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Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
tightly adv	(in tight manner)	firmemente adv
		fuertemente adv
		con firmeza loc adv
	Harriet tied the parcel tightly.
	Harriet ató el paquete firmemente.
tightly adv	(snugly)	ajustadamente adv
		apretadamente adv
	The jacket fitted tightly across Robert's shoulders.
	La chaqueta le ceñía ajustadamente los hombros a Robert.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
hold on tightly v expr	(grip securely)	agarrarse⇒ v prnl
	She held on tightly to the railings as she crossed the footbridge.
		aferrarse⇒ v prnl
	ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Se mareó al subir las escaleras, tuvo que aferrarse al pasamanos para no caerse.
hug tightly v expr	(squeeze, embrace forcefully)	abrazar fuerte vtr + adv
	He hugged me so tightly, I couldn't breathe.
	Me abrazó tan fuerte que no podía respirar.
		apretujar⇒ vtr
	Me apretujó tanto que no podía respirar.
tightly-fitted adj	(snug)	ajustado/a adj
		ceñido/a adj
	Lleva una camiseta ajustada que le marca mucho.

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'tightly' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

In the English description:

bind - bolt in - clenched - cling - cling on - close - frizz - fuzzy - hold fast - hug - lockstep - loosely - on - seal in - secure - shut tight - snugly - squeeze - stopple - swaddle - taut - tautly - tenacious - tensely - wedge in

Spanish:

ajustadamente - apretadamente - estrechar - estrujar - tacar

Collocations: [held, hung, clung] on tightly (to), held on tightly to [the rock, the bar, my shoulders], was gripping tightly on [the rope, my leg], more...

Forum discussions with the word(s) "tightly" in the title:

a body wrapped tightly in bandages
A husk is a bundle of leaves tightly wrapped.
arms drawn in tightly
clamping parts together tightly
closed her eyes tightly against the prickling of tears gathering behind the lids
dialogue, tightly controlled
Fused them tightly together
Her lips tightly pinched together
hold/grab him tightly
holding him very tightly and rocking him
holding tightly to the rail to pull her bulk up
loosely/tightly-knit societies
narrow set canines that settle too tightly against the gum
packaged tightly
pH of human blood is tightly regulated to - medical
reflexive pronoun - pulled her dressing gown tightly round herself - grammar
roll the wrap up tightly into a log
she hugged me tightly and she told me she loved me but she lied.
small but tightly packed muscles
So far the Curia had kept him tightly in wraps.
the customer negotiates very tightly
the woman's hands squeeze tightly into themselves
thin and tightly wound
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