Italian-English translations for stretta

grappleto grapple with ones conscience
grasp
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And not all the governments in the present Union have grasped the connection between enlargement and reform. E non tutti i governi dell'Unione hanno compreso che l'ampliamento e la riforma stanno in rapporto di stretta connessione. I have never been able to grasp the concept of infinity.The goal is within my grasp

strait
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That the people are wrong; that the Member States are wrong; that the Commission is wrong and that all must be forced into this one-size-fits-all strait jacket, which plainly does not fit anybody. Che le persone sbagliano; che gli Stati membri sbagliano; che la Commissione sbaglia e che tutto deve rientrare in questa stretta giacca a taglia unica che, evidentemente, non sta bene a nessuno. to follow the strait and narrowThe Strait of Gibraltar
stranglehold
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For years the company had a stranglehold on the rest of the industry.