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1 tighten one's belt
(to make sacrifices and reduce one's standard of living: If the economy gets worse, we shall just have to tighten our belts.) stramme beltet -
2 belt
belt 1. noun1) (a long (narrow) piece of leather, cloth etc worn round the waist: a trouser-belt; He tightened his belt.) belte, livreim2) (a similar object used to set wheels in motion: the belt of a vacuum-cleaner.) (driv)reim, belte3) (a zone of country etc: a belt of trees; an industrial belt.) belte, sone2. verb1) (to fasten with a belt: He belted his trousers on.) spenne på, feste med belte2) (to strike (with or without a belt): He belted the disobedient dog.) denge, slå med belte•- beltedbelte--------reimIsubst. \/belt\/1) belte, magebelte, livrem2) ( mekanikk) belte, (driv)rem, bånd3) ( dekorasjon) belte, bånd, bred stripe4) kraftig slag, slag med belte, slag med rem5) ( geografi) belte, sone, distrikt6) ( militærvesen) patronbelte7) ( militærvesen) armeringsplater rundt et krigsskipa belt round the ear en ørefikhit below the belt slå under beltestedet ( overført) angripe på ureal måteunder one's belt i magenIIverb \/belt\/1) utstyre(s) med belte, feste(s) med belte2) pryle (med rem)3) slå hardt4) ( slang) løpe fort, styrte5) (slang, amer.) helle i seg, drikke (for mye)6) ( historisk) omgjordebelt along suse avstedbelted cruiser armert panserkrysserbelt out something ( hverdagslig) belje, forklaring: synge\/spille noe høyt og bråketebelt together bunte sammentighten one's belt ( overført) stramme inn livremmen, bruke mindre penger -
3 tighten
verb (to make or become tight or tighter.) stramme(s)strammeverb \/ˈtaɪtn\/1) ( også overført) spenne(s) inn, stramme(s) til, skru(s) til, skjerpe(s)2) ( om penger) begrense, stramme inn påtighten one's belt ( overført) stramme inn livreimen, spenne inn livreimentighten one's grip stramme grepettighten up ( også overført) spenne(s) inn, stramme(s) til, trekke(s) til, skjerpe(s)tighten up on skjerpe innsatsen mot, intensivere kampen mot, ha strengere kontroll med -
4 tight
1. adjective1) (fitting very or too closely: I couldn't open the box because the lid was too tight; My trousers are too tight.) tett(sittende), stram2) (stretched to a great extent; not loose: He made sure that the ropes were tight.) stram, trukket hardt til3) ((of control etc) strict and very careful: She keeps (a) tight control over her emotions.) streng4) (not allowing much time: We hope to finish this next week but the schedule's a bit tight.) knapp, stram2. adverb((also tightly) closely; with no extra room or space: The bags were packed tight / tightly packed.) tett- - tight- tighten
- tightness
- tights
- tight-fisted
- tightrope
- a tight corner/spot
- tighten one's beltgjerrig--------pussa--------stram--------tettIadj. \/taɪt\/1) (om klær, sko e.l.) tettsittende, stram, trang2) ( også overført) sammenpresset, tettpakket, fast, tett3) ( også overført) fast, stram, hard, streng• the rope was so tight, he could not move4) tett, uten lekkasjer, lukket5) (om kurve, vinkel) skarp6) ( sport) jevn, jevnbyrdig7) ( handel) knapp, stram8) ( om person) gjerrig, påholden9) ( om person) anspent, anstrengt, stiv10) full, berusetbe\/find oneself in a tight corner\/spot\/squeeze være ille ute, være i knipe, være trengt opp i et hjørnekeep a tight hand\/hold over holde i sjakk, ha et fast grep på, ha under kontrollrun a tight ship ha streng kontrollIIadv. \/taɪt\/tett, fast, hardthun holdt\/klemte barnet tett inn til segblow me tight ( slang) forbanne meg!, søren ta!sit tight bli hvor man er, ikke forlate stedetsleep tight! ( hverdagslig) sov godt!
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tighten one's belt — {v. phr.} To live on less money than usual; use less food and other things. * /When father lost his job we had to tighten our belts./ Often used in the expression tighten one s belt another notch . * /When the husband lost his job, the Smiths had … Dictionary of American idioms
tighten one's belt — {v. phr.} To live on less money than usual; use less food and other things. * /When father lost his job we had to tighten our belts./ Often used in the expression tighten one s belt another notch . * /When the husband lost his job, the Smiths had … Dictionary of American idioms
tighten one's belt — ► tighten one s belt cut one s spending. Main Entry: ↑belt … English terms dictionary
tighten one's belt — verb live frugally and use less resources In the new economy, we all have to learn to tighten our belts • Hypernyms: ↑save, ↑economize, ↑economise • Verb Frames: Somebody s * * * phrasal … Useful english dictionary
tighten\ one's\ belt — v. phr. To live on less money than usual; use less food and other things. When father lost his job we had to tighten our belts. Often used in the expression tighten one s belt another notch . When the husband lost his job, the Smiths had to do… … Словарь американских идиом
tighten one's belt — idi tighten one s belt, to respond to hardship by reducing expenditures … From formal English to slang
tighten one’s belt — tv. to prepare for economies. (As if one would not be able to afford enough food to make one’s stomach press against one’s belt. See also take one’s belt in (a notch).) □ Get ready to tighten your belt. I lost my job. □ The entire country will… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
tighten one's belt — cut one s expenditure. → belt … English new terms dictionary
tighten one's belt — verb To be more frugal. To make difficult economic savings due to a lowering of expected income. In the current crisis, we will have to tighten our belts … Wiktionary
tighten one's belt — economize, spend less We will have to tighten our belts for awhile until the economy improves … Idioms and examples
tighten one's belt — phrasal to practice strict economy … New Collegiate Dictionary