Meaning of kiristää | Babel Free
/ˈkiristæːˣ/Määritelmät
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to tighten (make tight) transitive
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to tighten (to make money harder to borrow) transitive
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to make more strict or stringent transitive
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to gnash, grind (teeth) transitive
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to be too tight intransitive
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to extort, blackmail transitive
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to wring, extort [with ablative ‘from’] (to obtain by force) transitive
Esimerkit
“Olette kiristäneet sopimuksen ehtoja merkittävästi.”
You have made the terms of the contract much more stringent.
“kiristää hampaitaan”
to gnash one's teeth
“Takki kiristää hartioista.”
The coat is too tight at the shoulders.
“kiristää lupaus”
to wring a promise
CEFR-taso
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.