English–Dutch dictionary
Dutch translation of the English word tighten
| English | Dutch (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
| (draw tighter) | ||
🔗 China’s image in Europe has taken a severe hit over the past 15 months as leaders there have watched China’s Xí Jìnpíng tighten ties with fellow authoritarian Russian president Vladimir Putin, even as Moscow’s invasion sparked a massive humanitarian crisis and Moscow’s leader was accused of war crimes by an international court. | ||
| (fasten; turn on; turn) | turni plipreme | |
| (stretch) | streĉiĝi | |
🔗 The rope tightened. | ||
| (stiffen) | ; ; ; | |
🔗 Bran’s hand tightened, but Rand ignored him. | ||
tight (close‐fitting; stringent) | ; ; | |
tight (burdensome; onerous; insistent) | ; | prema |
tight (stringent; tense; taut; fraught) | ; spannend ; | streĉa |
tight (strained; close; intense) | ; | streĉita |
tightening | ||
| English | Dutch |
|---|---|
| tighten | ⇆ aandraaien; ⇆ aanhalen; ⇆ aantrekken; ⇆ aanzetten; ⇆ op elkaar klemmen; ⇆ opspannen; ⇆ samentrekken; ⇆ spannen; ⇆ strak aanhalen; ⇆ strakker worden; ⇆ strak worden; ⇆ toehalen; ⇆ vaster omklemmen; ⇆ zich spannen |
| tighten up | ⇆ verscherpen |
| tight | ⇆ benauwd; ⇆ dicht; ⇆ dronken; ⇆ eng; ⇆ gespannen; ⇆ gierig; ⇆ in de lorum; ⇆ knap; ⇆ krap; ⇆ krenterig; ⇆ nauw; ⇆ nauwsluitend; ⇆ niets loslatend; ⇆ schaars; ⇆ scherp; ⇆ spannend; ⇆ stevig; ⇆ straf; ⇆ strak; ⇆ streng; ⇆ stringent; ⇆ teut; ⇆ vast; ⇆ vasthoudend; ⇆ waterdicht; ⇆ welgevormd |
| tightener | ⇆ spanner |
| tightening | ⇆ aanscherping |