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tesno

тесно

tȇsno · /têːsno/

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ADVERB
  1. (impersonal, + dat.) cramped; crowded
    U ovom stanu nam je baš tesno. — We're really cramped in this flat.
    U autobusu je bilo tesno kao u konzervi. — The bus was packed like a can of sardines.
  2. (of clothes, fastening) tightly
    Haljina joj tesno prianja uz telo. — The dress fits snugly against her body.
  3. (of ties, relations) closely
    Ova dva problema su tesno povezana. — These two problems are closely connected.
    Tesno sarađujemo sa kolegama iz Novog Sada. — We work closely with our colleagues from Novi Sad.
  4. (of a win, result) narrowly
    Naši su tesno pobedili u poslednjem minutu. — Our team won narrowly in the last minute.

In the sense "cramped" it is used impersonally with the dative: tesno mi je.

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Antonyms:
prostrano komotno labavo
Comparison: tešnje · najtešnje
AI Updated 29 October 2026