serrer l'étau
French, verb/sɛ.ʁe l‿e.to/
serrer l'étau is a French verb meaning “to repress, increase coercion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does serrer l'étau mean in English?
verb
- 1
to repress, increase coercion
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How do you pronounce serrer l'étau?
- /sɛ.ʁe l‿e.to/
- /se.ʁe l‿e.to/
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.