Summary
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- tighten:
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Wiktionary:
- tighten → aandraaien
- tighten → verbinden, zwachtelen, inzwachtelen, omzwachtelen, nauwer aanhalen, opwinden, spannen, strekken, uitrekken, dringen, drukken, knellen, persen, pressen, aandrukken, bijschuiven, insluiten, opsluiten, wegbergen, wegsluiten, bergen, opbergen, aaneensluiten, binden, verdichten
English
Detailed Translations for tightens from English to Dutch
tighten:
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to tighten (stretch)
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to tighten (stretch)
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to tighten (rig; take legal proceedings; hitch to)
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to tighten (screw)
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to tighten (screw)
vastschroeven; dichtschroeven-
dichtschroeven verb (schroef dicht, schroeft dicht, schroefde dicht, schroefden dicht, dichtgeschroefd)
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to tighten (sharpen)
Conjugations for tighten:
present
- tighten
- tighten
- tightens
- tighten
- tighten
- tighten
simple past
- tightened
- tightened
- tightened
- tightened
- tightened
- tightened
present perfect
- have tightened
- have tightened
- has tightened
- have tightened
- have tightened
- have tightened
past continuous
- was tightening
- were tightening
- was tightening
- were tightening
- were tightening
- were tightening
future
- shall tighten
- will tighten
- will tighten
- shall tighten
- will tighten
- will tighten
continuous present
- am tightening
- are tightening
- is tightening
- are tightening
- are tightening
- are tightening
subjunctive
- be tightened
- be tightened
- be tightened
- be tightened
- be tightened
- be tightened
diverse
- tighten!
- let's tighten!
- tightened
- tightening
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they
Translation Matrix for tighten:
| Noun | Related Translations | Other Translations |
| aanhalen | caress; cuddle; fondling; hug; stroking | |
| dichtschroeven | screwing down; screwing home; tighten with screws | |
| spannen | belts; braces; yoke | |
| vastschroeven | screwing down; screwing home; screwing tighter; tighten with screws | |
| Verb | Related Translations | Other Translations |
| aanhalen | sharpen; tighten | cite; quote |
| aanspannen | hitch to; rig; take legal proceedings; tighten | |
| dichtschroeven | screw; tighten | |
| inspannen | hitch to; rig; take legal proceedings; tighten | exert |
| opspannen | stretch; tighten | |
| schroeven | screw; tighten | |
| spannen | stretch; tighten | |
| strak maken | stretch; tighten | |
| vastschroeven | screw; tighten | screw down; screw on |
| verscherpen | sharpen; tighten | |
| - | constrain; fasten; reduce; stiffen; tighten up |
Related Words for "tighten":
Synonyms for "tighten":
Related Definitions for "tighten":
Wiktionary Translations for tighten:
tighten
Cross Translation:
verb
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vaster draaien
Cross Translation:
| From | To | Via |
|---|---|---|
| • tighten | → verbinden; zwachtelen; inzwachtelen; omzwachtelen; nauwer aanhalen; opwinden; spannen; strekken; uitrekken | ↔ bander — (familier, fr) Occitanie|fr exaspérer, gonfler. |
| • tighten | → nauwer aanhalen; opwinden; spannen; strekken; uitrekken | ↔ raidir — tendre ou étendre avec force ; rendre raide. |
| • tighten | → nauwer aanhalen; opwinden; spannen; strekken; uitrekken | ↔ remonter — Traductions à trier suivant le sens |
| • tighten | → nauwer aanhalen; opwinden; spannen; strekken; uitrekken; dringen; drukken; knellen; persen; pressen; aandrukken; bijschuiven; insluiten; opsluiten; wegbergen; wegsluiten; bergen; opbergen; aaneensluiten; binden; verdichten | ↔ serrer — Renfermer, ranger, mettre en lieu sûr, à l’abri. (Sens général). |
| • tighten | → nauwer aanhalen; opwinden; spannen; strekken; uitrekken | ↔ tendre — étirer un fil, une corde, une surface; tirer une corde par plusieurs côtés pour la rendre raide ; étirer une peau. |