strict

estricto, severo

Que exige obedecer reglas firmes sobre lo que se permite hacer.

En inglés sencillo: Expecting people to obey firm rules about what they may do.

• Our teacher is strict.
• Her parents were strict about screen time.
• Are you strict with your children?

Cómo se usa: strict with someone (Their teacher is strict with them.); strict about something (My parents are strict about bedtime.)

Sinónimos: stern, firm

Antónimos: lenient

Expresiones frecuentes: strict parents, strict teacher, strict about something

riguroso, estricto

Que sigue o hace cumplir las reglas exactamente, sin excepciones.

En inglés sencillo: Following or enforcing rules exactly, with no exceptions.

• The factory has strict safety rules.
• He follows a strict vegetarian diet.
• Access to the records is under strict control.

Cómo se usa: strict in doing something (They are strict in following the safety rules.)

Sinónimos: rigorous, stringent

Antónimos: lax

Expresiones frecuentes: strict observance, strict rules, strict control, strict diet

apretado

Sujeto o apretado de modo que sus partes queden muy juntas.

En inglés sencillo: Held or pulled very close together.

• She held him in a strict embrace.
• His strict clasp kept the child close.
• The lovers remained in their strict embrace.

Sinónimos: tight, close

Antónimos: loose

Expresiones frecuentes: strict embrace, strict clasp

tenso

Estirado con fuerza, sin estar flojo ni relajado.

En inglés sencillo: Pulled tight rather than loose or relaxed.

• The strict fibres resisted stretching.
• His strict muscles softened as he rested.
• The cord remained strict under the weight.

Sinónimos: tense, taut

Antónimos: relaxed, slack

Expresiones frecuentes: strict fibre, strict muscles