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1 a ţine ceva strâns
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2 a ţine pe cineva din scurt
to keep a firm / a strict / a tight hand over smb.to keep a tight rein / hold on / over smb.to hold / to keep smb. in checkto keep a check on smb.to keep an eye / a sharp eye on smb.to keep smb. low.to keep an iron rod over smb.to tether smb. by a short rein( la mâncare) to put smb. on short allowance( a-l forţa să-şi ţină cuvântul) to bind smb. to his oath.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a ţine pe cineva din scurt
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3 la strâmtoare
1. in troublein a sad / a sorry plightin a tight corner / place / squeeze / spotin a nice fixwith one's back to the wallin huckster's handbetween the devil and the deep seaon one's bones(skating) on thin icein hot waterup a stump / a treein Queer Street(held) at bayin the carton a / the razor's edgein a (tight) boxamer. over a barrel.2. ( fără bani) hard up (for cash)on the rocksbrokein reduced / pinched circumstances. -
4 a avea nouă băieri la pungă
to be tight-fisted / skinny / curmudgeonlyto flay / to skin a flint.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a avea nouă băieri la pungă
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5 a dansa pe sârmă
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6 a intra la apă
1. ( haine etc.)2. fig. to get into hot water / a tight fix / a nice hobble / fixamer. to have one's head in a tar barrel -
7 a lega burduf / cobză pe cineva
to bind smb. fast / tightto bind smb. hand and foot.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a lega burduf / cobză pe cineva
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8 a lega cu nădejde
to bind tight. -
9 a lega strâns
to bind / to tie fast / tight. -
10 a nu se lăsa
to return to the chargeto sit tightkeep your chin / pecker up! keep a stiff upper liphold hard! steady! stand firm! keep it up! pull devil, pull baker! ( nici în ruptul capului) never say die! -
11 a nu se lăsa amăgit de iluzii
to be wide awakenot to delude oneselfnot to indulge in illusionsto undeceive oneselfto sit tight.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a nu se lăsa amăgit de iluzii
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12 a nu se lăsa cu una cu două
to hold tightnot to yield an inchto stand fast.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a nu se lăsa cu una cu două
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13 a nu se lăsa mişcat
to sit tight. -
14 a nu se mişca de la locul său
not to stir (from one's place)not to budge an inchto sit tightnot to lift / to move / to stir a footaprox. not to move a muscle.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a nu se mişca de la locul său
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15 a nu slăbi frânele
fig. to keep a tight rein on... -
16 a se afla în impas
to be in a tight corner. -
17 a se găsi într-o încurcătură tare neplăcută
to be in a nice mess / in a tight spot.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a se găsi într-o încurcătură tare neplăcută
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18 a se închide bine / ermetic
to close / to shut tight.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a se închide bine / ermetic
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19 a se ţine bine
1. ( d. persoane) to keep / to preserve oneself wellto be well preservedto carry / to wear one's age wellsl. to be full of beans.2. ( a rezista) to stand fast / firm / one's groundto hold one's ground / ownto make a standto sit tight. -
20 a se ţine tare pe poziţie
to stand outto sit tightto face itto keep one's feetto take things on the chinto dig one's toes into maintain an un-bending attitude\a se ţine tare pe poziţie până la sfârşit to die game.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a se ţine tare pe poziţie
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tight — [tīt] adj. [ME, altered (prob. infl. by toght: see TAUT) < thight < OE thight, strong, akin to ON thēttr, Ger dicht, tight, thick < IE base * tenk , to thicken, congeal > MIr tēcht, coagulated] 1. Obs. dense 2. so close or compact in… … English World dictionary
Tight — Tight, a. [Compar. {Tighter} (t[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Tightest}.] [OE. tight, thiht; probably of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. [thorn][=e]ttr, Dan. t[ae]t, Sw. t[ a]t: akin to D. & G. dicht thick, tight, and perhaps to E. thee to thrive, or to thick … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tight — 1 Tight, taut, tense are comparable chiefly in their basic senses in which they mean drawn or stretched to the point where there is no looseness or slackness. Tight implies a drawing around or about something in a way that constricts or binds it… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
tight — tight; tight·en; tight·en·er; tight·ish; tight·ly; tight·ness; un·tight; air·tight·ness; gas·tight·ness; oil·tight·ness; up·tight·ness; wa·ter·tight·ness; weath·er·tight·ness; … English syllables
tight — tight, tightly Tight is used as an adverb in combination with a number of verbs, primarily in commands or instructions: hold tight, sit tight, sleep tight. It also occurs as the first element in a few compound adjectives, e.g. tight fisted, tight … Modern English usage
tight — (adj.) mid 15c., dense, close, compact, from M.E. thight, from O.N. þettr watertight, close in texture, solid, from P.Gmc. *thenkhtuz (Cf. second element in O.E. meteþiht stout from eating; M.H.G. dihte dense, thick, Ger. dicht dense, tight,… … Etymology dictionary
tight — ► ADJECTIVE 1) fixed, closed, or fastened firmly. 2) (of clothes) close fitting. 3) well sealed against something such as water or air. 4) (of a rope, fabric, or surface) stretched so as to leave no slack. 5) (of an area or space) allowing little … English terms dictionary
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tight´en|er — tight|en «TY tuhn», transitive verb. to make tight or tighter: »He tightened his belt. –v.i. to become tight or tighter: »The rope tightened as I pulled on it. –tight´en|er, noun … Useful english dictionary