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tighten up

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
tighten [sth] up vtr phrasal sep	(fasten more securely)	ajustar⇒ vtr
	The knot was coming undone, so Linda tightened it up.
	El nudo se estaba desarmando así que Linda lo ajustó.
tighten [sth] up vtr phrasal sep	figurative (make stricter, more restricting)	endurecer⇒ vtr
	We need to tighten up the rules, so this can never happen again.
	Debemos endurecer las reglas para que esto no vuelva a suceder.
		hacer algo más restrictivo loc verb
		ser más severo loc verb
	Debemos hacer reglas más restrictivas para que esto no vuelva a suceder.
tighten up vi phrasal	(become more taut or tense)	ponerse tenso loc verb
		tensarse⇒ v prnl
	The rope tightened up as Peter gathered in the slack.

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