WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| clampdown n | (enforcement of a restriction) | medidas drásticas loc nom fpl |
| | | restricciones nfpl |
| | The police swore a clampdown on violent crime after the rash of assaults in the city. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| clamp down vi phrasal | figurative (be strict, enforce rules) | tomar medidas drásticas loc verb |
| | (figurado) | apretar los tornillos loc verb |
| Note: Single-word form is used when the term is a noun |
| | There is a big problem with dangerous driving on this stretch of road, but the police are clamping down. |
| | Existe un serio problema con la conducción temeraria en este tramo de carretera, pero la policía está tomando medidas drásticas. |
| clamp down on [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (be strict, enforce rules) (derechos o actividades) | restringir⇒, recortar⇒ vtr |
| | | reprimir a vtr + prep |
| | The city is clamping down on gang violence. |
| | La ciudad está restringiendo drásticamente la violencia de los gangs. |