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1 tighten
['taɪtn] 1. vtrope napinać (napiąć perf), naprężać (naprężyć perf); screw dokręcać (dokręcić perf); grip zacieśniać (zacieśnić perf); security zaostrzać (zaostrzyć perf)2. vifingers zaciskać się (zacisnąć się perf); rope, chain napinać się (napiąć się perf), naprężać się (naprężyć się perf)* * *verb (to make or become tight or tighter.) zacieśniać, naciągać -
2 tighten up
nut dokręcić nakrętkę -
3 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.) zacisnąć pasa -
4 tight
[taɪt] 1. adjscrew dokręcony; ( knot) zaciśnięty; grip mocny; clothes obcisły; shoes ciasny; budget, schedule napięty; bend, security ostry; ( inf) ( drunk) wstawiony (inf); ( stingy) skąpy2. adv* * *1. adjective1) (fitting very or too closely: I couldn't open the box because the lid was too tight; My trousers are too tight.) ciasny, ściśle przylegający2) (stretched to a great extent; not loose: He made sure that the ropes were tight.) naciągnięty3) ((of control etc) strict and very careful: She keeps (a) tight control over her emotions.) ścisły4) (not allowing much time: We hope to finish this next week but the schedule's a bit tight.) napięty2. 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
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5 security
[sɪ'kjuərɪtɪ]n( freedom from anxiety) bezpieczeństwo nt, poczucie nt bezpieczeństwa; ( security measures) środki pl bezpieczeństwa; ( FIN) zabezpieczenie ntto increase/tighten security — wzmacniać (wzmocnić perf) środki bezpieczeństwa
* * *noun (the state of being, or making safe, secure, free from danger etc: the security of a happy home; This alarm system will give the factory some security; There has to be tight security at a prison; ( also adjective) the security forces; a security guard.) bezpieczeństwo, zabezpieczenie -
6 wind
I 1. [wɪnd] ninto/against the wind — pod wiatr
2. vtto get wind of sth ( fig) — zwietrzyć ( perf) coś
pozbawiać (pozbawić perf) tchuII 1. [waɪnd] pt, pp wound, vtthread, rope nawijać (nawinąć perf); bandage zawijać (zawinąć perf); clock, toy nakręcać (nakręcić perf)2. viPhrasal Verbs:- wind up* * *I 1. [wind] noun1) ((an) outdoor current of air: The wind is strong today; There wasn't much wind yesterday; Cold winds blow across the desert.) wiatr2) (breath: Climbing these stairs takes all the wind out of me.) dech3) (air or gas in the stomach or intestines: His stomach pains were due to wind.) wiatry, wzdęcie2. verb(to cause to be out of breath: The heavy blow winded him.) pozbawić tchu3. adjective((of a musical instrument) operated or played using air pressure, especially a person's breath.) dęty- windy- windiness
- windfall
- windmill
- windpipe
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windscreen
- windsock
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windswept
- get the wind up
- get wind of
- get one's second wind
- in the wind
- like the wind II past tense, past participle - wound; verb1) (to wrap round in coils: He wound the rope around his waist and began to climb.) owinąć2) (to make into a ball or coil: to wind wool.) zwijać3) ((of a road etc) to twist and turn: The road winds up the mountain.) wić się4) (to tighten the spring of (a clock, watch etc) by turning a knob, handle etc: I forgot to wind my watch.) nakręcić•- winder- winding
- wind up
- be/get wound up
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tighten — index adhere (fasten), constrict (compress) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
tighten — (v.) to make tight, 1727; the earlier verb was simply tight, from O.E. tyhtan, from the root of TIGHT (Cf. tight). Related: Tightened; tightening … Etymology dictionary
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