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stretta

Italian edit

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈstret.ta/
  • Rhymes: -etta
  • Hyphenation: strét‧ta

Etymology 1 edit

Deverbal, formed with the feminine past participle of stringere (“to tighten, hold”).

Noun edit

stretta f (plural strette)

  1. grip (firm hold)
  2. clampdown, crackdown
    stretta sulle armi ― gun control (literally, “crackdown on arms”)
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle edit

stretta f sg

  1. feminine singular of stretto

Adjective edit

stretta

  1. feminine singular of stretto

References edit

  1. ^ http://www.lessicografia.it/Controller?lemma=STRINTA

Anagrams edit

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