German English Dictionary

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engen in English:

1. close close


We're close friends.
They urged close economic and diplomatic ties with Britain.
Many of the city's leading restaurants close down for the whole of August.
No matter how close we may be, I can not ask him to do that.
If you take a close look, you'll find that your friends and you have similar personalities.
The police usually close their eyes to cars parked on the street.
I live close to my school so it takes me just a few minutes to get there
The Nikkei Stock Average lost nearly 200 points to close yesterday at 18,000.
In retrospect, it may seem obvious that we shouldn't have been burning our trash so close to our house.
Keep a close eye on Tom and make sure he doesn't get into any trouble.
Your point may be a little off target, but it certainly is close.
To conceal anything from those to whom I am attached, is not in my nature. I can never close my lips where I have opened my heart.
IBM has the lion's share of the large computer market; nobody else even comes close.
Solar energy seems to offer more hope than any other source of energy, particularly because those areas most in need of water lie rather close to the equator and have a relatively clear atmosphere.

English word "engen"(close) occurs in sets:

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2. tight tight


Sit tight.
A lot of companies are going under lately because banks are so tight with their money.
Hold on tight, otherwise you will fall off.
Bodybuilding is his hobby so he has a very firm tight body with lots of muscle definition.
Insurance companies everywhere are facing hard times and have become even more tight fisted about payouts.
I fastened the box tight with a rope so that it wouldn't break up.
Monetary policy in United States has been characterized by tight credit over the months.
What're you doing? "The household books. Our finances are pretty tight so we have to do things properly."
A tight belt will interfere with circulation of the blood.
Kim is so tight, if you stuck a lump of coal up her ass, in two weeks you'd have a diamond!
Even though Mr Smith was very wealthy, he was a tight wad.
There are going to be 100 people at the meeting. It will be a tight fit.
1) If sth is tight is secure and not easily moved, tense, firm, or that it fits too closely 2) something difficult to deal with’ and ‘that allows little time or space in between things.’// 3) figurative, slang (stingy, miserly) tacaño
A skin site with minimal wrinkling and not covered by tight clothing is recommended.
A sick soul that holds on tight to anger and hate will never heal until it lets go of those demons.