serrer.
to tighten (a screw, a knot)
Meaning & usage
to tighten (a screw, a knot)
Doucement ! Ça ne sert à rien de trop serrer cette vis.
Ton nœud de cravate n'est pas assez serré.
to shake (hands)
J'ai refusé de lui serrer la main.
to squeeze
Il lui serra le bras si fort qu'elle en garda une trace pendant trois jours.
to hug, to stay close to
serrer la côte
to squeeze
Ils se sont serrés pour lui faire une place.
to shake (hands)
Les jeunes hommes d'affaires se sont serré la main.
to seduce; to flirt with
to pinch (to arrest, apprehend someone)
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old French serrer, from Vulgar Latin *serrāre (“close, shut”), from Late Latin serāre (“fasten, bolt”), from Latin sera (“bolt, crossbar”).
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