WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
Principal Translations |
clenched adj | (teeth: gritted) (dientes) | apretado/a adj |
| The angry man uttered a threat through clenched teeth. |
| El hombre enojado pronunció una amenaza con los dientes apretados. |
clenched adj | (muscles: tensed) | constreñido adj |
| | contraído adj |
| Tony's clenched muscles showed how nervous he was. |
| Los músculos constreñidos de Tony mostraron lo nervioso que estaba. |
clenched adj | (gripped, held tightly) | agarrado/a adj |
| | apretado/a adj |
| | constreñido adj |
| The clenched cigar bobbed up and down as the man talked. |
| Mientras el hombre hablaba, el cigarro agarrado se movía arriba y abajo. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
Principal Translations |
clench [sth]⇒ vtr | (muscle, fist, jaw: make tense) | tensar⇒ vtr |
| | contraer⇒ vtr |
| | apretar⇒ vtr |
| I got scared when he clenched his fists. |
| Me dio miedo cuando tensó sus puños. |
clench⇒ vi | (muscle, fist, jaw: tense) | tensarse⇒ v prnl |
| | contraerse⇒ v prnl |
| Her eyes narrowed and her jaw clenched. |
| Sus ojos se achicaron y su mandíbula se tensó. |
Additional Translations |
clench [sth]⇒ vtr | (grasp, grip with hand) | apretar⇒ vtr |
| | agarrar⇒ vtr |
| | asir⇒ vtr |
| They clenched my arms and started pulling. |
| Me apretaron los brazos y empezaron a tirar. |
clench [sth] vtr | dated (clinch: secure, settle conclusively) | obtener⇒ vtr |
| (informal) | llevarse⇒ v prnl |
| The soccer team clenched the victory in the last few seconds of the game. |
| El equipo de fútbol obtuvo la victoria en los últimos segundos de juego. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
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