stramme
verb
tighten, restrict
gjøre stram, spenne
tighten, restrict
German
B1Intermediate
Han måtte stramme beltet for å få det til å passe.
He had to tighten the belt to get it to fit.
Skruen er løs, så vi må stramme den.
The screw is loose, so we need to tighten it.
Hun samlet håret i en stram hestehale før treningen.
She gathered her hair in a tight ponytail before training.
Han strammet skoreima før han begynte å gå.
He tightened the shoe strap before he started walking.
Dørvrideren var løs og måtte strammes.
The door handle was loose and had to be tightened.
Hun la en stram bandasje rundt kneet for å støtte det etter fallet.
She wrapped a tight bandage around her knee to support it after the fall.
Tauet var bundet i en stram løkke.
The rope was tied in a tight loop.
Regjeringen vil stramme inn reglene for bruk av sosiale medier.
The government wants to tighten the rules for the use of social media.
Jeg følte et gnag fra den stramme skoen.
I felt a gnawing from the tight shoe.
Sjefen bestemte seg for å stramme tømmene.
The boss decided to tighten the reins.