Estrechando (en. Tightening)

/es.tɾe.tʃan.do/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

Action of reducing the space or size of something.

We are narrowing the path to improve security.

Estamos estrechando el camino para mejorar la seguridad.

To make the ties closer or more intense.

By shaking hands, we seal our agreement.

Estrechando la mano, sellamos nuestro acuerdo.

To limit options or possibilities.

Time is narrowing our chances of success.

El tiempo está estrechando nuestras posibilidades de éxito.

From the verb estrechar, from Latin 'strictiare', which means 'to make narrower'.

to shake hands

It means to give a cordial greeting by taking another person's hand.

estrechar la mano

to strengthen ties

It refers to strengthening relationships or bonds between people or groups.

estrechar lazos

to narrow the circle

It indicates that options are limited to a smaller group.

estrechar el círculo

caught between two

It means being in a complicated situation between two options or people.

estrechado entre dos

narrow

Adjective that describes something that has little width or space.

estrecho

narrowness

Noun that refers to the condition of being narrow or reduced.

estrechez

to narrow

Verb that means to make something narrower or to limit.

estrechar

To be in a complicated situation.

He is narrowing things down with his decisions.

Está estrechando las cosas con sus decisiones.

To limit options or possibilities.

I feel constrained by all the decisions I have to make.

Me siento estrechado por todas las decisiones que debo tomar.