"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 • ...
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 • ...
1. tighten up = zaostrzyć (np. przepisy, regulacje) tighten up
3. tighten on = dociskać na tighten on
6. tighten at = dociskać przy tighten at
  • In fact, his body tightened at the sound of my voice.
  • She tightened at my touch but I couldn't let go.
  • The county took several measures to tighten security at the building.
  • The other men have tightened their hold on me, at his signal.
  • Security measures were also tightened at a number of other federal institutions.
  • Even without seeing her, he could sense the way she tightened at the mention of that name.
  • Her throat tightened at the thought of this new man.
  • Security will be tightened at private buildings and federal offices.
  • Tightening the other belts at our lunch stop did not help.
  • My insides tightened at the sound of her name, but I didn't know what he meant.
8. tighten to = dociskać aby tighten to
9. tighten for = dociskać dla tighten for
10. tighten over = dociskać ponad tighten over
11. tighten about = dociskać około tighten about
tighten + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 31
tighten further • tighten slightly • tighten painfully • tighten suddenly • slowly tighten • ...

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