apretar
Las manos de Wayan apretaron el mango de su bo. | Wayan's hands tightened on the haft of his bo. |
Sus manos apretaron la empuñadura de su espada. | His hands tightened on the hilt of his blade. |
Cuando apretaron con algunas regulaciones en Colombia, los mercados se desplazaron hacia el sur. | When pressed with some regulations in Colombia, markets moved south. |
Incluso con dos fuentes de ingresos, que se apretaron el cinturón. | Even with two incomes, they tightened their belts. |
Los nudillos de Hida Benjiro se apretaron sobre la empuñadura de su tetsubo. | Hida Benjiro's knuckles whitened on the haft of his tetsubo. |
Los turcos mientras tanto apretaron su bloqueo de la tierra. | The Turks meanwhile tightened their land blockade. |
Los medios apretaron en su tarea. | The media went into overdrive in performing their task. |
Cuando apretaron con algunas regulaciones en Colombia, los mercados se desplazaron hacia el Sur. | When regulations in Colombia were squeezed, the markets move towards the South. |
Sí, ellos apretaron el gatillo. | Yes, they pulled the triggers themselves. |
El Coliseo y la banda de seguridad que rodeaban el Foro Romano se apretaron visiblemente. | The Colosseum and the security ring surrounding the Forum Romanum were visibly tightened. |
Estos pueden ser muy angustiante cuando se hinchan y se les apretaron desde el glúteo. | These might be extremely distressing when they swell up and get squeezed from the buttock. |
Kenzo no dijo nada, pero bajó la Mirada y los músculos de su mentón se apretaron visiblemente. | Kenzo said nothing, but he glanced down and his jaw muscles clenched noticeably. |
Es más, visto que se quejaban de estar llenos de piojos, les apretaron las cadenas. | Even worse, since they complained that they were full of lice, they tightened their chains. |
A ti te apretaron. | Well, they leaned on you. |
Cuando terminales de nylon apretaron, prestar atención a la intensidad, de apriete excesiva puede dañar los terminales de nylon. | When nylon terminals tightened, pay attention to the intensity, excessive tightening may damage the nylon terminals. |
Cuando los pilotos apretaron sus gatillos, no hubo respuesta alguna de los controles!!! | As the pilots squeezed their triggers there was no response from their controls! |
Con la Gran Recesión de 2008, los consumidores se apretaron el cinturón, y como consecuencia la demanda de pollo se desplomó. | With the Great Recession of 2008, consumers tightened their belts, causing demand for chicken to plummet. |
En un punto, las paredes le apretaron las costillas y tuvo que agacharse, y dejó de haber luz. | At one point, the walls pressed against her ribs and she had to duck, and there was no light anymore. |
Satobe y los hombres que tenía cerca apretaron con más fuerza sus armas al prepararse para recibir la carga. | Satobe and his men standing near him tightened their grips on their weapons as they got ready to receive the charge. |
Es probable que Gilberto Abascal pueda regresar a su casa mañana, si lo permiten los vientos que apretaron esta tarde. | Abascal will probably return home tomorrow, if the winds that are blowing in El Paso this afternoon will permit. |
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