serrer

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An user
Il
👨
   faut   dire
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  qu’Aglaé  sait   serrer   ses   mailles .

It must be said that Aglaé knows how to tighten her stitches.

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Meaning

  1. (transitive) to tighten (a screw, a knot)
  2. (transitive) to shake (hands)
  3. (transitive) to squeeze
  4. (transitive) to hug, to stay close to
  5. (reflexive) to squeeze
  6. (pronominal) to shake (hands)
  7. (slang, transitive) to seduce; to flirt with
  8. (slang, transitive) to pinch (to arrest, apprehend someone)

Concepts

squeeze
press
tighten
hug
pinch
clasp
hold
stow
strain
lock up
clench
oppress
grip
put away
wind up
shut up
fasten
shake hands
constrict

strech

bearhug

press firmly

clamp
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squash
stress
cramp
strangle
condense
confine
tense
mash
enclose
rack
clutch

be tight

tight
turn
turn on
wring

draw tight

exert pressure on

hold tight

tie tightly

be narrow

hold tightly

weigh upon

bind

tie knot

centralise
centralize
Synonyms

presser
C1
coincer
C1
resserrer
27k
comprimer
étreindre
29k
enfermer
B2
pousser
B1
oppresser
visser
32k

appuyer (sur)

opprimer
accabler
32k
embrasser
B1
tasser
37k
cacher
A2
tendre
B2
raidir
fourrer
C2
compresser
étrangler
C1
abréger
24k

appuyer en écrasant

encoffrer
enserrer
bander
C2
serrer la main
tenir
A2

être à l’étroit

fermer hermétiquement

mettre à l’étroit

pressurer

serrer plus fort

se centraliser

agripper
37k
arrimer
attacher
C1
centraliser
contracter
30k
déféquer
écraser
B2
embarrasser
C2
embrayage
23k
éteindre
B2
étreinte
C2
étroit
C2
introduire
C1
mélanger
C1
mettre
A1
nœud
C1
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nouer
22k
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Translations

stringere
apertar
espremer
drücken
apretar
drukken
pressen
serrare
persen
comprimir
quetschen
knellen
estrènyer
estrechar
Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/sɛ.ʁe/
Etymology

Inherited from Old French
serrer
In summary

Inherited from Old French serrer, from Vulgar Latin *serrāre (“close, shut”), from Late Latin serāre (“fasten, bolt”), from Latin sera (“bolt, crossbar”).

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