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Dictionary translations for "serrer"

serrer verb Conjugation

serre / serrai / serré

tighten [ˈtaɪtn]

Les petites affaires (entreprises) devront se serrer la ceinture pour survivre.

Small businesses will have to tighten their belts to survive.

clench [klentʃ] (poing, dents)

Serre les dents, je te prie.

Clench your teeth, please.

grip [ɡrɪp] (main)

clasp [klɑ:sp] (tenir)

embrace [ɪmˈbreɪs] (personne)

clamp [klæmp] (charpenterie)

furl [fə:l] (voile)

other translations 4

hide

Phrases with "serrer" (9)

se serrer - squeeze up
se serrer ceinture - tighten
action de serrer - squeezing
se serrer les coudes - stick together
serrer dans les bras - hug
serrer la vis - put the screws
serrer les rangs - close ranks
serrer main - shake hand
serrer prix - cut

Contexts with "serrer"

Les petites affaires (entreprises) devront se serrer la ceinture pour survivre. Small businesses will have to tighten their belts to survive.

Il serra soudainement ses bras autour d'elle. He suddenly tightened his arm around her.

Serre les dents, je te prie. Clench your teeth, please.

Il se serra la ceinture pendant de nombreuses années afin d'économiser de l'argent. He pinched and scraped for many years to save money.

Le budget du gouvernement est vraiment serré. The government finances are severely squeezed.

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