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/se.ʁe/

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Translation

tight, close, cramped

Word origin

The past participle of serrer ('to tighten, to grip'), from Late Latin serrare ('to bolt shut'), from sera ('bar, bolt').

Origin
Late Latin
Root
serrare
English cognates
serried

Grammar

Feminineserrée
Masc pluralserrés
Fem pluralserrées

Examples

.

These trousers are too tight.

cœur .

Her heart has been heavy since he left.

.

The results are very close.

.

His clenched hand is shaking slightly.

' .

The match was close right to the end.

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This word is part of lesson 53.