| Present Participle | tightening |
| Past Participle | tightened |
| Third Person Singular | tightens |
| Past Tense | tightened |
| Plural | tightens |
tighten the screw
unga nyuzi
tighten your grip
weka mkono vizuri
tighten up
imarisha
tighten one's belt
unga mkanda wako
this preparation will cleanse and tighten the skin.
maandalizi haya yatafua na kukaza ngozi.
In wartime everyone has to tighten their belts.
Wakati wa vita kila mtu lazima kukaza mikanda yao.
we must tighten up defensively.
lazima tuongeze nguvu ulinzi.
an initiative to tighten up the laws on pornography.
mpango wa kukaza sheria kuhusu picha za uchi.
Turn the screw to the right to tighten it.
Zungusha screw kulia ili kuitumika.
They tightened the loopholes in those acts.
Walifunga pengo katika sheria hizo.
Take your spanner, and tighten the nut.
Chukua funguo yako, na kaza nati.
Border police tightened controls on tourists.
Polisi wa ulinzi wa mipaka walizidisha udhibiti wa watalii.
military forces tightened their hold on the capital.
majenerali walizidisha usimame wao juu ya mji mkuu.
he tightened his belt an extra notch.
alifunga mkanda wake kiuno zaidi.
he tightened the tie of his robe.
alifunga mahali pa kuvaa nguo yake.
He tightened a few slack screws.
Alifunga skrubu chache zisizofanya kazi.
the joints can be tightened and slackened off again.
viungo vinaweza kufungwa na kufunguliwa tena.
Wrap after that tightened a coat, go swaggeringly to go into barback.
Funga kisha alifunga mzigo, nenda kwa kiburi ili kuingia barback.
Make sure the washer is firmly seated before tightening the pipe.
Hakikisha diski imewekwa vizuri kabla ya kukaza mabomba.
We’ll have to tighten our belts if we want to save any money for our holidays this year.
Tutapaswa kukaza mikanda yetu ikiwa tunataka kuokoa pesa yoyote kwa likizo zetu mwaka huu.
central government has tightened control over local authority spending.
serikali ya kati imeongeza udhibiti juu ya matumizi ya mamlaka ya mkoa.
Cinching: Practice of pulling the end of a roll to tighten it. It's not recommended.
Cinching: Mazoezi ya kukaza mwisho wa gurudumu ili kukifunga. Sio kupendekeza.
tighten the screw
unga nyuzi
tighten your grip
weka mkono vizuri
tighten up
imarisha
tighten one's belt
unga mkanda wako
this preparation will cleanse and tighten the skin.
maandalizi haya yatafua na kukaza ngozi.
In wartime everyone has to tighten their belts.
Wakati wa vita kila mtu lazima kukaza mikanda yao.
we must tighten up defensively.
lazima tuongeze nguvu ulinzi.
an initiative to tighten up the laws on pornography.
mpango wa kukaza sheria kuhusu picha za uchi.
Turn the screw to the right to tighten it.
Zungusha screw kulia ili kuitumika.
They tightened the loopholes in those acts.
Walifunga pengo katika sheria hizo.
Take your spanner, and tighten the nut.
Chukua funguo yako, na kaza nati.
Border police tightened controls on tourists.
Polisi wa ulinzi wa mipaka walizidisha udhibiti wa watalii.
military forces tightened their hold on the capital.
majenerali walizidisha usimame wao juu ya mji mkuu.
he tightened his belt an extra notch.
alifunga mkanda wake kiuno zaidi.
he tightened the tie of his robe.
alifunga mahali pa kuvaa nguo yake.
He tightened a few slack screws.
Alifunga skrubu chache zisizofanya kazi.
the joints can be tightened and slackened off again.
viungo vinaweza kufungwa na kufunguliwa tena.
Wrap after that tightened a coat, go swaggeringly to go into barback.
Funga kisha alifunga mzigo, nenda kwa kiburi ili kuingia barback.
Make sure the washer is firmly seated before tightening the pipe.
Hakikisha diski imewekwa vizuri kabla ya kukaza mabomba.
We’ll have to tighten our belts if we want to save any money for our holidays this year.
Tutapaswa kukaza mikanda yetu ikiwa tunataka kuokoa pesa yoyote kwa likizo zetu mwaka huu.
central government has tightened control over local authority spending.
serikali ya kati imeongeza udhibiti juu ya matumizi ya mamlaka ya mkoa.
Cinching: Practice of pulling the end of a roll to tighten it. It's not recommended.
Cinching: Mazoezi ya kukaza mwisho wa gurudumu ili kukifunga. Sio kupendekeza.
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