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Detailed Translations for straiten from English to French

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)
    le détroit

Translation Matrix for strait:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
détroit sound; strait isthmus; narrow; narrowing; narrowness; neck of land; passage; stricture; stringency; tightness
- pass; sound; straits

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
strait
noun
  1. toponymie|fr passage naturel par lequel deux mers communiquer.

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
strait détroit Meerenge — enge Stelle im Meer zwischen zwei Landmassen, enge Stelle auf einer Schifffahrtsroute im Meer
strait détroit StraßeMeerenge