straff

Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open

• My shoes are too tight.

  Meine Schuhe sind zu eng.

  Tatoeba · Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR

• Tom likes to wear tight clothes.

  Tom trägt gern enge Kleidung.

  Tatoeba · Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR

straff

Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.; Unyielding or firm

straff

Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.; Under high tension; taut

straff

Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.; Scarce, hard to come by

straff

Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.; Intimate, close, close-knit, intimately friendly

straff

Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.; Miserly or frugal

straff

Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.; Short of money

straff

Narrow, such that it is difficult for something or someone to pass through it

straff

Narrow, such that it is difficult for something or someone to pass through it.; Fitting close, or too close, to the body

straff

Narrow, such that it is difficult for something or someone to pass through it.; Of a turn, sharp, so that the timeframe for making it is narrow and following it is difficult

Firmly, so as not to come loose easily

• This window doesn't shut tight.

  Dieses Fenster schließt nicht gut.

  Tatoeba · sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR

• Sit tight for a second.

  Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

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