"tighten" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

tighten verbo

tighten + sustantivo

Kolokacji: 30

tighten controls • tighten one's grip • tighten one's belts • tighten security • tighten one's hold • tighten policy • tighten one's arms • ...

Kolokacji: 15

1. tighten controls = zaostrz kontrole tighten controls

2. tighten one's grip = dociskać czyjś chwyt tighten one's grip

3. tighten one's belts = dociskać czyjś paski tighten one's belts

4. tighten one's hold = dociskać czyjś uścisk tighten one's hold

5. tighten security = obostrzyć środki bezpieczeństwa tighten security

6. tighten policy = obostrz politykę tighten policy

7. tighten one's arms = dociskać czyjś ramiona tighten one's arms

8. tighten one's lips = dociskać czyjś wargi tighten one's lips

9. tighten one's muscles = dociskać czyjś mięśnie tighten one's muscles

10. tighten credit = ogranicz kredyt tighten credit

11. tighten one's fingers = dociskać czyjś palce tighten one's fingers

When she started to step back, he tightened his fingers.
She tightened her fingers a little, holding on to him.
Then she tightened her fingers about his and said, "One day, you won't have to."
She tightened her fingers in his with a reassuring pressure.
She tightened her fingers on his briefly before drawing away.
He tightened his finger on the trigger just as he'd been taught.
Then she pointed it at me, tightened her finger on the trigger.
Gary's words came back to me and I tightened my fingers around the railing.
He took her hand, tightening his fingers on hers when she would have drawn away.
Conrad tightened his fingers on hers, then let her hand go.

12. tighten restrictions = zaostrz ograniczenia tighten restrictions

13. tighten standards = ogranicz standardy tighten standards

14. tighten one's hand = dociskać czyjś ręka tighten one's hand

15. tighten regulations = obostrz rozporządzenia tighten regulations

Grup znaczeniowych: 7

verbo + tighten

Kolokacji: 4

try tightening • begin tightening • keep tightening • finish tightening

tighten + preposición

Kolokacji: 25

tighten up • tighten around • tighten on • tighten into • tighten with • ...

tighten + adjetivo/adverbio

Kolokacji: 31

tighten further • tighten slightly • tighten painfully • tighten suddenly • slowly tighten • ...

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