tighten in the PONS Dictionary

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Translations for tighten in the Bulgarian»English Dictionary (Go to English»Bulgarian)

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tighten
tighten
tighten a bolt
tighten (up)
tighten up a screw
tighten a tap
tighten (up)
tighten one's belt
tighten in a ring
tighten
tighten a knot
tighten up
tighten the discipline
tighten up
we must tighten our belts
tighten a screw
tighten one's belt

tighten Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to tighten one's belt
to tighten one's belt
to tighten the screw
to tighten (up)/loosen a screw

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Like other wire fences, keeping vinyl fencing tightened on a regular basis is key to safety and appearance.
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Price controls were tightened, and a new currency was introduced.
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Strings can be tightened by a special machine, but often are tightened by hand, and then tied.
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The ratchet handle supplies the mechanical advantage needed by the user to provide the torque needed to loosen or tighten the fastener.
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The red delineation indicates the edge of the nose-tip cartilage, which is narrowed when the surgeon tightens the folded cartilage apex.
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He also notes that the money supply did not tighten until after the recession began.
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It supports economic integration and tightening the cooperation in areas of energetic security and military, but is skeptical about closer political integration.
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The cables were then to be tightened at each low tide, inching the wreck towards shore with each high tide.
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Must say, my sphincter tightened a little too.
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The security at the embassy was tightened in the early 1980s, when the embassy was burned to the ground in 1979 by extremists.
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