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stretto meaning in English

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stretto adjective

immediate(very close)
adjective
[UK: ɪ.ˈmiː.dɪət] [US: ˌɪ.ˈmiː.diət]

strict [stricter, strictest](strained; drawn close; tight)
adjective
[UK: strɪkt] [US: ˈstrɪkt]
This is strictly between us. = Ciò è strettamente tra noi.

tight [tighter, tightest](pushed/pulled together)
adjective
[UK: taɪt] [US: ˈtaɪt]
Hold John tight. = Tieni stretto John.

stretto adverb

tight(firmly)
adverb
[UK: taɪt] [US: ˈtaɪt]
Hold John tight. = Tieni stretto John.

stretto noun
{m}

strait [straits](narrow channel of water)
noun
[UK: streɪt] [US: ˈstreɪt]
This boat sails through the Strait of Gibraltar. = Questa nave passa attraverso lo Stretto di Gibilterra.

stretto adjective
{m}

intimate(closely acquainted; familiar)
adjective
[UK: ˈɪn.tɪ.meɪt] [US: ˈɪn.tə.mət]

narrow [narrower, narrowest](having small width)
adjective
[UK: ˈnæ.rəʊ] [US: ˈnero.ʊ]
What narrow stairs! = Che scale strette!

Stretto della Sonda proper noun

Sunda Strait(strait between Java and Sumatra)
proper noun

stretto di Bering proper noun
{m}

Bering Strait(strait between Russia and Alaska)
proper noun
[UK: ˈber.ɪŋ streɪt] [US: ˈber.ɪŋ ˈstreɪt]

stretto di Corea proper noun
{m}

Korea Strait(a strait between Korea and Japan)
proper noun

stretto di Dover proper noun
{m}

Strait of Dover(strait in the English Channel)
proper noun

stretto di Formosa proper noun
{m}

Taiwan Strait(the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan)
proper noun
[UK: taɪ.ˈwɑːn streɪt] [US: ˈtaɪ.ˈwɑːn ˈstreɪt]

stretto di Gibilterra proper noun
{m}

Strait of Gibraltarproper noun
[UK: streɪt əv dʒɪ.ˈbrɔːl.tə(r)] [US: ˈstreɪt əv dʒə.ˈbrɒl.tər]

Stretto di Kerč' proper noun
{m}

Strait of Kerch(strait)
proper noun

stretto di La Pérouse proper noun
{m}

La Pérouse Strait(strait)
proper noun

stretto di Magellano proper noun
{m}

Strait of Magellanproper noun
[UK: streɪt əv mə.ˈdʒe.lən] [US: ˈstreɪt əv mə.ˈdʒe.lən]

stretto di Malacca proper noun
{m}

Strait of Malacca(strait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra)
proper noun

Stretto di Messina proper noun
{m}

Strait of Messina(narrow section of water between Sicily and mainland Italy)
proper noun
[UK: streɪt əv me.ˈsiː.nə] [US: ˈstreɪt əv mə.ˈsiː.nə]

Stretto di Sicilia proper noun
{m}

Strait of Sicily(strait between Sicily and Tunisia)
proper noun

stretto di Taiwan proper noun
{m}

Taiwan Strait(the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan)
proper noun
[UK: taɪ.ˈwɑːn streɪt] [US: ˈtaɪ.ˈwɑːn ˈstreɪt]

stretto di Torres proper noun
{m}

Torres Strait(a strait between Australia and New Guinea)
proper noun

strettoia noun
{f}

alley [alleys](narrow street)
noun
[UK: ˈæ.li] [US: ˈæ.li]

bottleneck [bottlenecks](narrowing of the road, especially resulting in a delay)
noun
[UK: ˈbɒtl.nek] [US: ˈbɑː.təl.ˌnek]

narrowing [narrowings](process)
noun
[UK: ˈnæ.rəʊɪŋ] [US: ˈnæro.ʊɪŋ]

a stretto contatto adverb

closely(in a close manner)
adverb
[UK: ˈkləʊ.sli] [US: ˈkloʊ.sli]

costretto adjective
{m}

bound(obliged to)
adjective
[UK: baʊnd] [US: ˈbaʊnd]

distretto noun
{m}

district [districts](administrative division)
noun
[UK: ˈdɪ.strɪkt] [US: ˈdɪ.ˌstrɪkt]
In which district do you live? = In che distretto vivi?

Distretto di Bregenz proper noun
{m}

Bregenz(administrative district in the state of Vorarlberg, Austria)
proper noun

Distretto di Columbia proper noun
{m}

District of Columbia(federal capital of the United States of America)
proper noun

distretto elettorale noun
{m}

electoral district(district represented by one or more elected officials)
noun
[UK: ɪ.ˈlek.tə.rəl ˈdɪ.strɪkt] [US: ə.ˈlek.tə.rəl ˈdɪ.ˌstrɪkt]

familiare stretto noun
{m}

next of kin(closest blood relative, often heir to inheritance)
noun
[UK: nekst əv kɪn] [US: ˈnekst əv ˈkɪn]

parente stretto noun
{m}

blood relation(person)
noun
[UK: blʌd rɪ.ˈleɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˈbləd ri.ˈleɪʃ.n̩]

next of kin(closest blood relative, often heir to inheritance)
noun
[UK: nekst əv kɪn] [US: ˈnekst əv ˈkɪn]

ristretto adjective

insular(having an inward-looking manner)
adjective
[UK: ˈɪn.sjʊ.lə(r)] [US: ˈɪn.sə.lər]

narrow-minded(having restricted or rigid views, and being unreceptive to new ideas)
adjective
[UK: ˌnæ.rəʊ ˈmaɪn.dɪd] [US: ˌnæro.ʊ ˈmaɪn.dɪd]

small [smaller, smallest](not large)
adjective
[UK: smɔːl] [US: ˈsmɒl]