German-English translations for befestigen

• fasten
  The sailor fastened the boat to the dock with a half-hitch
  Fasten your seatbelts!
  Can you fasten these boards together with some nails?
• fix
  He fixed me with a sickly grin, and said, "I told you it wouldnt work!"
  A dab of chewing gum will fix your note to the bulletin board.
  A leech can fix itself to your skin without you feeling it.
• fortify
  Sherry is made by fortifying wine
  Soy milk is often fortified with calcium
• affix
  to affix a stigma to a person
  to affix ridicule or blame to somebody
  to affix a syllable to a word
• attach
  An officer is attached to a certain regiment, company, or ship.
  You need to attach the carabiner to your harness
  Dower will attach.
• connect
  I think this piece connects to that piece over there
  Both roads have the same name, but they dont connect: theyre on opposite sides of the river, and theres no bridge there
  The new railroad will connect the northern part of the state to the southern part
• consolidate
  He consolidated his luggage into a single large bag.
• dog
  The dog barked all night long
  She’s a real dog
  You lucky dog!
• fixate
• fortification
• improve
  Painting the woodwork will improve this house
  Buying more servers would improve performance
  I have improved since taking the tablets
• make up
  He can make up the time next week
  I plan to make up for my failed midterm
  Cuba took limited free market-oriented measures to alleviate severe shortages of food, consumer goods, and services to make up for the ending of Soviet subsidies
• moor
  A cold, biting wind blew across the moor, and the travellers hastened their step
  the vessel was moored in the stream
  they moored the boat to the wharf
• mount
  the mount of Jupiter
  The rider climbed onto his mount.
  The post is the mount on which the mailbox is installed.
• pave
• reinforce
  He reinforced the handle with a metal rod and a bit of tape.
  The right homework will reinforce and complement the lesson!
  Advertising for fast food can reinforce unhealthy dietary tendencies.
• secure
  secure of a welcome
  to secure a creditor against loss; to secure a debt by a mortgage
  to secure a prisoner; to secure a door, or the hatches of a ship
• stabilize
  Jody stabilized the table by putting a book under the short leg
  The country will stabilize after the next election ends
• strengthen
  strengthen a muscle
  strengthen a wall
  strengthen an army
• tie up
  Dont forget to tie up your hair before you bake.
  The robbers tied up the bank employees before forcing a way into the vault.
  He has been tying up the phone lines for hours now.

Related words

• mit Heftzwecken befestigen
• mit einem Bolzen befestigen