Translation for "apretar la tuerca" to english

Apretar la tuerca

• tighten the nut

Translation examples

tighten the nut

Solo hay que apretar la tuerca aquí y...ya está.
Just have to tighten the nut here y. .. that's it.

Aun así, le giré el anillo en el dedo por si acaso, como si apretara una tuerca, procurando recordarle que ella formaba parte de una cruel tiranía que convencía a judíos alemanes de que pusieran fin a su propia vida, y quizá amenazaba la frágil paz de Europa.
All the same I twisted the ring on her finger for good measure, as if tightening the nut on a bolt, trying to remind her that she was part of a vicious tyranny that persuaded German Jews to kill themselves, and perhaps threatened the fragile peace of Europe.