| inglese > italiano | |
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| tight | |
| 1. agg. stretto | |
| inglese > inglese | |
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| tight | |
| 1. adj. Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open. |  |
| tight cloth; a tight knot | |
| 2. adj. Unyielding or firm | |
| tight control on a situation | |
| 3. adj. Under high tension. | |
| Make sure to pull the rope tight. | |
| 4. adj. (colloquial) Scarce, hard to come by. | |
| I grew up in a poor neighborhood; money was very tight, but we made do. | |
| 5. adj. (colloquial, figurative) Intimately friendly. | |
| We've grown tighter over the years. | |
| 6. adj. (slang) Miserly or frugal. | |
| He's a bit tight with his money. | |
| 7. adj. (of a space, design or arrangement) Narrow, such that it is difficult for something or someone to pass through it. | |
| The passageway was so tight we could barely get through. | |
| They flew in a tight formation. | |
| 8. adj. Fitting close, or too close, to the body. | |
| a tight coat; My socks are too tight. | |
| 9. adj. Of a turn, sharp, so that the timeframe for making it is narrow and following it is difficult. | |
| The mountain pass was made dangerous by its many tight corners. | |
| 10. adj. Lacking holes; difficult to penetrate; waterproof. | |
| 11. adj. Well-rehearsed and accurate in execution. | |
| Their marching band is extremely tight. | |
| 12. adj. (sport) Not conceding many goals. | |
| 13. adj. (slang) Intoxicated; drunk or acting like being drunk. | |
| We went drinking and got tight. | |
| 14. adj. (slang) Extraordinarily great or special. | |
| That is one tight bicycle! | |
| 15. adj. (slang)) Mean; unfair; unkind. | |
| 16. adj. (obsolete) Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy. | |
| 17. adj. (obsolete) Handy; adroit; brisk. | |
| 18. adv. Firmly, so as not to come loose easily. | |
| Make sure the lid is closed tight. | |
| 19. adv. Soundly. | |
| Good night, sleep tight. | |
| 20. v. (obsolete) To tighten. | |
| italiano > inglese | |
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| aderente | |
| 1. adj. tight, close-fitting, snug | |
| 2. adj. adhesive | |
| 3. subst. adherent, follower, supporter | |
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