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1 belt
/belt/ * danh từ - dây lưng, thắt lưng - dây đai (đeo gươm...) - dây curoa - vành đai !to hit below the belt - (xem) hit !to tighten one's belt - (xem) tighten * ngoại động từ - đeo thắt lưng; buộc chặt bằng dây lưng - quật bằng dây lưng - đeo vào dây đai (gươm...) - đánh dấu (cừu...) bằng đai màu -
2 tighten
/'taitn/ * nội động từ - chặt, căng, khít lại =it needs tightening up a little+ cần phải chặt hơn một tí - căng ra, căng thẳng ra =the cable tightens under the heavy load+ sợi dây cáp căng ra vì có vật nặng - mím chặt (môi) * ngoại động từ - thắt chặt, siết chặt =to tighten the knot+ thắt cái nút =tighten one's belt+ thắt lưng buộc bụng, nhịn ăn nhịn mặc =to tighten a screw+ siết chặt đinh ốc =to tighten the bonds of solidarity+ thắt chặt tình đoàn kết - kéo căng =to tighten the rope+ kéo căng cái dây - giữ chặt =tighten him!+ hãy giữ chặt lấy nó! -
3 der Gürtel
- {band} dải, băng, đai, nẹp, dải đóng gáy sách, dải cổ áo, dải băng, đoàn, toán, lũ, bọn, bầy, dàn nhạc, ban nhạc - {belt} dây lưng, thắt lưng, dây đai, dây curoa, vành đai - {cincture} đai lưng, thành luỹ, thành quách thành phố), đường viền - {girdle} cái vỉ nướng bánh, vòng đai, vòng, vòng kẹp, khoanh bóc vỏ - {zone} đới, khu vực, miền, vùng, dây nịt, dây dưng = der breite Gürtel {cummerbund}+ = mit einem Gürtel halten {to gird (girded,girded/girt,girt)+ = den Gürtel enger schnallen {to tighten one's belt}+
См. также в других словарях:
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
