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1 aanhalen
2 [citeren] quote♦voorbeelden:2 als voorbeeld/bewijs aanhalen • quote as an example/as evidenceeen schrijver verkeerd aanhalen • misquote an authorII 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉2 [vaster trekken] pull/draw tighter ⇒ tighten3 [beginnen (ergens aan)] let oneself in for♦voorbeelden:we moeten allemaal de buikriem aanhalen • we'll all have to tighten our belts -
2 spannen
1 [strak trekken] stretch, tighten2 [uitrekken] stretch3 [de volle kracht in werking stellen] strain4 [door strak (uit)zetten vormen] stretch5 [vastmaken] harness♦voorbeelden:1 een draad spannen • stretch/tighten a stringzijn spieren spannen • tense/flex one's muscleseen paard voor een wagen spannen • harness/hitch a horse to a cart1 [spannend zijn] be tense♦voorbeelden:1 het zal erom spannen of het lukt • that will be no easy task/matterhet zal erom spannen wie er wint • it will be a close match/racehet zal erom spannen • it is going to be close -
3 vastdraaien
v. tighten, screw up, tighten a screw -
4 aantrekken
2 [vaster doen sluiten] tighten5 [aandoen] put on♦voorbeelden:een knoop aantrekken • draw a knot tighter3 zich aangetrokken voelen door/tot iemand/iets • feel attracted to someone/somethingdat trekt mij wel aan • that appeals to menieuwe medewerkers aantrekken • take on/recruit new staffik heb niets om aan te trekken • I have nothing to wearII 〈wederkerend werkwoord; zich aantrekken〉♦voorbeelden:zich verwijten aantrekken • take reproaches to hearttrek het je niet aan • don't let that worry youzich alles persoonlijk aantrekken • take everything personallyzich niets aantrekken van • not care aboutze scheen zich van de hele zaak niets aan te trekken • she seemed unconcerned about the whole affair♦voorbeelden: -
5 strak
4 [onverzettelijk] rigid♦voorbeelden:de snaren strakker spannen • tighten the stringsstrak trekken • stretch, pull tightstrakker worden • tighten, be drawn tightze hield haar blik strak op het podium gericht • she kept her eyes fixed/nailed to the stagemet een strak gezicht • unsmiling, with a stony faceeen strakke glimlach • a fixed/tense smile4 strak gespannen aandacht • taut/fixed attentionstrak aan iets vasthouden • stick to something, keep rigidly to something -
6 verscherpen
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7 aandraaien
v. tighten; switch on -
8 aanhalen
v. tighten; chuck; quote, cite; adduce; caress; pet -
9 aanschroeven
v. screw, tighten -
10 aansjorren
v. tighten -
11 aanspannen
v. tighten; yoke, harness, team; take legal action (Figurative) -
12 aantrekken
v. put on, pull on, don; draw, attract; tighten -
13 dichtschroeven
v. screw up, tighten a screw -
14 vastschroeven
v. screw up, tighten a screw -
15 verscherpen
v. sharpen, strengthen, tighten, exacerbate -
16 aandraaien
• to switch on• to tighten -
17 bijdraaien
• to post-adjust• to retighten• to tighten -
18 spannen
• to clamp• to strain• to stretch• to tauten• to tension• to tighten -
19 strak spannen
• to pull taut• to tauten• to tighten -
20 vastdraaien
• to tighten• to turn tight
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