strak

Betekenis (Engels)

1. tight
2. tense (showing stress or strain)
3. sleek, without unnecessary bells and whistles (of design)

Concepten

strak

stijf

vast

gespannen

abrupt

bruusk

houterig

ingespannen

kortaf

pakkend

spannend

star

steil

stram

stug

nauw

nauwsluitend

mooi

streng

sterk

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/strɑk/

Etymologie (Engels)

From Middle Dutch strac (“tight, taut”), from Old Dutch *strak, from Proto-Germanic *strakaz, *strakkaz (“straight, tight, tense”), from Proto-Indo-European *streg-, *treg- (“stiff, rigid”). Cognate with Middle Low German strac (“tight, taut”), Old English stræc (“firm, strict, rigorous, unyielding”), German strack (“straight, taut”). More at stretch.