Übersetzungen für „tighten up“ im Englisch » Deutsch-Wörterbuch

I . tighten up VERB trans

1. tighten up (make firmer):

to tighten up ⇆ sth

etw fester [o. CH a. satter] ziehen

to tighten up one's muscles

die Muskeln straffen

2. tighten up (make stricter):

to tighten up ⇆ sth

etw verschärfen

to tighten up the law on advertising

strengere Verordnungen in der Werbung einführen

II . tighten up VERB intr

1. tighten up (introduce stricter regime):

tighten up

schärfere Maßnahmen ergreifen

it's time we tightened up around here

es ist an der Zeit, hier ein strengeres Regime einzuführen

to tighten up on sth

etw einschränken

2. tighten up (become tense):

tighten up

sich Akk anspannen

Beispiele aus dem PONS Wörterbuch (redaktionell geprüft)

to tighten the nut up

die Mutter festziehen

to tighten up one's muscles

die Muskeln straffen

to loosen/tighten [up] a screw

eine Schraube lockern/anziehen

to tighten up the law on advertising

strengere Verordnungen in der Werbung einführen

Einsprachige Beispiele (nicht von der PONS Redaktion geprüft)

Englisch

But we must tighten up the current laws to make it unavailable to children, as it can be so damaging.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Future updates can fix these issues, tighten up some of the touch interface.

www.kotaku.com.au

The mouth may tighten up or the eyes may blink rapidly.

en.wikipedia.org

But we have to tighten up our border controls.

www.portsmouth.co.uk

We've got to tighten up both individually and collectively.

extratime.ie

The threat of relegation will encourage teams to tighten up, not free up.

www.telegraph.co.uk

It is now felt desirable to tighten up the organization administered by the area presidencies.

en.wikipedia.org

It's simply long past due for legislators and regulators to tighten up the use of all these titles.

www.moneysense.ca

Production and engineering quality jumped to professional sound and the writing started to tighten up.

en.wikipedia.org

Tighten up that messaging if you need to.

www.lifehacker.com.au