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resserrer

to tighten, to make tighter, to close in, to draw closer

ʁ ə . s ɛ . ʁ e
res again or back + serrer to squeeze, to grip tightly
verb Rare #41,346
to tighten, to make tighter
FR: Il faut resserrer cette vis.
EN: We need to tighten this screw.
to close in, to draw closer
FR: Les murs semblent se resserrer autour de nous.
EN: The walls seem to be closing in around us.

Il te faut resserrer ces vis.

You need to tighten these screws.

Je vois sans arrêt les murs se resserrer sur moi.

I keep seeing the walls closing in on me.

— Apocalypse Now (1979)

Le patron vous demande de resserrer votre surveillance.

The boss is asking you to step up your monitoring.

— The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1972)

Resserrer les limites.

Tighten the boundaries.

— Ne Zha (2019)

Il faut la resserrer, elle m'est un peu grande.

It needs to be tightened; it's a little too big for me.

— Le Voleur de bicyclette (1948)

Sauron et Saroumane sont en train de resserrer le nœud.

Sauron and Saruman are tightening the knot.

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : Les Deux Tours (2002)

"On t'attend pas au garage, pour te faire resserrer les boulons ?"

Aren’t they waiting for you at the garage to tighten your bolts?

— The Mask (1994)