estrènyer

Catalan

Etymology

Latin stringere

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /əsˈtɾə.ɲə/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /əsˈtɾɛ.ɲə/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /esˈtɾe.ɲeɾ/

Verb

estrènyer (first-person singular present estrenyo, past participle estret)

  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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