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Detailed Translations for straiten from English to Spanish

straiten:


Translation Matrix for straiten:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- distress

Synonyms for "straiten":


Related Definitions for "straiten":

  1. squeeze together1
  2. bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship1

strait:

strait [the ~] noun

  1. the strait (sound)
  2. the strait
    el estrecho

Translation Matrix for strait:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
estrecho strait isthmus; narrow; narrowing; narrowness; neck of land; stricture; stringency; tightness
estrecho de mar sound; strait
- pass; sound; straits
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
estrecho bashfull; cramped; diffident; narrow; narrow minded; narrow-minded; petty; pinchy; poky; pressing; short of cash; short of money; small; stringent; tight; urgent

Related Words for "strait":

  • straits, straiten

Synonyms for "strait":


Related Definitions for "strait":

  1. narrow1
    • strait is the gate1
  2. a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water1
  3. a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs1

Wiktionary Translations for strait:

strait
noun
  1. narrow channel of water
  2. a difficult position

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
strait estrecho straat — een weg tussen de huizen in een bewoonde plaats ebank|straat1
strait estrecho Meerenge — enge Stelle im Meer zwischen zwei Landmassen, enge Stelle auf einer Schifffahrtsroute im Meer
strait estrecho StraßeMeerenge
strait estrecho détroit — toponymie|fr passage naturel par lequel deux mers communiquer.