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“resserrer l'étau” in English
4 examplesIl suffit souvent d'un détail insignifiant pour resserrer l'étau.
It then often only needs something trivial to tighten the noose.
Il est plus important de se concentrer sur ce facteur que de continuer à resserrer l’étau sur notre territoire et de restreindre la liberté individuelle des citoyens.
It is more important to concentrate on this than to keep on tightening the screws at home and restricting the freedom of individual citizens.
Il existe selon moi dans le texte un compromis soigneusement pensé quant à cette question et honnêtement, je suis de plus en plus irrité de voir que l'on essaie constamment de resserrer l'étau.
In my eyes there is a carefully considered compromise on this question in the text and I honestly find the constant attempts to tighten the thumbscrews on this point increasingly irritating.
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