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Translate straiten from English to French

Summary

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strait:
- détroit
Wiktionary:
- strait → détroit
- strait → détroit

English

Detailed Translations for straiten from English to French

straiten:

Translation Matrix for straiten:

Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	distress

Synonyms for "straiten":

confine; detain

Related Definitions for "straiten":

squeeze together¹
bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship¹

strait:

strait [the ~] noun

the strait (sound)
le détroit
- détroit [le ~] noun

Translation Matrix for strait:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
détroit	sound; strait	isthmus; narrow; narrowing; narrowness; neck of land; passage; stricture; stringency; tightness
-	pass; sound; straits

Related Words for "strait":

straits, straiten

Synonyms for "strait":

Related Definitions for "strait":

narrow¹
- strait is the gate¹
a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water¹
a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs¹

Wiktionary Translations for strait:

strait

noun

narrow channel of water
- strait → détroit

strait

noun

toponymie|fr passage naturel par lequel deux mers communiquer.
- détroit → strait; channel; straits

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• strait	→ détroit	↔ Meerenge — enge Stelle im Meer zwischen zwei Landmassen, enge Stelle auf einer Schifffahrtsroute im Meer
• strait	→ détroit	↔ Straße — Meerenge

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University