serrer
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verbslang
to tightena screw, a knot
to shakehands
to squeeze
to hug, to stay close to
to seduce; to flirt with
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- Avant sept heures et demie Charles-Eugène était attelé; Maria, revêtue déjà de sa grande pelisse d'hiver, serrait avec soin dans son porte-monnaie la liste des commissions que lui avait donnée sa mère.Before seven and a half hours Charles-Eugène was tied up; Maria, already clothed with her great winter pelisse, carefully kept in her wallet the list of commissions that her mother had given her.B1Maria Chapdelaine
- Il n'en obtint d'autre soulagement que de voir ses liens serrés davantage.He received no relief but to see his bonds closer.B2Le Chevalier de Mornac
- — Ce n’est pas faute que j’aie inventé bien des moyens de le serrer, dit Planchet."It's not wrong that I invented many ways to tighten it," says Planchet.B2Les Trois Mousquetaires
- Mais ses provisions sont presque épuisées, le froid cruel le torture encore; il baisse la tête, serre les dents et se bat avec l'hiver meurtrier, faisant appel aux ressources de sa force et de son grand courage.But his provisions are almost exhausted, the cold cruel torture him still; he lowers his head, tightens his teeth and fights with the deadly winter, drawing on the resources of his strength and great courage.B1Maria Chapdelaine
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