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apretado

tight

adjective ah-preh-TAH-doh Rare

Also means

crammed

Usage Note

Apretado can describe clothes that fit too tightly (los zapatos me quedan apretados, the shoes are too tight), a packed schedule (una agenda apretada), or a closely contested result (una victoria apretada, a narrow win). It is the past participle of apretar used adjectivally.

Examples

"Tengo una semana muy apretada de trabajo."

Natural Translation

I have a very packed work week.

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