tenersi stretto

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Italian

Etymology

Literally, to hold oneself tight.

Verb

tenérsi stretto (first-person singular present mi tèngo stretto, first-person singular past historic mi ténni stretto or mi tènni stretto, past participle tenùto stretto, first-person singular future mi terrò stretto)

  1. Alternative form of tenere stretto
    • 2013, chapter 3, in F. Scott Fitzgerald, translated by Ferruccio Russo, Il Grande Gatsby [The Great Gatsby], Edizioni Scientifiche e Artistiche, page 78:
      Ora si ballava sul palco in giardino... le coppie più distinte si tenevano strette in maniera tortuosa, seguendo la moda del momento e tenendosi ai lati....
      There was dancing now on the canvas in the garden... superior couples holding each other tortuously, fashionably and keeping in the corners....
      (literally, “Now people danced on the stage in the garden... the more distinct couples held on tightly to each other in a tortuous manner, following the fashion of the moment and keeping themselves to the sides....”)

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