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be tight

be tight(
bi
 
tayt
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An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
intransitive verb phrase
a. estar apretado
The knot is really tight. It won't come undone.El nudo está apretado. No se deshará.
a. quedar apretado
The jeans are tight on my waist, but loose on my ankles.Los jeans me quedan apretados en la cintura, pero sueltos en los tobillos.
b. quedar ajustado
You don't want the boots to be tight when you buy them because you want them to have space when your feet swell.No quieres que las botas queden ajustadas al comprarlas porque quieres que tengan espacio por si los pies se hinchan.
c. quedar ceñido
The dress is tight in the right places.El vestido queda ceñido en las áreas correctas.
3.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(to be close)
a. ser unido
Those girls are really tight. It's hard to join their clique.Esas chicas son muy unidas. Es difícil unirse a su grupo.
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