For years, the U.S. has tightened its control over the oilfields of the Persian Gulf by punishing the people of Iraq. | Hace años apretó su control de los campos petrolíferos del golfo Pérsico, tras castigar severamente al pueblo iraquí. |
Apple has tightened its security in macOS and OS X. | Apple ha reforzado su seguridad en macOS y OS X. |
Apple has tightened its security in macOS and OS X. | Apple ha reforzado la seguridad en macOS y OS X. |
One has tightened his legs, another his back. | Uno ha tensado sus piernas, otro su espalda. |
The employment situation has tightened considerably during the past decade. | La situación del empleo se ha reducido considerablemente durante la última década. |
In fact, its grip has tightened since 2009. | De hecho, su control se ha reforzado desde el año 2009. |
Turkey, for instance, has tightened ties with Iran. | Por ejemplo, Turquía ha estrechado sus vínculos con Irán. |
Rather, it has tightened its siege on Gaza and its residents. | Por el contrario, ha endurecido el sitio de Gaza y sus residentes. |
It has tightened mechanical structure and low weight. | Ha reforzado su estructura mecánica y bajo su peso. |
Miller admits that his organization has tightened its belt behind the scenes. | Miller reconoce que su organización se ha apretado el cinturón entre bastidores. |
The Czech National Bank has tightened mortgage rules in recent years. | El Banco Central checo ha endurecido las normas hipotecarias en los últimos años. |
But it has tightened up quite a lot as a result of the crisis. | Pero se ha puesto más severo como resultado de la crisis. |
But it has tightened up quite a lot as a result of the crisis. | Pero como resultado de la crisis, ahora todo se ha endurecido bastante. |
It should be no surprise, given that difference, that play has tightened up massively. | Debe no ser sorpresa, dada esa diferencia, que el juego se ha apretado masivamente. |
Obviously the timeline has tightened. | Obviamente, el plazo se ha restringido. |
It has tightened the law in a number of areas to give greater protection to children. | Se ha endurecido la legislación en varias esferas para ofrecer mayor protección a los niños. |
The bow has tightened. | La tensión en arco se ha tensado aun más. |
She has added the much needed guidelines and criteria and has tightened up the time limits. | Ha añadido las directrices y los criterios tan necesarios y ha acortado los plazos. |
So while the chain of conditionality has been loosened, the structural chain has tightened. | Mientras la cadena de los condicionamientos se ha ido aflojando, la cadena estructural se ha dio apretando. |
The only problem was the brakes–He has tightened it and now everything is super! | El único problema era que los frenos – Él lo ha endurecido y ahora todo es grande! |
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