stringere

1. ['strindʒere]

vb irreg vt

1) (con la mano) to grip, hold tight

stringere il braccio di qn — to clasp sb's arm

stringere la mano a qn — (afferrarla) to squeeze o press sb's hand, (salutando) to shake sb's hand, shake hands with sb

si strinsero la mano — they shook hands

stringere qn alla gola — to grab sb by the throat

2) (pugno, mascella) to clench, (labbra) to compress

una scena che stringe il cuore — a scene which brings a lump to one's throat

stringere i denti — to clench one's teeth, fig to grit one's teeth

3) (gonna, vestito) to take in

4) (vite) to tighten, (rubinetto) to turn tight, (cintura, nodo) to tighten, pull tight

5) (avvicinare: oggetti) to close up, put close together, (persone) squeeze together

se vi stringete un po' posso sedermi anch'io — if you squeeze up a bit I'll be able to sit down

6)

(fraseologia) stringere qn tra le braccia — to clasp sb in one's arms

stringere amicizia con qn — to make friends with sb

stringere un patto — to conclude a treaty

stringere un'alleanza — to form an alliance

stringi stringi — in conclusion

stringi! — get to the point!

stringere qn in curva Auto — to cut in on sb on a bend

2. vi

(aus avere) (essere stretto) to be tight, (scarpe) to pinch, be tight, (fig : arrivare al dunque) to come to the point

queste scarpe mi stringono — these shoes are tight on me

il tempo stringe — time is short

3. vr (stringersi)

(persona)

stringersi a — (muro, parete) to press o.s. up against

si strinse a lui — she drew close to him