apretado

adj.

tight, confining, binding, serried.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: apretar.

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apretado

► participio pasado

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► adjetivo

1 (objeto) tight

2 (en un espacio) jammed; (personas) crowded, cramped

3 (ocupado) busy

■ un día muy apretado a very busy day

4 (difícil) tight, difficult

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar/ir apretado,-a de dinero to be short of money

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(f. - apretada)

adj.

tight

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ADJ

1) [tapa, tornillo, ropa] tight

no hagas el nudo tan apretado — don't make the knot so tight

el jersey te queda demasiado apretado — the jumper is too tight on you

le puso la venda bien apretadita en la pierna — she put the bandage tightly around his leg, she tightened the bandage around his leg

2) (=difícil) difficult

hemos pasado por épocas muy apretadas — we have been through some quite difficult o hard times

andamos muy apretados de dinero — we are very short of money

una victoria muy apretada — a very close victory

3) (=ocupado) [agenda, mañana] busy

un apretado programa de actividades — a very full o busy programme of activities

4) (=apretujado) [en asiento, vehículo] squashed, cramped

si te sientas ahí, vamos a estar muy apretados — if you sit there we're going to be really squashed o cramped

pusieron a los hinchas apretados contra las vallas — they shoved o pushed the fans against the barriers

5) * (=tacaño) tight-fisted *, tight *

6) * (=tozudo) pig-headed *

7) [escritura] cramped

8) Méx (=presumido) conceited

9) Caribe [sin dinero] broke *, flat (EEUU) *

10) Ven (=aprovechado)

usa el teléfono sin pedir permiso ¡qué apretado es! — he uses the phone without asking permission, he's got a real cheek *

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-da adjetivo

1)

a) (ajustado) tight

esta falda me queda muy apretada — this skirt is too tight for me

b) (sin dinero)

andamos or estamos algo apretados — we're a little short of money (colloq)

c) (apretujado) cramped

íbamos muy apretados — it was o we were very cramped

2) <calendario/programa> tight; <victoria> narrow

3) (fam) (tacaño) tight (colloq), tightfisted (colloq)

4) (Ven fam) (estricto) strict

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= serried, tight [tighter -comp., tightest -sup.], dense [denser -comp., densest -sup.], tight-fitting, cramped.

Ex. Looking at the foot-thick carpet of serried and disordered books everywhere on the floor, he agreed that the library was outgrowing its accommodations.

Ex. The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.

Ex. The author describes in detail the development of an integrated system of children's libraries in Singapore which has a dense, mostly urban, multilingual population.

Ex. Caution should be taken if subjects are clothed in tight-fitting swimsuit.

Ex. Vissenbjerg Library, Funen, serving a population of 5,860 and converted to full-time status in 1980, is placed in a stagnant shopping centre in cramped conditions.

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-da adjetivo

1)

a) (ajustado) tight

esta falda me queda muy apretada — this skirt is too tight for me

b) (sin dinero)

andamos or estamos algo apretados — we're a little short of money (colloq)

c) (apretujado) cramped

íbamos muy apretados — it was o we were very cramped

2) <calendario/programa> tight; <victoria> narrow

3) (fam) (tacaño) tight (colloq), tightfisted (colloq)

4) (Ven fam) (estricto) strict

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= serried, tight [tighter -comp., tightest -sup.], dense [denser -comp., densest -sup.], tight-fitting, cramped.

Ex: Looking at the foot-thick carpet of serried and disordered books everywhere on the floor, he agreed that the library was outgrowing its accommodations.

Ex: The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.

Ex: The author describes in detail the development of an integrated system of children's libraries in Singapore which has a dense, mostly urban, multilingual population.

Ex: Caution should be taken if subjects are clothed in tight-fitting swimsuit.

Ex: Vissenbjerg Library, Funen, serving a population of 5,860 and converted to full-time status in 1980, is placed in a stagnant shopping centre in cramped conditions.

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apretado -da

adjective

A

1 (ajustado) tight

esta falda me queda muy apretada this skirt is very tight on me o too tight for me

este nudo está muy apretado this knot is very tight

no hagas el punto tan apretado don't knit so tightly

tiene la letra muy apretada he has very cramped handwriting

2

(de dinero): este mes andamos or estamos apretados we're a little short of money this month, money's a bit tight this month (colloq)

3 (apretujado) cramped

íbamos muy apretados it was o we were very cramped

caben cinco pero bastante apretados there's room for five but it's a tight squeeze o it's a little cramped

en ese piso tan pequeño viven muy apretados they're very cramped in that tiny apartment

B

1 ‹calendario/programa› tight

2 ‹victoria› narrow

C (fam) (tacaño) tight (colloq), tightfisted (colloq)

D (Ven fam)

1 (de carácter fuerte) strict

2

(abusador): éste sí que es apretado he sure has (some) nerve (AmE), he's really got a nerve (BrE)

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Del verbo apretar: (conjugate apretar)

apretado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
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apretar
apretado

◊ -da adjetivo

1

a) (ajustado) tight;

◊ me queda muy apretado it is too tight for me

b) (sin dinero): andamos or estamos algo apretados we're a little short of money (colloq)

c) (apretujado) cramped

2 ‹calendario/programa› tight;
‹victoria› narrow
3 (fam) (tacaño) tight (colloq), tightfisted (colloq)
apretar (conjugate apretar) verbo transitivo
1

a) ‹botón› to press, push;

‹acelerador› to put one's foot on, press;
‹gatillo› to pull, squeeze

b) ‹nudo/tapa/tornillo› to tighten;

‹puño/mandíbulas› to clench;

◊ apreté los dientes I gritted my teeth

2

a) (apretujar):

◊ apretó al niño contra su pecho he clasped o clutched the child to his breast;

me apretó el brazo con fuerza he squeezed o gripped my arm firmly

b) (presionar) to put pressure on

verbo intransitivo
1 [ropa/zapatos] (+ me/te/le etc) to be too tight;

◊ el vestido le aprieta the dress is too tight for her

2 (hacer presión) to press down (o in etc)
apretarse verbo pronominal
to squeeze o squash together
apretado,-a adjetivo
1 (muy ceñido) tight: íbamos todos apretados en el metro, we were all squashed together in the tube
2 (atareado) busy
apretar
I vtr (pulsar un botón) to press
(el cinturón, un tornillo) to tighten
(el gatillo) to pull: me aprietan los zapatos, these shoes are too tight for me
II verbo intransitivo el calor ha apretado en julio, it was really hot in July
♦ Locuciones: apretar el paso, to hasten, hurry
apretarle las clavijas a alguien, to put the screws on someone
donde aprieta el zapato, where the problem is
'apretado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apretar
- apretada
- justa
- justo
- calendario
English:
cramped
- full
- heavy
- schedule
- tight
- dense
- feel

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apretado, -a

♦ adj

1. [ropa, nudo, tuerca] tight;

estos pantalones me quedan apretados these trousers are too tight for me

2. [estrujado] cramped;

en esta oficina estamos muy apretados we're very cramped in this office;

íbamos un poco apretados en el coche it was a bit of a squeeze o we were a bit squished in the car

3. [caligrafía] cramped

4. [triunfo] narrow;

[esprint] close

5. [de tiempo] busy;

tengo unas tardes muy apretadas my afternoons are very busy

6. [de dinero]

vamos muy apretados things are very tight at the moment, we're very short of money at the moment;

están pasando una época apretada they're going through hard times

7. Fam [tacaño] tight

8. Méx Fam [orgulloso] stuck-up, snotty

9. Méx Fam Pey [reprimido] strait-laced, uptight

10. Ven Fam [estricto] strict

♦ nm,f

Méx Fam Pey [reprimido] strait-laced o uptight person

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apretado

adj

1 tight

2

:

iban muy apretados en el coche they were very cramped o squashed in the car

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apretado, -da adj

1) : tight

2) fam : cheap, tightfisted

♦ apretadamente adv

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apretado adj

1. (ajetreado) busy [comp. busier; superl. busiest] / tight

una agenda muy apretada a very busy schedule

2. (muy reñido) close

el resultado fue muy apretado the result was very close

3. (apiñado) squashed / cramped

íbamos todos un poco apretados en el coche we were a bit cramped in the car