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tight
A. -adjective
tighter comparative
tightest superlative
1. [clothes, jeans]
(=close-fitting) ajustado, ceñido
(=uncomfortably tight) apretado, estrecho
·my shoes are too tight
·me aprietan los zapatos
·the hat was a tight [fit]
·el sombrero quedaba muy apretado or muy justo
2. (=stretched out) [rope, skin] tirante
·my skin feels tight
·tengo la piel tirante, me tira la piel
·to [pull] something tight
·tensar algo
a. as tight as a drum [surface, material] tenso como la piel de un tambor
·she has a body as tight as a drum
·tiene el cuerpo firme como una piedra
b. to keep a tight rein on something/somebody mantener un control estricto sobre algo/somebody, someone
3. (=not loose) [screw, knot, curl] apretado [seal] hermético [embrace, grip] fuerte
·his fingers were tight on Thomas'noun arm
·le apretaba el brazo a Thomas fuertemente con los dedos
·the insect curled up in a tight [ball]
·el insecto se enroscó formando una pequeña bola
a. to have a tight [grip] on something (on power, economy) ejercer un firme control sobre algo
·to keep a tight grip on something
(on finances, discipline) mantener un firme control de algo
b. to have a tight [hold] of something = tener algo bien agarrado
·to keep a tight hold of something
·agarrar algo con fuerza
c. it was a tight [squeeze] in the lift = íbamos muy apretados or apiñados en el ascensor
d. to keep a tight [lid] on something (figurative) controlar bien algo, mantener algo bajo control
4. (=tense) [voice, throat, smile] tenso [muscle] tenso, tirante
·my chest feels tight
·siento una opresiónoun en el pecho
5. (=strict) [schedule] apretado [budget] ajustado, limitado [control] estricto
·security will be tight
·habrá fuertes medidas de seguridad
6. (=close-knit) [group, community] muy unido
7. (=sharp) [bend] cerrado
·to make a tight turn
·girar bruscamente, dar un giro brusco
8. *
(=scarce) [space, resources] limitado, escaso
·things were tight during the war
·el dinero era escaso durante la guerra
·when we first got married money was tight
·al principio de casarnos estábamos bastante escasos de dinero
9. *
(=difficult) [situation] apurado, difícil
a. to be in a tight corner or spot * estar en una situaciónoun apurada or comprometida
10. (=close) [competition, match] reñido
11. *
(=drunk) mamado *, tomado Latin America Latin America
·to get tight agarrarse una moña *, cogérsela *
12. *
(=tight-fisted) agarrado *
B. -adverb
[hold, grip] bien, con fuerza
[squeeze] con fuerza
[shut, seal, tie] bien
a. [hold] (on) tight! = ¡agárrate or sujétate bien!, ¡agárrate or sujétate fuerte!
b. to be [packed] tight (with something) = estar lleno hasta arriba (de algo) *, estar abarrotado (de algo) *
c. to [sit] tight
·do we just sit tight while thousands of people are dying?
·¿vamos a quedarnos cruzados de brazos or sin hacer nada mientras mueren miles de personas?
d. [sleep] tight! ¡que duermas bien!, ¡que descanses!
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged and Audio Headword Pronunciation (Spanish) 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co Ltd. 1971,1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992,1993,1996,1997,2000,2003,2005.
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