estrecharse

estrecharse

► verbo pronominal

1 (valle etc) to narrow, become narrower

2 (apretarse) to squeeze together, squeeze up

3 figurado (relaciones etc) to strengthen, get stronger

4 figurado (gastos etc) to economize, tighten one's belt

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VPR

1) [calle] to narrow, get narrower

la carretera se estrecha al llegar al puente — the road narrows o gets narrower over the bridge

2) (=abrazarse) to embrace frm, embrace one another frm, hug

se estrecharon la mano — they shook hands

3) (=aumentar) [amistad] to become stronger, become more intimate; [lazos, relaciones] to become closer

estrecharse con algn — to get very friendly with sb, grow close to sb

4)

estrecharse en los gastos — to economize, cut down on expenditure

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(v.) = taper, taper in

Ex. The tube in the two types tapers almost unnoticeably from base to tip.

Ex. Some of these trenches have walls that taper in at the bottom or flare at the top.

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(v.) = taper, taper in

Ex: The tube in the two types tapers almost unnoticeably from base to tip.

Ex: Some of these trenches have walls that taper in at the bottom or flare at the top.

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■estrecharse verbo reflexivo
1 to narrow, become narrower
2 (las manos) se estrecharon la mano, they shook hands
3 (abrazarse) to hug
'estrecharse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estrechamiento
- estrechar
English:
narrow
- taper
- deepen

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vpr

1. [hacerse estrecho] to narrow

2. [amistad, relaciones] to become o grow closer;

[lazos] to grow stronger

3. [apretarse] to squeeze up;

se estrecharon en un fuerte abrazo they hugged one another tightly;

se estrecharon la mano they shook hands

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estrecharse

v/r narrow, get narrower

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vr

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estrecharse vb to narrow