estrènyer

Catalan

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Latin stringere.

Pronunciation

Verb

estrènyer (first-person singular present estrenyo, first-person singular preterite estrenyí, past participle estret); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencian) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

  1. to squeeze
    • 1906, Josep Morató i Grau, Els habitants de la lluna, Ilustració Catalana, page 103:
      Al sentir axò, en Pepis va axecarse ab ayre commogut y va estrènyer les mans del batlle en doble encaxada.
      Hearing this, Pepis stood up, seeming touched, and he squeezed the mayor's hands in a double handshake.

Conjugation

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