English-Portuguese translations for tighten
- apertarNão há dúvida que é necessário apertar os controlos.Clearly there is a need for tightening up. Podemos apertar os cintos sem fechar os olhos aos desafios comuns. We can tighten belts without closing our eyes to common challenges. Se Bruxelas não conseguir arranjar-se com o dinheiro que recebe, então precisa de apertar o cinto. If Brussels cannot manage on the money it gets, then it needs to tighten its belt.
Definition of tighten
- To make tighter
- To become tighter
- To make money harder to borrow or obtain
- To raise short-term interest rates
Examples
- Please tighten that screw a quarter-turn.
- That joint is tightening as the wood dries.
- If the government doesnt tighten the money supply, inflation is certain to be harsh.
- The Fed is expected to tighten by a quarter-point.
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