth (lit) — etw gut festhalten

to keep a tight hold on the reins (fig) — die Zügel fest in der Hand haben

to keep a tight lid on sth (fig) — etw streng unter Kontrolle halten

to run a tight ship (lit, fig) — ein strenges Regiment führen

4) (= taut) rope, skin straff; knot fest (angezogen)

she wears her hair in a tight bun — sie trägt ihr Haar in einem festen Knoten

to be as tight as a drum — straff sein; ( inf

5) (= leaving little space) eng; weave eng, dicht

tight curls —

things are getting rather tight in this office — es wird ziemlich eng im Büro

it's a tight space for lorries — es ist eng hier für Lastwagen

6) (= leaving little time) timing etc knapp; schedule knapp bemessen

4 o'clock is a bit tight for me — 4 Uhr ist ein bisschen knapp für mich

7) (= difficult) situation schwierig

in a tight corner or spot (fig) — in der Klemme (inf)

things are getting a bit tight for him round here — es wird langsam brenzlig für ihn (inf)

things were tight — die Lage war schwierig

8) (= close) race, match knapp

9) (= tense) voice fest; lips zusammengepresst; mouth verkniffen; smile verkrampft; throat zusammengeschnürt; muscle verspannt

10) (= constricted) chest, stomach zusammengeschnürt

a tight feeling in the chest — ein beengtes Gefühl in der Brust

11) (= close, close-knit) eng

the Common Market is a tight federation of states — der gemeinsame Markt ist ein enger Staatenbund

12) (= sharp) bend eng

13) (FIN) budget, money knapp

14) (inf: miserly) knick(e)rig (inf), geizig

to be tight with one's money — geizig mit seinem Geld sein

15) (inf: drunk) voll (inf), blau (inf)

to get tight — blau werden (inf)

2. adv (+er)
hold, shut, screw, fasten fest; stretch straff
the suitcase/train was packed tight with... — der Koffer/Zug war vollgestopft mit...

he kept his mouth shut tight — er schwieg eisern; (at dentist etc) er hielt den Mund fest geschlossen

to hold sb/sth tight — jdn/etw festhalten

to do sth up tight — etw festmachen or gut befestigen

to pull sth tight — etw festziehen or stramm ziehen

to stretch sth tight — etw straff spannen

to sit tight — sich nicht rühren

sleep tight! — schlaf(t) gut!

hold tight! — festhalten!

she held tight to her assertion — sie blieb felsenfest bei ihrer Behauptung

3. adj suf
- dicht
watertight — wasserdicht

airtight — luftdicht

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tight [taıt]

A adj (adv tightly)

1. dicht (nicht leck):

a tight barrel

2. fest (sitzend) (Stöpsel etc):

tight knot fester Knoten;

tight screw fest angezogene Schraube

3. a) straff (Seil etc), (auch Muskeln) angespannt:

tight security fig scharfe Sicherheitsmaßnahmen pl

b) verkniffen (Mund), zusammengepresst (Lippen)

4. knapp, eng:

tight corner enge Kurve;

tight fit

a) knapper Sitz (eines Kleides etc),

b) TECH Feinpassung f, Haftsitz m;

tight shoes enge Schuhe;

tight trousers pl enge oder eng anliegende Hose

5. a) eng, dicht (gedrängt)

b) umg kritisch, mulmig: → corner A 3, spot A 5, squeeze C 6

6. prall, prallvoll (Beutel etc):

tight schedule voller Terminkalender

7. SPORT

a) ausgeglichen (Spiel etc)

b) knapp:

a tight race ein Brust-an-Brust-Rennen; → squeeze C 10

8. umg knick(e)rig, geizig

9. WIRTSCH

a) knapp:

money is tight; → budget A 2

b) angespannt (Marktlage):

a tight money market eine angespannte Lage auf dem Geldmarkt

10. a) verdichtet, komprimiert

b) gedrängt, knapp (Stil):

tight plot straffe Handlung

c) hieb- und stichfest (Argument etc)

11. obs schmuck (Mädchen etc)

12. sl blau, besoffen:

(as) tight as a tick stinkbesoffen

B adv

1. eng, knapp:

mark tight SPORT eng decken;

play too tight SPORT zu engmaschig spielen

2. auch TECH fest:

hold tight festhalten;

sit tight

a) sich nicht vom Fleck rühren,

b) fig sich nicht beirren lassen,

c) fig (den richtigen Augenblick) abwarten

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1. adjective
1) (firm) fest; fest angezogen [Schraube, Mutter]; festsitzend [Deckel, Korken]

be very tight — sehr fest sitzen

the drawer/window is tight — die Schublade/das Fenster klemmt

2) (close-fitting) eng [Kleid, Hose, Schuh usw.]

this shoe is rather [too] tight or a rather tight fit — dieser Schuh ist etwas zu eng

3) (impermeable)

tight seal/joint — dichter Verschluss/dichte Fuge

4) (taut) straff

a tight feeling in one's chest — ein Gefühl der Beklemmung od. Enge in der Brust

5) (with little space) knapp; gedrängt [Programm]

6) (difficult to negotiate)

a tight corner — eine enge Kurve

be in/get oneself into a tight corner or (coll.) spot [over something] — (fig.) [wegen etwas] in der Klemme sein/in die Klemme geraten (ugs.)

7) (strict) streng [Kontrolle, Disziplin]; straff [Organisation]

8) (coll.): (stingy) knauserig (ugs.)

9) (coll.): (drunk) voll (salopp)

get tight — sich voll laufen lassen (salopp)
2. adverb
1) (firmly) fest

hold tight! — halt dich fest!

2) (so as to leave no space) [ganz] voll
3. noun in pl.
1) (Brit.)

[pair of] tights — Strumpfhose, die

2) (of dancer etc.) Trikothose, die

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adj.

dicht adj.

eng adj.

fest adj. n.

hautnah adj.

English-german dictionary > tight
10 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.) tett(sittende), stram

2) (stretched to a great extent; not loose: He made sure that the ropes were tight.) stram, trukket hardt til

3) ((of control etc) strict and very careful: She keeps (a) tight control over her emotions.) streng

4) (not allowing much time: We hope to finish this next week but the schedule's a bit tight.) knapp, stram
2. 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 belt

gjerrig
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pussa
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stram
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tett

I
adj. \/taɪt\/

1) (om klær, sko e.l.) tettsittende, stram, trang

2) ( også overført) sammenpresset, tettpakket, fast, tett

• tight wood burns more slowly

tett ved brenner saktere

• I have a very tight schedule

jeg har et veldig tettpakket program

3) ( også overført) fast, stram, hard, streng

• the rope was so tight, he could not move

tauet var så stramt at han ikke kunne bevege seg

• she keeps tight control of them

hun holder dem under streng kontroll

• you could see by her tight lips that she was angry

du kunne se på de stramme leppene hennes at hun var sint

• Hawthorne often used a tight literary construction

Hawthorne brukte ofte en stram litterær oppbygning

4) tett, uten lekkasjer, lukket

• the cork is tight

korken er tett

5) (om kurve, vinkel) skarp

6) ( sport) jevn, jevnbyrdig

• it was a tight game

det var jevnt spill

7) ( handel) knapp, stram

• the money market is tight

pengemarkedet er stramt

• food was tight

det var knapt med mat

8) ( om person) gjerrig, påholden

9) ( om person) anspent, anstrengt, stiv

10) full, beruset

be\/find oneself in a tight corner\/spot\/squeeze være ille ute, være i knipe, være trengt opp i et hjørne

keep a tight hand\/hold over holde i sjakk, ha et fast grep på, ha under kontroll

run a tight ship ha streng kontroll
II
adv. \/taɪt\/

tett, fast, hardt

• she hugged the child tight

hun holdt\/klemte barnet tett inn til seg

blow me tight ( slang) forbanne meg!, søren ta!

sit tight bli hvor man er, ikke forlate stedet

sleep tight! ( hverdagslig) sov godt!

English-Norwegian dictionary > tight
11 tight

taɪt
1. прил.
1) а) сжатый, сжавшийся, тесный, плотный, компактный;
непроницаемый б) плотно прилегающий, тесный (о платье, обуви) в) тугой, туго натянутый, туго завязанный (и т.д.) г) узкий, неширокий I feel cold as a razor blade, tight as a tourniquet, dry as a funeral drum. ≈ Я холоден как бритва, зажат, как в турникете, сух, как звук похоронного барабана (Pink Floyd, "The Wall", "One of my turns")
2) а) трудный, тяжелый( об обстоятельствах) to be in a tight place/corner ≈ быть в трудном положении б) скудный, недостаточный( о средствах и т. п.) в) разг. скупой, жадный, прижимистый
3) а) сжатый, краткий( о стиле и т. п.) б) диал. аккуратный, опрятный( об одежде)
4) разг. пьяный tight as a drum/brick ≈ мертвецки пьяный ∙
2. нареч.
1) тесно
2) крепко
3) прочно, сильно, плотно, туго The door was shut tight. ≈ Дверь была плотно закрыта. Syn: fast, tightly, firmly the door was shut tight (американизм) трудное или тяжелое положение - he got in a * он попал в трудное положение, ему пришлось нелегко( американизм) (редкое) свалка вокруг мяча (регби) туго завязанный, тугой - * knot крепко завязанный /тугой/ узел - * belt туго затянутый пояс - the trigger of the gun was * спуск у ружья был тугой крепкий - to take a * grip on smth крепко ухватиться за что-л., вцепиться во что-л. - be sure that it's * смотри, чтобы прочно держалось плотный, непроницаемый;
компактный;
герметический - * ship корабль без течи - * case непромокаемый чехол - * barrel /cask/ бочонок для жидкости - * cooper бондарь, который делает бочонки для жидкости - * coil (сельскохозяйственное) сухая /уплотненная/ почва - * cloth( редкое) плотная материя - * defense( военное) сплошная оборона - * formation (авиация) сомкнутый строй - the roof is * крыша не протекает плотно закрытый - with * lips плотно сжав губы плотно пригнанный - * cork плотно пригнанная /сидящая/ пробка - * drawer с трудом открывающийся ящик - * fit (техническое) неподвижная посадка - the nut is * гайка завинчена до упора тесный, обуженный, узкий;
облегающий - * shoe тесный ботинок - the shoe is * ботинок жмет - the hat is * шляпа мала - too * облегающий - it's a * fit тесновато (о платье и т. п.) - * at the shoulders узкий в плечах - my coat is * across the chest пальто мне узко в груди - the dress is * round the waist платье тесновато в талии туго натянутый, напряженный - drum * тугой как барабан - * canvas туго натянутое полотно плотно забитый, набитый, заполненный - the straits were * with ice проливы были забиты льдом плотный;
заполненный, напряженный - * shedule плотный график - I work to a very * schedule в моей работе все расписано по минутам (сленг) навеселе, под мухой, на взводе - quite * сильно навеселе - as * as a drum /as a brick/ мертвецки пьяный - to get * надраться, нализаться трудный, тяжелый - * situation трудная ситуация, тяжелое положение - he had * going for a few years в течение нескольких лет ему приходилось очень трудно трудно добываемый - money is * деньги трудно достать;
денег не хватает /мало/ - money is a bit * with me я несколько стеснен в средствах, у меня нет свободных денег - markets are * на рынках ощущается острый недостаток товаров строгий, жесткий - * restrictions строгие ограничения - * security строгие меры безопасности - * rein жесткая дисциплина - to keep a * hand /rein/ on smb. держать кого-л. в ежовых рукавицах - to rule with a * hand управлять железной рукой - the larger the audience, the *er the controls чем больше аудитория, тем строже проверка сжатый, скупой;
скованный (о языке) - his style is a little * у него немного сухая манера изложения, слог его несколько суховат скрытный, сдержанный, неразговорчивый - he is a * talker он не болтлив;
он не говорит лишнего (разговорное) скупой, скаредный, прижимистый - to be * with one's money придерживать /скупо расходовать/ деньги (диалектизм) опрятный, аккуратный - * lad подтянутый юноша - * little vessel опрятное суденышко( диалектизм) живой;
способный, искусный;
ловкий - that's a * fellow! ловкий, ничего не скажешь! (спортивное) почти равный( о шансах) - * match состязание равных, состязания с почти равными шансами у участников > * bargain( американизм) сделка с небольшими шансами нажиться > * corner /place, spot, squeeze/ опасное /рискованное/ или трудное положение > his lies got him in a * place он так заврался, что теперь ему будет нелегко выпутаться > up * (сленг) возбужденный, взвинченный;
с нервами на взводе > if everything remains * если все будет в порядке плотно, крепко, туго - to close smth. * плотно закрыть что-л. - to tie the rope * крепко завязать веревку - to hold /to keep/ smth. * крепко держать что-л.;
натягивать что-л. - hold *! держись крепче! - to draw smth. * затягивать что-л. - to hold * on with both hands крепко держаться двумя руками - to shut one's eyes * крепко зажмурить /закрыть глаза - to screw a nut up * завинтить гайку до упора - to hug smb. * крепко обнимать кого-л. плотно, тесно - a coat made to fit * around the waist пальто, сшитое в талию - his suit sits * upon him костюм ему тесен - he sat * on a horse он сидел в седле, как влитой - this prospect holds them * to their work эта перспектива заставляет их держаться за работу (диалектизм) (американизм) крепко, глубоко, основательно - to be * asleep крепко спать > to sit * крепко держаться за свои права;
не уступать, стоять на своем > to keep one's mouth * shut держать язык за зубами > blow me *! (устаревшее) ну и ну!, черт возьми! ~ трудный, тяжелый;
to be in a tight place (или corner) быть в трудном положении to get (smb.) in a ~ corner загнать( кого-л.) в угол, прижать( кого-л.) к стенке ~ скудный, недостаточный (о средствах и т. п.) ;
money is tight мало денег tight диал. аккуратный, опрятный (об одежде) -tight: -tight в сложных словах означает непроницаемый;
water-tight водонепроницаемый tight: tight крепко;
to sit tight твердо держаться;
не сдавать своих позиций ~ напряженный ~ недостаточный, стесненный, напряженный, плотный, ограниченный ~ недостаточный ~ непроницаемый ~ ограниченный ~ плотно прилегающий, тесный (о платье, обуви) ~ плотный, компактный;
сжатый ~ плотный ~ разг. пьяный;
tight as a drum (или a brick) мертвецки пьяный ~ сдерживаемый ~ сжатый (о стиле и т. п.) ~ скудный, недостаточный (о средствах и т. п.) ;
money is tight мало денег ~ разг. скупой ~ стесненный ~ тесно ~ трудный, тяжелый;
to be in a tight place (или corner) быть в трудном положении ~ туго, плотно ~ тугой;
туго натянутый;
туго завязанный (узел) tightly: tightly = tight ~ разг. пьяный;
tight as a drum (или a brick) мертвецки пьяный

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > tight
12 tight

1. [taıt] n амер.
1. трудное или тяжёлое положение

he got in a tight - он попал в трудное положение, ему пришлось нелегко

2. редк. свалка вокруг мяча ( регби)
2. [taıt] a
1. 1) туго завязанный, тугой

tight knot - крепко завязанный /тугой/ узел

tight belt - туго затянутый пояс

the trigger of the gun was tight - спуск у ружья был тугой

2) крепкий

to take a tight grip on smth. - крепко ухватиться за что-л.

to keep a tight hold on smth. - крепко держаться за что-л., вцепиться во что-л.

be sure that it's tight смотри, чтобы прочно держалось

2. 1) плотный, непроницаемый; компактный; герметический

tight ship - корабль без течи

tight case - непромокаемый чехол

tight barrel /cask/ - бочонок для жидкости

tight cooper - бондарь, который делает бочонки для жидкости

tight coil - с.-х. сухая /уплотнённая/ почва

tight cloth - редк. плотная материя

tight defense - воен. сплошная оборона

tight formation - ав. сомкнутый строй

the roof is tight - крыша не протекает

2) плотно закрытый

with tight lips - плотно сжав губы

3) плотно пригнанный

tight cork - плотно пригнанная /сидящая/ пробка

tight drawer - с трудом открывающийся ящик

tight fit - тех. неподвижная посадка

the nut is tight - гайка завинчена до упора

3. тесный, обуженный, узкий; облегающий

tight shoe [coat] - тесный ботинок [-ое пальто]

the shoe is tight - ботинок жмёт

the hat is tight - шляпа мала

too tight - облегающий

it's a tight fit - тесновато (о платье и т. п.)

tight at the shoulders - узкий в плечах

my coat is tight across the chest - пальто мне узко в груди

the dress is tight round the waist [under the arms] - платье тесновато в талии [под мышками]

4. туго натянутый, напряжённый

drum tight - тугой как барабан

tight canvas - туго натянутое полотно

5. 1) плотно забитый, набитый, заполненный

the straits were tight with ice - проливы были забиты льдом

2) плотный; заполненный, напряжённый

tight schedule - плотный график

I work to a very tight schedule - в моей работе всё расписано по минутам

6. сл. навеселе, под мухой, на взводе

quite tight - сильно навеселе

as tight as a drum /as a brick/ - мертвецки пьяный

to get tight - надраться, нализаться

7. 1) трудный, тяжёлый

tight situation - трудная ситуация, тяжёлое положение

he had tight going for a few years - в течение нескольких лет ему приходилось очень трудно

2) трудно добываемый

money is tight - деньги трудно достать; денег не хватает /мало/

money is a bit tight with me - я несколько стеснён в средствах, у меня нет свободных денег [ср. тж. 9]

markets are tight - на рынках ощущается острый недостаток товаров

8. 1) строгий, жёсткий

tight restrictions - строгие ограничения

tight security - строгие меры безопасности

tight rein - жёсткая дисциплина

to keep a tight hand /rein/ on smb. - держать кого-л. в ежовых рукавицах

to rule with a tight hand - управлять железной рукой

the larger the audience, the tighter the controls - чем больше аудитория, тем строже проверка

2) сжатый, скупой; скованный, ( о языке)

his style is a little tight - у него немного сухая манера изложения, слог его несколько суховат

3) скрытный, сдержанный, неразговорчивый

he is a tight talker - он не болтлив; ≅ он не говорит лишнего

9. разг. скупой, скаредный, прижимистый

to be tight with one's money - придерживать /скупо расходовать/ деньги [ср. тж. 7, 2)]

10. диал. опрятный, аккуратный

tight lad - подтянутый юноша

tight little vessel - опрятное судёнышко

11. диал. живой; способный, искусный; ловкий

that's a tight fellow! - ловок, ничего не скажешь!

12. спорт. почти равный ( о шансах)

tight match - состязание равных, состязание с почти равными шансами у участников

♢ tight bargain - амер. сделка с небольшими шансами нажиться

tight corner /place, spot, squeeze/ - опасное /рискованное/ или трудное положение

his lies got him in a tight place - он так заврался, что теперь ему будет нелегко выпутаться

up tight - сл. возбуждённый, взвинченный; с нервами на взводе

if everything remains tight - если всё будет в порядке
3. [taıt] adv
1. плотно, крепко, туго

to close smth. tight - плотно закрыть что-л.

to tie the rope tight - крепко завязать верёвку

to hold /to keep/ smth. tight - крепко держать что-л.; натягивать что-л.

hold tight! - держись крепче!

to draw smth. tight - затягивать что-л.

to hold tight on with both hands - крепко держаться двумя руками

to shut one's lips tight - плотно сжать губы

to shut one's eyes tight - крепко зажмурить /закрыть/ глаза

to screw a nut up tight - завинтить гайку до упора

to hug smb. tight - крепко обнимать кого-л.

2. плотно, тесно

a coat made to fit tight around the waist - пальто, сшитое в талию

his suit sits tight upon him - костюм ему тесен

he sat tight on a horse - он сидел в седле как влитой

this prospect holds them tight to their work - эта перспектива заставляет их держаться за работу

3. диал., амер. крепко, глубоко, основательно

to be tight asleep - крепко спать

♢ to sit tight - крепко держаться за свои права; не уступать, стоять на своём

to keep one's mouth tight shut - держать язык за зубами

blow me tight! - арх. ну и ну!, чёрт возьми!

НБАРС > tight
13 tight

1. n (the tight) стовпище навколо м'яча (регбі)

2. adj

1) тугий; туго натягнутий

tight knot — туго зав'язаний вузол

tight belt — туго затягнутий пасок

2) щільний; непроникний; герметичний; щільно пригнаний; компактний

tight barrel (cask) — барило для рідини

tight case — непромокальний чохол

tight cloth — цупка тканина

tight cooper — бондар, який виготовляє барила для рідини

tight cork — щільно пригнана пробка

tight defense — військ. суцільна оборона

tight formation — ав. зімкнутий стрій

tight ship — корабель без течі

tight soil — сухий (ущільнений) ґрунт

if everything remains tight — якщо усе буде гаразд

3) тісний, вузький

tight coat — тісне пальто

the shoe is tight — черевик муляє

the hat is tight — капелюх малий

it's a tight bit — тіснуватий (про одяг тощо)

tight at the shoulders — вузький у плечах

4) напружений

5) щільно забитий; туго напханий (заповнений, набитий)

6) перен. стислий, скутий (про мову)

7) перен. напідпитку, під чаркою

as tight as a drum (as a brick) — п'яний як ніч

8) важкий; тяжкий

tight situation — тяжке становище

9) суворий, жорсткий

tight restrictions — суворі обмеження

10) розм. скнарий, скупий

11) чепурний, охайний, акуратний

12) розм. жвавий, спритний, меткий, вправний

13) спорт. майже рівний (про шанси)

tight match — змагання рівних

3. adv

1) щільно, тісно; туго

2) амер., розм. міцно; глибоко, грунтовно

to be tight asleep — міцно спати

to sit tight — міцно триматися за свої права; не здавати своїх позицій

tight bargain — амер. угода з невеликими шансами дістати прибуток

tight corner (place) — небезпечне (ризиковане, важке) становище

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I [tait] n; амер.
1) важке або складне становище

2) смітник навколо м'яча ( регбі)
II [tait] a
1) туго зав'язаний (вузол, пояс), тугий

the trigger of the gun was tight — спуск у рушниці був тугий; міцний

to take a tight grip on smth — міцно схопитись за щось

to keep a tight hold on smth — міцно триматися за щось, вчепитися за щось

2) щільний, непроникний; компактний; герметичний

tight ship — корабель без течі

tight barrel /cask/ — барило для рідини

tight cooper — бондар, що робить барила для рідини

tight coil — c-г. сухий /ущільнений/ ґрунт

tight cloth — щільна матерія

tight defense — вiйcьк. суцільна оборона

tight formation — aв. зімкнутий лад

the roof is tight — дах не протікає; щільно закритий

with tight lips — щільно стиснувши губи; щільно загнаний

tight cork — пробка, яка щільно засіла

tight fit — тex. нерухома посадка

the nut is tight — гайка загвинчена до упору

3) тісний, звужений, вузький; що облягає

tight shoe [coat] — тісний черевик [-е пальто]

tight at the shoulders — вузький у плечах

4) туго натягнутий, напружений

drum tight — тугий як барабан

tight canvas — туго натягнуте полотно

5) щільно забитий, набитий, заповнений

the straits were tight with ice — протоки були забиті льодом; щільний; заповнений, напружений

tight schedule — щільний графік

6) cл. весело, під мухою, на взводі

quite tight — сильно весело

as tight as a drum /as a brick/ — сильно п'яний

to get tight — надратися, нализатися

7) важкий, складний; скрутний tight situation важка ситуація, важке становище; важко

money is tight — гроші важко дістати; грошей не вистачає /мало/; money is a bit tight with me y мене немає зайвих грошей [порівн. тж. a]

markets are tight — на ринках відчувається гостра нестача товарів

8) строгий, твердий

tight restrictions — строгі обмеження

tight security — строгі міри безпеки

tight rein — тверда дисципліна

to keep a tight hand /rein/ on smb — тримати когось у їжакових рукавицях

to rule with a tight hand — управляти залізною рукою

the larger the audience, the tighter the controls — чим більше аудиторія, тим суворіше перевірка; стислий, скупий; скований, ( про мову); потайливий, стриманий, неговіркий

he is a tight talker — він не балакучий; = він не говорить зайвого

9) скупий, скаредний

to be tight with one's money — притримувати /скупо витрачати/ гроші [порівн. тж. 7,;]

10) дiaл. охайний, акуратний

tight lad — підтягнутий юнак

tight little vessel — охайне суденце

11) дiaл. живий; здатний, митецький; спритний

that's a tight fellow! — спритний, нічого не скажеш!

12) cпopт. майже рівний ( про шанси)

tight match — змагання рівних, змагання з майже рівними шансами в учасників

••

tight bargain — aмep. угода з невеликими шансами нажитися

tight corner /place, spot, squeeze/ — небезпечне /ризиковане/ або скрутне становище

his lies got him in a tight place — він так забрехався, що тепер йому буде нелегко виплутатися

up tight — cл. збуджений, напружений; з нервами на взводі

if everything remains tight — якщо все буде в порядку
III [tait] adv
1) щільно, міцно, туго

to close smth tight — щільно закрити щось

to tie the rope tight — міцно зав'язати мотузку

to hold /to keep/ smth tight — міцно тримати щось; натягати щось

hold tight! — тримайся міцніше!

to draw smth tight — затягувати щось

to hold tight on with both hands — міцно триматися обома руками

to shut one's lips tight — щільно стиснути губи

to shut one's eyes tight — міцно закрити очі

to screw a nut up tight — загвинтити гайку до упору

to hug smb tight — міцно обіймати когось

2) щільно, тісно

his suit sits tight upon him — костюм йому тісний

this prospect holds them tight to their work — ця перспектива змушує їх триматися за роботу

3) дiaл., aмep. міцно, глибоко, ґрунтовно

to be tight asleep — міцно спати

to sit tight — міцно триматися за свої права; не уступати, стояти на своєму

to keep one's mouth tight shut — тримати язік за зубами

blow me tight! — icт. ну е ну!, чорт візьми!

English-Ukrainian dictionary > tight
14 tight

[taɪt] 1. adj
screw dokręcony; ( knot) zaciśnięty; grip mocny; clothes obcisły; shoes ciasny; budget, schedule napięty; bend, security ostry; ( inf) ( drunk) wstawiony (inf); ( stingy) skąpy
2. adv
hold, squeeze mocno; shut window szczelnie; eyes mocno

money is tight — krucho z pieniędzmi

the suitcase was packed tight — walizka była mocno wypakowana

people were packed tight — ludzie byli stłoczeni

hold tight! — trzymaj się mocno!

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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.) ciasny, ściśle przylegający

2) (stretched to a great extent; not loose: He made sure that the ropes were tight.) naciągnięty

3) ((of control etc) strict and very careful: She keeps (a) tight control over her emotions.) ścisły

4) (not allowing much time: We hope to finish this next week but the schedule's a bit tight.) napięty
2. adverb
((also tightly) closely; with no extra room or space: The bags were packed tight / tightly packed.) ciasno

- - tight
- tighten
- tightness
- tights
- tight-fisted
- tightrope
- a tight corner/spot
- tighten one's belt

English-Polish dictionary > tight
15 tight

I [tait] n; амер.
1) важке або складне становище

2) смітник навколо м'яча ( регбі)
II [tait] a
1) туго зав'язаний (вузол, пояс), тугий

the trigger of the gun was tight — спуск у рушниці був тугий; міцний

to take a tight grip on smth — міцно схопитись за щось

to keep a tight hold on smth — міцно триматися за щось, вчепитися за щось

2) щільний, непроникний; компактний; герметичний

tight ship — корабель без течі

tight barrel /cask/ — барило для рідини

tight cooper — бондар, що робить барила для рідини

tight coil — c-г. сухий /ущільнений/ ґрунт

tight cloth — щільна матерія

tight defense — вiйcьк. суцільна оборона

tight formation — aв. зімкнутий лад

the roof is tight — дах не протікає; щільно закритий

with tight lips — щільно стиснувши губи; щільно загнаний

tight cork — пробка, яка щільно засіла

tight fit — тex. нерухома посадка

the nut is tight — гайка загвинчена до упору

3) тісний, звужений, вузький; що облягає

tight shoe [coat] — тісний черевик [-е пальто]

tight at the shoulders — вузький у плечах

4) туго натягнутий, напружений

drum tight — тугий як барабан

tight canvas — туго натягнуте полотно

5) щільно забитий, набитий, заповнений

the straits were tight with ice — протоки були забиті льодом; щільний; заповнений, напружений

tight schedule — щільний графік

6) cл. весело, під мухою, на взводі

quite tight — сильно весело

as tight as a drum /as a brick/ — сильно п'яний

to get tight — надратися, нализатися

7) важкий, складний; скрутний tight situation важка ситуація, важке становище; важко

money is tight — гроші важко дістати; грошей не вистачає /мало/; money is a bit tight with me y мене немає зайвих грошей [порівн. тж. a]

markets are tight — на ринках відчувається гостра нестача товарів

8) строгий, твердий

tight restrictions — строгі обмеження

tight security — строгі міри безпеки

tight rein — тверда дисципліна

to keep a tight hand /rein/ on smb — тримати когось у їжакових рукавицях

to rule with a tight hand — управляти залізною рукою

the larger the audience, the tighter the controls — чим більше аудиторія, тим суворіше перевірка; стислий, скупий; скований, ( про мову); потайливий, стриманий, неговіркий

he is a tight talker — він не балакучий; = він не говорить зайвого

9) скупий, скаредний

to be tight with one's money — притримувати /скупо витрачати/ гроші [порівн. тж. 7,;]

10) дiaл. охайний, акуратний

tight lad — підтягнутий юнак

tight little vessel — охайне суденце

11) дiaл. живий; здатний, митецький; спритний

that's a tight fellow! — спритний, нічого не скажеш!

12) cпopт. майже рівний ( про шанси)

tight match — змагання рівних, змагання з майже рівними шансами в учасників

••

tight bargain — aмep. угода з невеликими шансами нажитися

tight corner /place, spot, squeeze/ — небезпечне /ризиковане/ або скрутне становище

his lies got him in a tight place — він так забрехався, що тепер йому буде нелегко виплутатися

up tight — cл. збуджений, напружений; з нервами на взводі

if everything remains tight — якщо все буде в порядку
III [tait] adv
1) щільно, міцно, туго

to close smth tight — щільно закрити щось

to tie the rope tight — міцно зав'язати мотузку

to hold /to keep/ smth tight — міцно тримати щось; натягати щось

hold tight! — тримайся міцніше!

to draw smth tight — затягувати щось

to hold tight on with both hands — міцно триматися обома руками

to shut one's lips tight — щільно стиснути губи

to shut one's eyes tight — міцно закрити очі

to screw a nut up tight — загвинтити гайку до упору

to hug smb tight — міцно обіймати когось

2) щільно, тісно

his suit sits tight upon him — костюм йому тісний

this prospect holds them tight to their work — ця перспектива змушує їх триматися за роботу

3) дiaл., aмep. міцно, глибоко, ґрунтовно

to be tight asleep — міцно спати

to sit tight — міцно триматися за свої права; не уступати, стояти на своєму

to keep one's mouth tight shut — тримати язік за зубами

blow me tight! — icт. ну е ну!, чорт візьми!

English-Ukrainian dictionary > tight
16 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.) tesen

2) (stretched to a great extent; not loose: He made sure that the ropes were tight.) napet

3) ((of control etc) strict and very careful: She keeps (a) tight control over her emotions.) natančen

4) (not allowing much time: We hope to finish this next week but the schedule's a bit tight.) tesen
2. adverb
((also tightly) closely; with no extra room or space: The bags were packed tight / tightly packed.) tesno

- - tight
- tighten
- tightness
- tights
- tight-fisted
- tightrope
- a tight corner/spot
- tighten one's belt
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[táit]
1.

adjective

tesen; ozek, tesno se oprijemajoč (obleka); neprepusten (za vodo, zrak); močan; čvrsto nategnjen, napet (vrv); stisnjen, nabito poln; zgoščen, kompakten; figuratively nepremičen; figuratively zožen, utesnjen; komaj zadosten, pičel (o denarju); kočljiv; colloquially skop(uški), stiskaški; slang pijan, nadelan

as tight as an owl figuratively pijan ko mavra

tight shoes — tesni, ozki čevlji

a tight squeeze — gosta gneča

a tight lass obsolete čedno, stasito dekle

money is tight — za denar je trda

to be in a tight corner (place, spot) — biti v škripcih

to get out of a tight hole — izvleči se iz škripcev

my bag is tight — moja torba je nabito polna

to keep a tight rein (hand) on s.o. — držati koga čvrsto na vajetih

to keep a tight hand on the reins — pritegniti vajeti

he needs a tight hand over him — zanj je potrebna trda roka

to draw tight — nategniti, napeti, zategniti;

2.

adverb

tesnó, močnó, čvrsto; pičlo

to sit tight — figuratively čvrsto, uporno vztrajati pri svojih pravicah (mišljenju, stališču), ne popuščati

English-Slovenian dictionary > tight
17 manage

1 გამგებლობა (განაგებს), ხელმძღვანელობა (ხელმძღვანელობს)

to manage a factory / restaurant ქარხნის ხელმძღვანელობა // ქარხნის გამგებლობა

2 მართვა (მართავს)

to manage a ship გემის მართვა

3 მოპყრობა

she knows how to manage children ბავშვებთან მოპყრობა იცის

4 თავის გართმევა

he couldn't manage the work ამ სამუშაოს თავი ვერ გაართვა

5 მოხერხება (მოახერხებს)

he managed to escape გაქცევა მოახერხა

how did you manage that? ეგ როგორ მოახერხე?

6 მოთვინიერება (მოათვინიერებს)

I can't manage my husband ჩემი ქმარი ვერ მოვათვინიერე

it was a tight squeeze in the bus but I managed to get in ავტობუსში დიდი ჭედვა იყო, მაგრამ ასვლა მოვახერხე

I managed to spring aside გვერდზე გახტომა მოვახერხე

we managed to scarpe up people for the meeting ხალხი კრებისთვის ძლივს შევკრიბეთ

I just managed to save him ძლივს გადავარჩინე

how on earth did he manage it? ნეტა ეგ რანაირად მოახერხა?

at last I managed to drum it into his stupid head როგორც იქნა, მაგ სულელს შევაგნებინე / იმ სულელ თავში ჩავუდე

he manages to combine work with pleasure შრომისა და გართობის შეთავსებას ახერხებს

English-Georgian dictionary > manage
18 close

1. adjective
1) (near in space) dicht; nahe

be close to something — nahe bei od. an etwas (Dat.) sein

how close is London to the South coast? — wie weit ist London von der Südküste entfernt?

you're too close to the fire — du bist zu dicht od. nah am Feuer

I wish we lived closer to your parents — ich wünschte, wir würden näher bei deinen Eltern wohnen

be close to tears/breaking point — den Tränen/einem Zusammenbruch nahe sein

at close quarters, the building looked less impressive — aus der Nähe betrachtet, wirkte das Gebäude weniger imposant

at close range — aus kurzer Entfernung

2) (near in time) nahe (to an + Dat.)

3) eng [Freund, Freundschaft, Beziehung, Zusammenarbeit, Verbindung]; nahe [Verwandte, Bekanntschaft]

be/become close to somebody — jemandem nahe stehen/nahekommen

4) (rigorous, painstaking) eingehend, genau [Untersuchung, Prüfung, Befragung usw.]

pay close attention — genau aufpassen

5) (stifling) stickig [Luft, Raum]; drückend, schwül [Wetter]

6) (nearly equal) hart [[Wett]kampf, Spiel]; knapp [Ergebnis]

a close race — ein Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen

that was a close call or shave or thing — (coll.) das war knapp!

7) (nearly matching) wortgetreu [Übersetzung]; getreu, genau [Imitation, Kopie]; groß [Ähnlichkeit]

be the closest equivalent to something — einer Sache (Dat.) am ehesten entsprechen

bear a close resemblance to somebody — jemandem sehr ähnlich sehen

8) eng [Schrift]
2. adverb
1) (near) nah[e]

come close to the truth — der Wahrheit nahe kommen

be close at hand — in Reichweite sein

close by — in der Nähe

close by the river — nahe am Fluss

close on 60 years — fast 60 Jahre

close on 2 o'clock — kurz vor 2 [Uhr]

close to somebody/something — nahe bei jemandem/etwas

don't stand so close to the edge of the cliff — stell dich nicht so nah od. dicht an den Rand des Kliffs

close together — dicht beieinander

it brought them closer together — (fig.) es brachte sie einander näher

close behind — dicht dahinter

be/come close to tears — den Tränen nahe sein

2) fest [schließen]; genau [hinsehen]

on looking closer — bei genauerem Hinsehen
3. transitive verb
1) (shut) schließen, (ugs.) zumachen [Augen, Tür, Fenster, Geschäft]; zuziehen [Vorhang]; (declare shut) schließen [Laden, Geschäft, Fabrik, Betrieb, Werk, Zeche]; stilllegen [Betrieb, Werk, Zeche, Bahnlinie]; sperren [Straße, Brücke]

2) (conclude) schließen, beenden [Besprechung, Rede, Diskussion]; schließen [Versammlung, Sitzung]

close an account — ein Konto auflösen

3) (make smaller) schließen (auch fig.) [Lücke]
4. intransitive verb
1) (shut) sich schließen; [Tür:] zugehen (ugs.), sich schließen

the door/lid doesn't close properly — die Tür/der Deckel schließt nicht richtig

2) [Laden, Geschäft, Fabrik:] schließen, (ugs.) zumachen; (permanently) [Betrieb, Werk, Zeche:] geschlossen od. stillgelegt werden; [Geschäft:] geschlossen werden, (ugs.) zumachen

3) (come to an end) zu Ende gehen; enden; (finish speaking) schließen
5. noun
1) no pl. Ende, das; Schluss, der

come or draw to a close — zu Ende gehen

bring or draw something to a close — einer Sache (Dat.) ein Ende bereiten; etwas zu Ende bringen

2) (cul-de-sac) Sackgasse, die

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/13537/close_down">close down

- close in

- close off

- close up

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I 1. [kləus] adverb
1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.) nahe

2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.) eng
2. adjective
1) (near in relationship: a close friend.) vertraut

2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.) knapp

3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.) genau

4) (tight: a close fit.) eng

5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.) schwül

6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).) geizig

7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.) verschwiegen

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- closely
- closeness
- close call/shave
- close-set
- close-up
- close at hand
- close on
- close to II 1. [kləuz] verb
1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.) schließen

2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.) enden

3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).) abschließen
2. noun
(a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.) das Ende

- close down
- close up
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close¹

[kləʊs, AM kloʊs]

I. adj usu pred

1. (short distance) nah[e]

let's go to the \closest pub lasst uns in das nächste Pub gehen!

▪ to be \close to sth in der Nähe einer S. gen liegen

our guest-house was \close to the sea unsere Pension war nicht weit vom Meer entfernt

\close combat Nahkampf m

\close to the ground dicht über dem Boden

in \close proximity in unmittelbarer Nähe

at \close quarters aus der Nähe [betrachtet]

at \close range aus kurzer Entfernung

\close together nahe [o dicht] beieinander

2. (near)

to be \close to exhaustion total erschöpft sein

to be \close to perfection so gut wie perfekt sein

to be \close to tears den Tränen nahe sein

3. (near in time) nahe [bevorstehend]

it's \close to Christmas Weihnachten steht vor der Tür

war is \close ein Krieg steht unmittelbar bevor

\close together nahe [o dicht] beieinander

4. (intimate)

▪ to be \close to sb jdm [sehr] nahestehen

my brother and I have always been very \close mein Bruder und ich standen uns schon immer sehr nahe

... because of their \close links with terrorist groups... wegen ihrer engen Verbindung zu Terrorgruppen

\close bond enges Band

\close co-operation enge Zusammenarbeit

just \close family nur die nächsten Verwandten

\close friend enger Freund/enge Freundin

\close friendship enge Freundschaft

\close links eine enge Verbindung

\close relatives nahe Verwandte

5. (little space between) eng

\close handwriting enge Schrift

ten pages of \close print zehn eng bedruckte Seiten

\close ranks geschlossene Reihen

\close weave dichtes Gewebe

6. ( fig: dense)

\close argument stichhaltiges Argument

\close reasoning geschlossene Argumentation

7. (almost equal) knapp

the race is going to be a \close contest das wird ein Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen!

the election was too \close to call der Ausgang der Wahl war völlig offen

\close race Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen nt

8. (similar)

to be the \closest equivalent to sth etw dat am nächsten kommen

\close resemblance große Ähnlichkeit

to bear a \close resemblance to sb/sth jdm/etw sehr ähnlich sehen/sein

9. (exact) genau

to pay \close attention to sb jdm gut zuhören

to pay \close attention to sth genau auf etw akk achten

to keep a \close eye on sth etw gut im Auge behalten

10. (secret) verschwiegen

she's very \close about her relationship was ihre Beziehung angeht, ist sie sehr verschwiegen

\close secret großes Geheimnis

11. (airless, stifling) schwül; (in room) stickig

12. (mean) knauserig pej

13. (almost)

\close to [or on] ... nahezu..., fast...

\close to midnight kurz vor Mitternacht

14. LING

\close vowel geschlossener Vokal

15.

▶ to be \close to the bone der Wahrheit ziemlich nahekommen

▶ that was a \close call! das war knapp!

▶ that was too \close for comfort! das ging gerade nochmal gut!; (distance)

she lives too \close for comfort sie wohnt näher als ihr lieb ist

▶ to hold [or keep] one's cards \close to one's chest sich dat nicht in die Karten sehen lassen

▶ that was a \close shave! das war knapp! fam

▶ to have had a \close shave gerade noch davongekommen sein

II. adv (near in location) nahe; (near in time) nahe [bevorstehend]

please come \closer kommen Sie doch näher!

the election is getting \close die Wahlen stehen unmittelbar vor der Tür

she came \close to getting that job fast hätte sie die Stelle bekommen

to come \close to blows beinahe handgreiflich werden

to be \close at hand person in Reichweite sein; event unmittelbar bevorstehen

to come \close to tears den Tränen nahekommen

to come \close to the truth der Wahrheit [ziemlich] nahekommen

to get \close to sb/sth jdm/etw nahekommen

to hold sb \close jdn fest an sich drücken

on looking \closer bei genauerem Hinsehen

▪ \close by in der Nähe

the little child stood \close by his mother das kleine Kind stand dicht bei seiner Mutter

▪ from \close up aus der Nähe

▪ \close together dicht beieinander

please stand \closer together können Sie vielleicht noch ein bisschen aufrücken?

these appointments are too \close together diese Termine liegen einfach zu dicht aufeinander

▶ to sail \close to the wind sich akk hart an der Grenze des Erlaubten bewegen

III. vi

1. (move nearer)

▪ to \close on sb/an animal sich akk jdm/einem Tier [bedrohlich] nähern

2. STOCKEX (reach a price)

shares \closed at 15 dollars die Aktien erreichten eine Schlussnotierung von 15 Dollar

IV. n BRIT Hof m; (in street names) Straßenname für Sackgassen; (around cathedral) Domhof m; SCOT schmaler, meist offener Durchgang oder Hof

close²

[kləʊz, AM kloʊz]

I. vt

1. (shut)

▪ to \close sth etw schließen

to \close a book ein Buch zumachen

to \close a company/factory/shop einen Betrieb/eine Fabrik/einen Laden schließen

to \close the curtains die Vorhänge zuziehen

to \close the door/one's mouth/the window die Tür/seinen Mund/das Fenster zumachen

to \close one's ears ( fig) sich akk taub stellen

to \close one's eyes seine Augen zumachen [o schließen]

to \close one's eyes to sth ( fig) die Augen vor etw dat verschließen

to \close a plant/railway line ein Werk/eine Bahnstrecke stilllegen

to \close ranks die Reihen schließen

the party has \closed ranks on the issue die Partei nimmt dem Thema gegenüber eine geschlossene Stellung ein

to \close a road eine Straße sperren; ECON, FIN

to \close an account ein Konto auflösen

2. (bring to an end)

the matter is \closed der Fall ist abgeschlossen

the performance was \closed with ‘Auld Lang Syne’ die Aufführung endete mit dem Lied ‚Auld Lang Syne‘

to \close a bank account ein Konto auflösen

to \close a case LAW einen Fall abschließen

case \closed also LAW der Fall ist abgeschlossen

to \close a deal einen Handel [ab]schließen

to \close a discussion eine Diskussion beenden

let's \close this discussion with a brief summary lassen Sie mich diese Diskussion mit einer kurzen Zusammenfassung abschließen

to \close a meeting eine Besprechung beenden

3. (make smaller)

▪ to \close sth etw schließen

to \close the gap between x and y die Kluft zwischen x und y überwinden

4. ELEC

to \close a circuit einen Stromkreis schließen

5. COMPUT

to \close a file eine Datei zumachen [o schließen

6.

▶ to \close the stable door after the horse has bolted den Brunnen erst zudecken, wenn das Kind hineingefallen ist prov

II. vi

1. (shut) wound sich schließen; door, window, lid zugehen; shop, bank schließen

her eyes \closed in tiredness vor Müdigkeit fielen ihr die Augen zu

this box doesn't \close properly diese Kiste geht nicht richtig zu

2. (shut down) schließen; shop zumachen; factory also stilllegen

3. (end) zu Ende gehen; meeting schließen; play abgesetzt werden; STOCKEX

the pound \closed at $1.62 das Pfund schloss mit 1,62 Dollar

4. (approach) sich akk nähern

the tanks \closed to within 50 metres of the frontline die Panzer kamen bis auf 50 Meter an die Front heran

III. n

1. no pl (end) Ende nt, Schluss m

to bring [or draw] sth to a \close etw beenden

to come to a \close zu Ende gehen, enden

to draw to a \close sich dem Ende zuneigen

at the \close of business bei Geschäftsschluss

at the \close of trading bei Börsenschluss

2. STOCKEX Börsenschluss m

by the \close bei Börsenschluss

3. (in cricket)

▪ the \close Ende des Spieltages beim Kricket

4. MUS Kadenz f

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I [kləʊs]
1. adj (+er)

1) (= near) nahe (
to +gen), in der Nähe ( to +gen, von)
is Glasgow close to Edinburgh? — liegt Glasgow in der Nähe von Edinburgh?

the buildings which are close to the station — die Gebäude in der Nähe des Bahnhofs or in Bahnhofsnähe

in close proximity — in unmittelbarer Nähe (
to +gen )

in such close proximity (to one another) — so dicht zusammen

you're very close (in guessing etc) — du bist dicht dran

close combat — Nahkampf m

at close quarters —

he chose the closest cake — er nahm den Kuchen, der am nächsten lag

we use this pub because it's close/the closest — wir gehen in dieses Lokal, weil es in der Nähe/am nächsten ist

2) (in time) nahe (bevorstehend)

nobody realized how close a nuclear war was — es war niemandem klar, wie nahe ein Atomkrieg bevorstand

3) (fig) friend, co-operation, connection etc eng; relative nahe; resemblance groß, stark

they were very close (to each other) — sie waren or standen sich or einander (geh) sehr nahe

4) (= not spread out) handwriting, print eng; ranks dicht, geschlossen; (fig) argument lückenlos, stichhaltig; reasoning, game geschlossen

5) (= exact, painstaking) examination, study eingehend, genau; translation originalgetreu; watch streng, scharf

now pay close attention to me — jetzt hör mir gut zu

you have to pay very close attention to the traffic signs —

to keep a close lookout for sb/sth — scharf nach jdm/etw Ausschau halten

6) (= stuffy) schwül; (indoors) stickig

7) (= almost equal) fight, result knapp

a close(-fought) match — ein (ganz) knappes Spiel

a close finish — ein Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen nt

a close election — ein Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen nt, eine Wahl mit knappem Ausgang

it was a close thing or call — das war knapp!

the vote/election was too close to call — der Ausgang der Abstimmung/Wahl war völlig offen

8)

close on — nahezu

close on sixty/midnight — an die sechzig/kurz vor Mitternacht

2. adv (+er)
nahe; (spatially also) dicht
close by — in der Nähe

close by us — in unserer Nähe

stay close to me — bleib dicht bei mir

close to the water/ground —

close to or by the bridge — nahe (bei) der Brücke

he followed close behind me — er ging dicht hinter mir

don't stand too close to the fire — stell dich nicht zu nahe or dicht ans Feuer

to be close to tears — den Tränen nahe sein

close together — dicht or nahe zusammen

my exams were so close together — meine Prüfungen lagen so kurz hintereinander

the closer the exams came the more nervous he got —

that brought the two brothers closer together — das brachte die beiden Brüder einander näher

please stand closer together — bitte rücken Sie näher or dichter zusammen

this pattern comes close/closest to the sort of thing we wanted — dieses Muster kommt dem, was wir uns vorgestellt haben, nahe/am nächsten

what does it look like ( from) close up? —

if you get too close up... — wenn du zu nahe herangehst...

3. n
(in street names) Hof m; (of cathedral etc) Domhof m; (Scot = outside passage) offener Hausflur II [kləʊz]
1. vt

1) (= shut) schließen; eyes, door, shop, window, curtains also zumachen; (permanently) business, shop etc schließen; factory stilllegen; (= block) opening etc verschließen; road sperren

"closed" — "geschlossen"

sorry, we're closed — tut uns leid, wir haben geschlossen or zu

don't close your mind to new ideas — du solltest dich neuen Ideen nicht verschließen

to close one's eyes/ears to sth — sich einer Sache gegenüber blind/taub stellen

to close ranks ( Mil, fig ) — die Reihen schließen

to close the gap between... — die Diskrepanz zwischen... beseitigen

to close an application (Comput) — eine Anwendung beenden

2) (= bring to an end) church service, meeting schließen, beenden; affair, discussion also abschließen; bank account etc auflösen; sale abschließen

the matter is closed — der Fall ist abgeschlossen

3) (ELEC) circuit schließen

2. vi

1) (= shut, come together) sich schließen; (door, window, box, lid, eyes, wound also) zugehen; (= can be shut) schließen, zugehen; (shop, factory) schließen, zumachen; (factory permanently) stillgelegt werden

his eyes closed — die Augen fielen ihm zu; (in death) seine Augen schlossen sich

2) (= come to an end) schließen; (tourist season) aufhören, enden, zu Ende gehen; (THEAT, play) auslaufen

3) (= approach) sich nähern, näher kommen; (boxers etc) aufeinander losgehen

the battleship closed to within 100 metres — das Kriegsschiff kam bis auf 100 Meter heran

4) (COMM: accept offer) abschließen, zu einem Abschluss kommen

5) (ST EX) schließen

the shares closed at £5 — die Aktien erreichten eine Schlussnotierung von £ 5

3. n
Ende nt, Schluss m
to come to a close — enden, aufhören, zu Ende gehen

to draw to a close — sich dem Ende nähern, dem Ende zugehen

to draw or bring sth to a close —

at/towards (Brit) or toward (US) the close of (the) day — am/gegen Ende des Tages

at the close (of business) — bei Geschäfts- or (St Ex) Börsenschluss

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close

A adj [kləʊs] (adv → closely)

1. ver-, geschlossen, (nur präd) zu

2. obs von Mauern etc umgeben

3. zurückgezogen, abgeschieden

4. verborgen, geheim

5. dumpf, schwül, stickig, drückend

6. fig verschlossen, verschwiegen, zurückhaltend

7. geizig, knaus(e)rig

8. knapp, beschränkt:

money is close das Geld ist knapp

9. nicht zugänglich, nicht öffentlich, geschlossen

10. dicht, fest (Gewebe etc)

11. eng, (dicht) gedrängt:

close handwriting enge Schrift

12. knapp, kurz, bündig (Stil etc)

13. kurz (Haar)

14. eng (anliegend) (Kleid etc)

15. (wort)getreu, genau (Übersetzung)

16. stark (Ähnlichkeit)

17. nah, dicht:

close combat MIL Nahkampf m;

close fight Handgemenge n, weitS. zähes Ringen, harter Kampf;

close together dicht beieinander;

close to

a) nahe oder dicht bei,

b) (zeitlich) dicht vor (dat), nahe (dat),

c) fig (jemandem) nahestehend, vertraut mit,

d) fig eng verwandt oder verbunden mit;

this subject is very close to me dieses Thema liegt mir sehr am Herzen;

close to tears den Tränen nahe;

a speed close to that of sound eine Geschwindigkeit, die dicht an die Schallgrenze herankommt; → bone¹ A 1, proximity, range A 5

18. eng (Freunde):

he was a close friend of mine, we were close friends wir waren eng befreundet

19. nah (Verwandte)

20. fig knapp:

that was close; → shave C 1, squeak C 3, squeeze C 10, thing² 3

21. fig scharf, hart, knapp:

close victory knapper Sieg;

close election knapper Wahlausgang;

close finish scharfer Endkampf

22. gespannt (Aufmerksamkeit)

23. gründlich, eingehend, scharf, genau:

close investigation gründliche oder eingehende Untersuchung;

close observer scharfer Beobachter;

close questioning strenges Verhör; → inspection 1

24. streng, scharf:

close arrest strenge Haft;

close prisoner streng bewachter Gefangener;

in close custody unter scharfer Bewachung;

keep a close watch on scharf im Auge behalten (akk)

25. streng, logisch, lückenlos (Beweisführung etc)

26. LING geschlossen (Laut etc): → punctuation 1

27. MUS eng:

close harmony enger Satz

B adv [kləʊs] eng, nahe, dicht:

close by

a) nahe oder dicht dabei, ganz in der Nähe,

b) nahe oder dicht bei, neben (dat);

close at hand nahe bevorstehend;

close on two hundred fast oder annähernd zweihundert;

fly close to the ground dicht am Boden fliegen;

come close to fig dicht herankommen oder -reichen an (akk), fast … sein;

cut close ganz kurz schneiden;

keep close in der Nähe bleiben;

lie ( oder keep) close sich verborgen halten;

press sb close jemanden hart bedrängen;

run sb close jemandem dicht auf den Fersen sein;

if you look closer wenn du näher oder genauer hinsiehst; → wind¹ A 1

C s [kləʊz]

1. (Ab)Schluss m, Ende n:

bring to a close eine Versammlung etc beenden;

come ( oder draw) to a close zu Ende gehen

2. Schlusswort n

3. Briefschluss m

4. MUS Kadenz f, Schluss(fall) m

5. Handgemenge n, Kampf m

6. [kləʊs] Br

a) Einfriedung f, Hof m (einer Kirche, Schule etc)

b) Gehege n

c) JUR (eingefriedetes) Grundstück: → breach Bes Redew

7. [kləʊs] Br (kurze, umbaute) Sackgasse

8. [kləʊs] schott Hausdurchgang m zum Hof

D v/t [kləʊz]

1. (ab-, ver-, zu)schließen, zumachen, COMPUT eine Datei etc schließen: → closed, door Bes Redew, eye A 1, gap 6, heart Bes Redew, mind A 2, rank¹ A 7

2. ein Loch etc verstopfen

3. a) einen Betrieb, die Schule etc schließen

b) they had their ground closed for two games SPORT sie bekamen eine Platzsperre für zwei Spiele

4. ein Gelände, eine Straße (ab)sperren:

close a road to traffic eine Straße für den Verkehr sperren

5. die Hand schließen, die Faust ballen

6. die Sicht versperren

7. ELEK den Stromkreis schließen

8. fig beenden, be-, abschließen:

close a case einen Fall abschließen;

close the court JUR die Verhandlung schließen;

close an issue eine (strittige) Sache erledigen;

close a procession einen Zug beschließen;

close one’s days seine Tage beschließen (sterben);

the subject was closed das Thema war beendet

9. WIRTSCH

a) ein Konto auflösen

b) eine Rechnung abschließen: → book A 9

10. einen Handel, ein Geschäft abschließen

11. einen Abstand verringern

12. SCHIFF näher herangehen an (akk):

close the wind an den Wind gehen

13. WIRTSCH US → close out A 2

E v/i [kləʊz]

1. allg sich schließen (auch Lücke, Wunde etc)

2. geschlossen werden

3. schließen, zumachen:

the shop closes at 5 o’clock

4. enden, aufhören, zu Ende gehen

5. schließen ( with the words mit den Worten)

6. Börse: abschließen (at mit)

7. heranrücken, sich nähern:

close (a)round ( oder about) sb jemanden einschließen, jemanden umzingeln

8. close with sb mit jemandem (handels)einig werden, sich mit jemandem einigen ( beide:

on über akk)

9. close with sb mit jemandem handgemein werden oder aneinandergeraten

10. sich verringern (Abstand, Strecke)

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1. adjective
1) (near in space) dicht; nahe

be close to something — nahe bei od. an etwas (Dat.) sein

how close is London to the South coast? — wie weit ist London von der Südküste entfernt?

you're too close to the fire — du bist zu dicht od. nah am Feuer

I wish we lived closer to your parents — ich wünschte, wir würden näher bei deinen Eltern wohnen

be close to tears/breaking point — den Tränen/einem Zusammenbruch nahe sein

at close quarters, the building looked less impressive — aus der Nähe betrachtet, wirkte das Gebäude weniger imposant

at close range — aus kurzer Entfernung

2) (near in time) nahe (to an + Dat.)

3) eng [Freund, Freundschaft, Beziehung, Zusammenarbeit, Verbindung]; nahe [Verwandte, Bekanntschaft]

be/become close to somebody — jemandem nahe stehen/nahekommen

4) (rigorous, painstaking) eingehend, genau [Untersuchung, Prüfung, Befragung usw.]

pay close attention — genau aufpassen

5) (stifling) stickig [Luft, Raum]; drückend, schwül [Wetter]

6) (nearly equal) hart [[Wett]kampf, Spiel]; knapp [Ergebnis]

a close race — ein Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen

that was a close call or shave or thing — (coll.) das war knapp!

7) (nearly matching) wortgetreu [Übersetzung]; getreu, genau [Imitation, Kopie]; groß [Ähnlichkeit]

be the closest equivalent to something — einer Sache (Dat.) am ehesten entsprechen

bear a close resemblance to somebody — jemandem sehr ähnlich sehen

8) eng [Schrift]
2. adverb
1) (near) nah[e]

come close to the truth — der Wahrheit nahe kommen

be close at hand — in Reichweite sein

close by — in der Nähe

close by the river — nahe am Fluss

close on 60 years — fast 60 Jahre

close on 2 o'clock — kurz vor 2 [Uhr]

close to somebody/something — nahe bei jemandem/etwas

don't stand so close to the edge of the cliff — stell dich nicht so nah od. dicht an den Rand des Kliffs

close together — dicht beieinander

it brought them closer together — (fig.) es brachte sie einander näher

close behind — dicht dahinter

be/come close to tears — den Tränen nahe sein

2) fest [schließen]; genau [hinsehen]

on looking closer — bei genauerem Hinsehen
3. transitive verb
1) (shut) schließen, (ugs.) zumachen [Augen, Tür, Fenster, Geschäft]; zuziehen [Vorhang]; (declare shut) schließen [Laden, Geschäft, Fabrik, Betrieb, Werk, Zeche]; stilllegen [Betrieb, Werk, Zeche, Bahnlinie]; sperren [Straße, Brücke]

2) (conclude) schließen, beenden [Besprechung, Rede, Diskussion]; schließen [Versammlung, Sitzung]

close an account — ein Konto auflösen

3) (make smaller) schließen (auch fig.) [Lücke]
4. intransitive verb
1) (shut) sich schließen; [Tür:] zugehen (ugs.), sich schließen

the door/lid doesn't close properly — die Tür/der Deckel schließt nicht richtig

2) [Laden, Geschäft, Fabrik:] schließen, (ugs.) zumachen; (permanently) [Betrieb, Werk, Zeche:] geschlossen od. stillgelegt werden; [Geschäft:] geschlossen werden, (ugs.) zumachen

3) (come to an end) zu Ende gehen; enden; (finish speaking) schließen
5. noun
1) no pl. Ende, das; Schluss, der

come or draw to a close — zu Ende gehen

bring or draw something to a close — einer Sache (Dat.) ein Ende bereiten; etwas zu Ende bringen

2) (cul-de-sac) Sackgasse, die

Phrasal Verbs:

- close down

- close in

- close off

- close up

* * *

v.

abschließen v.

schließen v.

(§ p.,pp.: schloß, geschlossen)

zumachen v.

English-german dictionary > close
19 jam

I 1. transitive verb,
- mm-

1) (squeeze and fix between two surfaces) einklemmen

jam something into something — etwas in etwas (Akk.) zwängen

2) (make immovable) blockieren; (fig.) lähmen; lahmlegen

3) (squeeze together in compact mass) stopfen ( into in + Akk.)

jam together — zusammenpferchen [Personen]

4) (thrust into confined space) stopfen ( into in + Akk.); stecken [Schlüssel, Münze] ( into in + Akk.)

5) (block by crowding) blockieren; versperren, blockieren [Eingang]; verstopfen, blockieren [Rohr]

the switchboard was jammed with calls — sämtliche Leitungen waren durch Anrufe blockiert

6) (Radio) stören
2. intransitive verb,
- mm-

1) (become tightly wedged) sich verklemmen

2) (become unworkable) [Maschine:] klemmen
3. noun
1) (crush, stoppage) Blockierung, die; Klemmen, das

2) (crowded mass) Stau, der

3) (coll.): (dilemma) Klemme, die (ugs.)

be in a jam — in der Klemme stecken (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/88390/jam_in">jam in

- jam on

- jam up
II noun
Marmelade, die; Konfitüre, die (bes. Kaufmannsspr.)

make jam — Marmelade einmachen

somebody wants jam on it — (fig. coll.) jemandem genügt etwas noch nicht

* * *
[‹æm] I noun
(a thick sticky substance made of fruit etc preserved by being boiled with sugar: raspberry jam; ( also adjective) a jam sandwich.) die Marmelade,Marmeladen-

- jammy
II 1. past tense, past participle - jammed; verb
1) (to crowd full: The gateway was jammed with angry people.) verstopfen

2) (to squeeze, press or wedge tightly or firmly: He jammed his foot in the doorway.) einklemmen

3) (to stick and (cause to) be unable to move: The door / steering-wheel has jammed.) blockieren

4) ((of a radio station) to cause interference with (another radio station's broadcast) by sending out signals on a similar wavelength.) stören
2. noun
1) (a crowding together of vehicles, people etc so that movement is difficult or impossible: traffic-jams.) die Verstopfung

2) (a difficult situation: I'm in a bit of a jam - I haven't got enough money to pay for this meal.) die Klemme

•

- jam on

* * *

jam¹

[ʤæm]

n Marmelade f, Konfitüre f SCHWEIZ

▶ \jam today BRIT die sofortige Erfüllung eines Wunsches

▶ \jam tomorrow BRIT leere Versprechungen

as children we were always being promised \jam tomorrow als Kinder hat man uns immer leere Versprechungen gemacht

▶ you want \jam on it, too, do you? BRIT ( hum) du kriegst wohl nie den Hals voll? fam

jam²

[ʤæm]

I. n

1. ( fam: awkward situation) Patsche f fam, Klemme f fam, missliche Lage

to be in [a bit of] a \jam [ziemlich] in der Klemme [o SCHWEIZ Tinte] sitzen fam

to get into [a bit of] a \jam in eine [ziemlich] dumme Situation geraten

2. no pl (obstruction) of people Gedränge nt, Andrang m

paper \jam COMPUT Papierstau m

[traffic] \jam Stau m

3. MUS Jamsession f

let's have a \jam lasst uns improvisieren

II. vt

<- mm->

1. (block)

▪ to \jam sth etw verklemmen [o blockieren]; switchboard etw überlasten

listeners \jammed the radio station's switchboard with calls sämtliche Leitungen der Sendezentrale waren durch Höreranrufe blockiert

to \jam sth open etw aufdrücken [o aufstemmen

2. (cram inside)

▪ to \jam sth into sth etw in etw akk [hinein]zwängen [o fam [hinein]quetschen]

he \jammed the bags into the boot of the car er stopfte die Taschen in den Kofferraum

my tape is \jammed in the recorder ich habe Bandsalat fam

3. RADIO (make unintelligible)

to \jam a broadcast eine Übertragung stören

III. vi

<- mm->

1. (become stuck) sich akk verklemmen; brakes blockieren

the rifle \jammed das Gewehr hatte eine Ladehemmung

the key \jammed in the lock der Schlüssel steckte im Schlüsselloch fest

the door \jammed behind me and I was locked out die Tür fiel hinter mir ins Schloss und ich war ausgesperrt

2. (play music) [frei] improvisieren, jammen

* * *
I [dZm]
n (Brit)
Marmelade f, Konfitüre f
you want jam on it too, do you? ( Brit inf ) — du kriegst wohl nie genug or den Hals voll? (inf)

the company has promised ( us) jam tomorrow — die Firma hat uns auf die Zukunft vertröstet
II
1. n

1) (= crowd) Gedränge nt, Gewühl nt

2) (= traffic jam) (Verkehrs)stau m, Stauung f

3) (= blockage in machine, of logs etc) Stockung f, Stauung f

4) (inf: tight spot) Klemme f (inf), Patsche f (inf)

to be in a jam — in der Klemme or Patsche sitzen (inf)

to get oneself into a jam — ins Gedränge kommen (inf)

to get sb/oneself out of a jam — jdn/sich aus der Patsche ziehen (inf)

2. vt

1) (= make stick) window, drawer etc verklemmen, verkanten; gun, brakes etc blockieren; (= wedge) (to stop rattling etc) festklemmen; (between two things) einklemmen

to jam a door open/shut — eine Tür festklemmen(, so dass sie auf/zu bleibt)

be careful not to jam the lock — pass auf, dass sich das Schloss nicht verklemmt

they had him jammed up against the wall — sie hatten ihn gegen die Wand gedrängt

it's jammed — es klemmt

he got his finger jammed or he jammed his finger in the door — er hat sich (dat) den Finger in der Tür eingeklemmt

2) (= cram, squeeze) (into in +acc) things stopfen, hineinzwängen, quetschen; people quetschen, pferchen

to be jammed together (things) — zusammengezwängt sein; (people) zusammengedrängt sein; (in train etc also)

why jam all the facts into one article? — warum zwängen or quetschen (inf) Sie alle Fakten in einen Artikel?

3) (= crowd, block) street, town etc verstopfen, blockieren; phone lines blockieren

spectators jammed the stadium — das Stadion war mit Zuschauern vollgestopft

a street jammed with cars — eine verstopfte Straße

the drain was jammed with rubbish — der Abfluss war durch Abfall verstopft

the passage was jammed with people — Menschen verstopften or versperrten den Durchgang

the switchboard has been jammed all day — sämtliche Leitungen der Telefonzentrale waren den ganzen Tag blockiert

4)

(= move suddenly) to jam one's foot on the brake — eine Vollbremsung machen, auf die Bremse steigen (inf) or latschen (inf)

he jammed his hands into his pockets — er steckte die Hände fest in die Taschen

See:

→ also jam on

5) (RAD) station, broadcast stören

3. vi

1)

the crowd jammed into the bus — die Menschenmenge zwängte sich in den Bus

2) (= become stuck) (brake) sich verklemmen; (gun) Ladehemmung haben; (door, window etc) klemmen

the key jammed in the lock — der Schlüssel blieb im Schloss stecken

3) (MUS) eine Jamsession machen

* * *

jam¹ [dʒæm]

A v/t

1. etwas (hinein)pressen, (-)quetschen, (-)zwängen, Menschen auch (-)pferchen ( alle:

into in akk):

jam in hineinpressen etc;

jam together zusammenpressen etc

2. (ein)klemmen, (-)quetschen:

he jammed his finger ( oder got his finger jammed) in the door er quetschte sich den Finger in der Tür, er brachte den Finger in die Tür;

be jammed in eingekeilt sein (between, by zwischen dat);

the ship was jammed in the ice das Schiff saß im Eis fest

3. auch jam up blockieren, versperren, verstopfen:

the corridors were jammed with ( oder by) people auf den Gängen drängten sich die Menschen

4. auch jam up TECH etc verklemmen

5. auch jam up (Funk etc) den Empfang (durch Störsender) stören

6. a) etwas schmettern, schleudern ( beide:

into in akk;

on auf akk), das Knie etc rammen ( into in akk)

b) jemanden drängen ( against gegen)

7. jam on the brakes AUTO voll auf die Bremse treten, eine Vollbremsung machen

B v/i

1. sich (hinein)drängen oder (-)quetschen oder (-)zwängen ( into in akk):

jam in sich hineindrängen etc

2. a) TECH etc sich verklemmen oder verkeilen, (Bremsen) blockieren

b) TECH etc klemmen, verklemmt sein

c) Ladehemmung haben (Gewehr etc)

3. Jazz:

a) frei improvisieren

b) an einer Jamsession teilnehmen

C s

1. Gedränge n, Gewühl n

2. Verstopfung f:

there is a jam in the pipe das Rohr ist verstopft; → traffic jam

3. a) TECH etc Verklemmung f, Blockierung f

b) Ladehemmung f

4. umg Klemme f:

be in a jam in der Klemme sein oder sitzen oder stecken

jam² [dʒæm]

A s Marmelade f:

jam jar ( oder pot) Marmelade(n)glas n;

have jam on ( oder all over) one’s face Br umg dumm aus der Wäsche schauen;

d’you want jam on it? Br umg du kriegst den Hals wohl nie voll; → money 2

B v/t

1. zu Marmelade verarbeiten, Marmelade machen aus

2. mit Marmelade bestreichen:

jammed bread Marmelade(n)brot n

* * *
I 1. transitive verb,
- mm-

1) (squeeze and fix between two surfaces) einklemmen

jam something into something — etwas in etwas (Akk.) zwängen

2) (make immovable) blockieren; (fig.) lähmen; lahmlegen

3) (squeeze together in compact mass) stopfen ( into in + Akk.)

jam together — zusammenpferchen [Personen]

4) (thrust into confined space) stopfen ( into in + Akk.); stecken [Schlüssel, Münze] ( into in + Akk.)

5) (block by crowding) blockieren; versperren, blockieren [Eingang]; verstopfen, blockieren [Rohr]

the switchboard was jammed with calls — sämtliche Leitungen waren durch Anrufe blockiert

6) (Radio) stören
2. intransitive verb,
- mm-

1) (become tightly wedged) sich verklemmen

2) (become unworkable) [Maschine:] klemmen
3. noun
1) (crush, stoppage) Blockierung, die; Klemmen, das

2) (crowded mass) Stau, der

3) (coll.): (dilemma) Klemme, die (ugs.)

be in a jam — in der Klemme stecken (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- jam in

- jam on

- jam up
II noun
Marmelade, die; Konfitüre, die (bes. Kaufmannsspr.)

make jam — Marmelade einmachen

somebody wants jam on it — (fig. coll.) jemandem genügt etwas noch nicht

* * *

n.

Konfitüre f.

Marmelade -n f.

English-german dictionary > jam
20 pinch

pɪntʃ
1. сущ.
1) а) щипок б) щепотка( чего-л. сыпучего) в) перен. сл. легкое для осуществления предприятие, верняк ∙ Syn: nip, squeeze
2) а) сжатие, сужение;
прям. перен. давление б) прищемление (пальца дверью и т.п.) в) трудная часть пути;
путь, круто идущий в гору г) перен. крайняя нужда;
стесненное положение;
трудности, неприятности, невзгоды at a pinch, if it comes to the pinch ≈ в случае нужды, в крайнем случае pinch of poverty pinch pennies д) скряга, скупердяй ∙ Syn: pressure, stress, difficulty, hardship, strait, exigency, extremity
3) действие по "пощипыванию" кого-л. а) сл. кража, краденое;
плагиат, то, что подверглось плагиату Syn: theft, plagiarism б) сл. арест;
обвинение Syn: arrest, detention, imprisonment;
charge
4) геол. выклинивание
5) лом, лапчатый лом;
любой рычаг или другое приспособление для передвижения тяжелых грузов Syn: pinch bar, crow-bar
2. гл.
1) а) щипать, ущипнуть б) прищемить, защемить, ущемить в) сдавливать, сжимать, зажимать;
жать( об обуви) ;
перен. ограничивать, стеснять, урезывать know where the shoe pinches г) подгонять лошадь (особенно на скачках) Syn: urge д) откусывать, отрезать ∙ Syn: nip, squeeze
2) а) мучить, причинять страдания;
портить be pinched with cold Syn: afflict, harass б) вымогать деньги, заниматься вымогательством в) скупиться, жадничать;
резко ограничивать кого-л. в средствах
3) а) сл. красть, грабить Syn: steal, purloin, rob б) сл. арестовать Syn: arrest
4) передвигать тяжести каким-л. рычагом (ломом и т.п.)
5) достигать высшей точки( о морском приливе) ∙ pinch back pinch off pinchout щипок - to give smb. a * ущипнуть кого-л. - a * of pungent wit колкая реплика, остроумное /язвительное/ замечание сжатие;
теснота - he could not stand the * of his tight shoes any longer тесные ботинки так жали ему, что он больше не мог терпеть щепотка - * of salt щепотка соли - * of snuff понюшка табаку - to take a * of snuff взять понюшку табаку - I wouldn't give a * of snuff for it я недал бы за это и гроша ломаного крайняя нужда;
тяготы - * of poverty /of want/ тиски нужды - * of hunger муки голода - to feel the * (разговорное) быть в очень трудном положении /в стесненных обстоятельствах/ чрезвычайные обстоятельства - narrow /close/ * опасность, которую едва удалось избежать - it was a close * мы едва спаслись - at a * в крайнем случае, в трудную минуту - if it comes to the * если придется туго( редкое) решающий момент;
важнейшая особенность - the very * of the argument сущность довода /аргумента/ (сленг) арест - to make a * арестовать (полицейская) облава( сленг) кража;
обман( разговорное) легкая победа - the race will be a * победить в гонке будет легко( спортивное) (жаргон) верная ставка - this horse is good, a *, go nap on it это хорошая лошадь, не подведет, ставьте на нее (лапчатый) лом;
вага;
рычаг (специальное) сужение;
сжатие;
защемление( редкое) трудная часть дороги, подъем (геология) выклинивание (физическое) плазменный шнур;
пинч( - эффект) (сжатие плазменного шнура) > to take smth. with a * of salt относиться к чему-л. скептически, с недоверием ущипнуть;
прищемить;
ущемить;
защемить - to * smb.'s nose схватить кого-л. за нос - I've *ed my finger in the door я прищемил палец дверью - he *ed her cheek он ущипнул ее за щеку сдавливать, сжимать, жать;
зажимать - he was *ed between the train and the platform он был зажат между поездом и платформой - my shoes * туфли мне жмут - he *ed his nose to aavoid a bad smell запах был такой сильный /неприятный/, что ему пришлось зажать нос брать или прибавлять по щепотке, понемногу - he *ed the snuffbox empty by degrees по понюшке он опустошил всю табакерку - the cook *ed more salt into the soup повар добавил в суп (еще немного) соли мучить, причинять страдания;
портить - face *ed by hunger осунувшееся от голода лицо - to be *ed with cold страдать от холода;
иззябнуть - the flowers were a little *ed by the easterly winds цветы немного пострадали от восточных ветров /побило восточным ветром/ причинять неудобства;
мешать (тж. * in, * on, * upon) - the depression *ed them они пострадали от депрессии - his affairs * him at home дела не позволяют ему уехать - winter *ed on mining operations зима помешала горнорудным работам - the builders were *ed by the shortage of good lumber нехватка хорошей древесины задерживала работу строителей скупиться, экономить - to * and scrape, to * pennies экономить на всем - they didn't * pennies on the new opera-house строительство оперного театра велось с размахом;
на новый оперный театр денег не жалели урезывать;
ограничивать, стеснять( кого-л.) - to * smb. in his food ограничивать кого-л. в еде - to * oneself отказывать себе во всем (сленг) арестовать, "сцапать" - to get *ed попасться( сленг) украсть, стащить - my watch has been *ed у меня украли /увели/ часы - someone has *ed my matches кто-то стащил /стянул/ мои спички (сленг) вымогать - to *smth. out of /from/ smb. вымогать что-л. у кого-л. (спортивное) (разговорное) загнать( лошадь) (техническое) передвигать рычагом, вагой (садоводчество) пинцировать, чеканить, прищипывать (тж. * back, * off, * out) (геология) выклиниваться( о жиле;
тж. * out) (морское) идти так круто, что паруса заполаскивают ( тж. to * her) (американизм) играть пиццикато > that is where the shoe *es вот в чем загвоздка;
вот где собака зарыта > to know where the shoe *es знать в чем загвоздка /трудность/ ~ щепотка (соли и т. п.) ;
крайняя нужда;
стесненное положение;
at a pinch, if it comes to the pinch в случае нужды, в крайнем случае;
pinch of poverty тиски нужды ~ щепотка (соли и т. п.) ;
крайняя нужда;
стесненное положение;
at a pinch, if it comes to the pinch в случае нужды, в крайнем случае;
pinch of poverty тиски нужды pinch sl. арест ~ sl. арестовать, "зацапать" ~ геол. выклинивание ~ вымогать (деньги) ~ разг. кража ~ лом;
рычаг (тж. pinch bar) ~ ограничивать, стеснять ~ передвигать тяжести рычагом, вагой;
that is where the shoe pinches = вот в чем загвоздка ~ подгонять (лошадь, особ. на скачках) ~ сдавливать, сжимать;
жать (напр., об обуви) ~ скупиться ~ сужение, сжатие ~ разг. украсть;
ограбить ~ ущипнуть;
прищемить;
ущемить ~ щепотка (соли и т. п.) ;
крайняя нужда;
стесненное положение;
at a pinch, if it comes to the pinch в случае нужды, в крайнем случае;
pinch of poverty тиски нужды ~ щипок ~ to be pinched with cold (hunger) иззябнуть (изголодаться) ~ щепотка (соли и т. п.) ;
крайняя нужда;
стесненное положение;
at a pinch, if it comes to the pinch в случае нужды, в крайнем случае;
pinch of poverty тиски нужды ~ pennies экономия на каждой копейке ~ передвигать тяжести рычагом, вагой;
that is where the shoe pinches = вот в чем загвоздка

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