English index › T

tighten

10 Kiribati words

• kona
  • Sabatier to tighten, to press, to compress, clasp, to squeeze, to hold tight.
• ai baba
  • Sabatier to pull,...tighten clew line.
• ariraki
  • Sabatier ka ariraka: to stiffen, tighten.
• katikintakaea
  • Sabatier of katika: to stiffen, to tighten.
• karibaba
  • Sabatier karibabea: to tighten, to compress, to wedge.
• biroa
  • Sabatier biroa, birobiroa: to twist, to screw, to tighten with vice.
• arira
  • Sabatier ariarira. to make tight, to pull tight, to tighten (bandage).
• bauarira
  • Sabatier to make an inviolable agreement, to bind by oath, to tighten the bonds of unity.
• kanim
  • Sabatier kanima: to stick, to solder, to fix to, to tighten against, to cause to adhere. kaka...
• kaibiro
  • Sabatier kaibiroa, kakaibiroa: to make string, to twist with biro, to tighten with screwjack or block.