resserrer
/ʁə.sɛ.ʁe/ verb B2- to retighten (knot, belt, screw, etc.)
- to tighten (link, knot) · Plus l'animal bougeait et plus la corde se resserrait autour de son cou. The more the animal moved, the more the rope tightened around its neck.
- to become stricter (discipline) · Depuis le dernier conseil de classe, la discipline s'est resserrée. Since the last staff meeting, discipline has got stricter.
- to narrow (road, gap) · L'écart entre les coureurs se resserre. The distance between the runners is narrowing.
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- resserrer
- Present participle
- resserrant
- Past participle
- resserré
- Present (je)
- resserre
- Future (je)
- resserrerai
- Passé composé (je)
- ai resserré
From the library
dit le major en resserrant à chaque exclamation les brandebourgs de sa polonaise.
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