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1 tighten up
phr.v. tighten up on sth построг е co/KOH нешто: measures aimed at tightening up on security мерки чија цел е да ја зајакнат безбедноста -
2 tighten
v. стега, натега, притегнува (појако);2. се стегнува, се стиснува, се стеснува; стегнува; притегнува -
3 tighten; stretch
се стегнува; стегнува -
4 tighten one's belt
си го притегнува ременот -
5 belt
ремен, погонски ремен, појас, коланfig појас, зонаv става колан на, стегнува со колан, шиба со колан* * *n. 1. појас, каиш, ремен, гајтан; a transmission belt машински ремен; *to tighten one's belt стегнување на каишот; (as a) belt tightening стегнување на каишот (see also fan belt, garter belt, seat belt, Sam Browne belt);2. лента, конвејер;3. реденик; to fire a belt испукување на цел реденик;4. зона, појас;5. (colloq.) удар; 6. (Br.) see girdle; 7. (Br.) брзо возење; belt II v tr1.опашување;2. (colloq.) удирање; she belted him one му опаши една шлаканицаn. појас, колан, ремен; to hit below the belt - задава низок удар;2. (тех.) погонски ременv. става колан;2. се стегнува со колан;3. удира со колан; појас; ремен, каиш
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tighten — UK [ˈtaɪt(ə)n] / US or tighten up UK / US verb Word forms tighten : present tense I/you/we/they tighten he/she/it tightens present participle tightening past tense tightened past participle tightened Word forms tighten up : present tense… … English dictionary
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tighten — UK US /ˈtaɪtən/ verb [I or T] ► (also tighten up) GOVERNMENT, LAW to make a rule, system, or law stronger and more difficult to ignore: tighten controls/rules/regulation »There were renewed calls to tighten controls on imported products. ►… … Financial and business terms
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tighten — index adhere (fasten), constrict (compress) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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