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1 comprimer
comprimer [kɔ̃pʀime]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verba. ( = presser) to compressb. [+ dépenses, personnel] to reduce ; [+ données] to compress* * *kɔ̃pʀime1) ( serrer) to constrict [ventre, buste]; to squeeze [pâte]2) Médecine ( appuyer sur) to compress, to constrict [objet, organe]3) Technologie to compress [liquide, gaz]4) ( réduire) to cut [dépenses, budget]* * *kɔ̃pʀime vt1) (appliquer une pression, appuyer, serrer) to compress2) fig, [crédit] to reduce, to cut down* * *comprimer verb table: aimer vtr1 ( serrer) to constrict [ventre, buste]; to squeeze [pâte]; ils étaient comprimés à l'arrière de la voiture they were all packed together in the back of the car;[kɔ̃prime] verbe transitif1. [serrer - air, vapeur, gaz] to compress ; [ - objets] to pack (in) tightly ; [ - foin, paille] to compact, to press tightles voyageurs étaient comprimés dans le train the travellers were jammed ou packed tight in the train2. [diminuer - dépenses] to curtail, to trim, to cut down (separable) ; [ - effectifs] to trim ou to cut down (separable)3. [contenir - colère, joie, rire] to hold back (separable), to suppress, to repress ; [ - larmes] to hold back (separable) -
2 brider
brider [bʀide]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb[+ cheval] to bridle ; [+ moteur] to restrain ; [+ imagination, liberté] to curb ; [+ personne] to keep in check* * *bʀide1) to bridle [cheval]2) ( contenir) to control [personne]; to curb [élan, liberté, spontanéité]* * *bʀide vt1) (= réprimer) to keep in check2) [cheval] to bridle3) CUISINE, [volaille] to truss* * *brider verb table: aimer vtr1 Équit to bridle [cheval];3 Culin to truss [volaille];4 Tech to flange [tuyau].[bride] verbe transitif2. [serrer] to constrict[personne] to keep in check -
3 corseter
corseter verb table: acheter vtr lit to corset; l'économie, corsetée par ces mesures… fig the economy, fettered by these measures…[kɔrsəte] verbe transitif1. [institution, jeunesse] to constrict2. [vêtement] to fit with a corset -
4 étrangler
étrangler [etʀɑ̃gle]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. ( = tuer) [+ personne] to strangle ; [+ poulet] to wring the neck ofb. [+ presse, libertés] to stifle2. reflexive verb► s'étrangler [personne] to strangle o.s.• s'étrangler de rire/colère to choke with laughter/anger* * *etʀɑ̃gle
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1) lit to strangle [victime]j'ai envie de les étrangler! — fig I feel like throttling them!
2) ( gêner) [col, cravate] to choke, to throttle3) ( comprimer) to pinch in [taille]4) [colère, émotion] to choke [personne]5) ( écraser) to cripple [entreprise, économie]6) ( museler) to stifle [groupe politique, presse]
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s'étrangler verbe pronominal1) (avec une corde, un foulard) to strangle oneself2) ( ne pas pouvoir respirer) to chokes'étrangler de rage/de rire — to choke with rage/laughter
3) [cri] to die in one's throat* * *etʀɑ̃ɡle vt1) [personne] to strangle2) fig, [presse, libertés] to stifle* * *étrangler verb table: aimerA vtr2 ( gêner) [col, cravate] to choke, to throttle;3 ( comprimer) to pinch in [taille];4 [colère, émotion] to choke [personne]; étranglé par l'émotion/la colère choked with emotion/anger;5 ( écraser) to cripple [entreprise, économie];6 ( museler) to stifle [groupe politique, presse].B s'étrangler vpr1 (avec une corde, un foulard) to strangle oneself;2 (ne pas pouvoir parler, respirer) to choke; s'étrangler de rage/de rire to choke with rage/laughter;3 [cri] to die in one's throat; sa voix s'étrangla his voice caught in his throat;4 [vallée, route] to narrow.[etrɑ̃gle] verbe transitifelle avait la taille étranglée par une grosse ceinture she had a wide belt pulled in tight around the waist3. [faire balbutier - suj: colère, peur] to choke5. (littéraire) [restreindre - libertés] to stifle————————s'étrangler verbe pronominal intransitif1. [personne] to choke2. [voix] to choke -
5 serrer
clasp, clench, constrict, pinch, squeeze
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Constrict — Con*strict , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Constricted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Constricting}.] [L. constrictus, p. p. of constringere. See {Constrain}.] To draw together; to render narrower or smaller; to bind; to cramp; to contract or cause to shrink. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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constrict — I (compress) verb abbreviate, abridge, astringe, bind, capsulize, cause to contract, clench, coarct, compact, concentrate, condense, consolidate, constnnge, contract, cram, cramp, crowd, crush, draw together, make brief, make dense, make smaller … Law dictionary
constrict — (v.) early 15c., from L. constrictus, pp. of constringere compress (see CONSTRAIN (Cf. constrain)). A direct borrowing from Latin of the same word which, via French, became constrain. Related: Constricted; constricting … Etymology dictionary
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constrict — [v] inhibit astringe, choke, circumscribe, clench, compress, concentrate, condense, confine, constringe, contract, cramp, curb, draw together, limit, narrow, pinch, restrain, restrict, shrink, squeeze, strangle, strangulate, tauten, tense,… … New thesaurus
constrict — ► VERB 1) make or become narrower, especially by encircling pressure; tighten. 2) deprive of freedom of movement. DERIVATIVES constriction noun constrictive adjective. ORIGIN from Latin constringere bind tightly together … English terms dictionary
constrict — [kən strikt′] vt. [< L constrictus, pp. of constringere: see CONSTRAIN] 1. to make smaller or narrower, esp. at one place, by binding, squeezing, or shrinking; contract 2. to hold in; limit; restrict constrictive adj … English World dictionary
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