serré
, e
(=étroit)
[habits] tight
Mon pantalon est trop serré. My trousers are too tight.
[tissu] closely woven
[réseau] dense
[écriture] close
[passagers] (tightly) packed
[café] strong
avoir la gorge serrée (fig) to have a lump in one's throat
[lutte, match] closely-fought, tight
Ça a été un match serré. It was a closely-fought game., It was a tight game.
adv jouer serré to play a close game écrire serré to have a cramped hand
effet de serre
nm greenhouse effect
gaz à effet de serre
nm greenhouse gas
serre
nf (AGRICULTURE) greenhouse
serre chaude
nf hothouse
serre froide
nf unheated greenhouse
serre-livres
nm inv book ends pl
serre-tête
nm inv