estrènyer

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin stringere.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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estrènyer (first-person singular present estrenyo, first-person singular preterite estrenyí, past participle estret); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

  1. (transitive) to tighten, draw in, narrow
  2. (transitive) to squeeze, to press, to hug
    • 1906, Josep Morató i Grau, Els habitants de la lluna, Ilustració Catalana, page 103:
      Al sentir axò, en Pepis va axecarse ab ayre commogut y va estrènyer les mans del batlle en doble encaxada.
      Hearing this, Pepis stood up, seeming touched, and he squeezed the mayor's hands in a double handshake.
  3. (transitive) to clench
  4. (transitive) to grip, to clasp
  5. (pronominal) to tighten, to narrow
  6. (pronominal) to crowd together, to huddle

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