Palabra Inglés del Día

Definiciones

inglés > español
tight
1. adj. Hermético
2. adj. Ajustado, apretado
3. adj. Estricto, severo
4. adj. Firme, rígido
5. adv. Firmemente, ajustadamente
inglés > inglés
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.
español > inglés
apretado
1. adj. tight
2. adj. short (of money)
3. adj. (Mexico) conceited, self-important, stuck-up

Pronunciación

Ejemplos

The collar is too tight round my throat.      El collar me aprieta mucho el cuello. These shoes are too tight. They hurt.      Esos zapatos aprietan demasiado. Hacen daño. I'll work that into my tight schedule.      Le haré un hueco en mi apretado horario. A lot of companies are going under lately because banks are so tight with their money.      Un montón de empresas están hundiéndose últimamente porque los bancos son demasiado agarrados con su dinero. This is a bit too tight around my neck.      Esto está un poco muy apretado alrededor de mi cuello.

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