"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 by = dociskać przez tighten by
  • If the oil market doesn't tighten by 1993, repeal will cost Americans nothing.
  • If that is true, then they will have finished tightening by the end of the fall.
  • A1 Israel acts to tighten controls on new building by settlers.
  • Tighten the nuts by hand to avoid cracking the base of the bowl.
  • A second run of seven consecutive wins tightened their grip on the lead by Christmas.
  • Replace the nut and tighten by no more than two complete turns from the moment it bites.
  • The case for an end to tightening by the Fed still has to be made.
  • He'd have to tighten the bolts by hand until he could get to a service station.
  • For the first time, he looked truly older, his face tightened and lined by memory.
  • The other day he announced that the league is tightening its policy on the use of steroids by the players.
2. tighten down = dociśnij w dół tighten down
4. tighten across = dociśnij wszerz tighten across
5. tighten upon = dociskać na tighten upon
6. tighten under = dociśnij poniżej tighten under
7. tighten until = dociskać do czasu gdy tighten until
8. tighten during = dociskać podczas tighten during
9. tighten inside = dociśnij do środka tighten inside
10. tighten through = dociśnij całkowicie tighten through
11. tightened since = dociśnięty od tej pory tightened since
12. tighten from = dociskać z tighten from
13. tighten following = dociśnij następowanie tighten following
tighten + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 31
tighten further • tighten slightly • tighten painfully • tighten suddenly • slowly tighten • ...

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