Sentence examples of "serra" in French

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Il serra soudainement ses bras autour d'elle. He suddenly tightened his arm around her.
Il se serra la ceinture pendant de nombreuses années afin d'économiser de l'argent. He pinched and scraped for many years to save money.
Les petites affaires (entreprises) devront se serrer la ceinture pour survivre. Small businesses will have to tighten their belts to survive.
Serre les dents, je te prie. Clench your teeth, please.
Le budget du gouvernement est vraiment serré. The government finances are severely squeezed.
Serrez les dents, je vous prie. Clench your teeth, please.
Elle lui serra la main. She shook hands with him.
Il me serra très fort. He gave me a big hug.
Il me serra bien fort. He gave me a big hug.
Elle serra son bébé dans ses bras. She clutched her baby in her arms.
Le directeur serra la main à chacun des diplômés. The principal shook hands with each of the graduates.
Elle serra les lèvres et se força à ne pas pleurer. She pressed her lips together and willed herself not to cry.
Il étendit la main par-dessus la table et serra la mienne. He reached across the table and shook my hand.
Le chef d'établissement serra la main à chacun des élèves reçus. The principal shook hands with each of the graduating pupils.
Tu as acheté la nourriture, donc si j'achète le vin on serra à égalité. You bought the food, so if I buy the wine that will even things up.
Je vis des feux rouges clignotants dans mon rétroviseur central et mon cœur se serra. I saw flashing red lights in my rear-view mirror and my heart sank.
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