strict Значение & определение

Значение на strict на български

• 0 strongly limiting someone's freedom to behave as they wish, or likely to severely punish someone if they do not obey:

  • My parents were very strict with me when I was young.

  • Stricter controls on air pollution would help to reduce acid rain.

  • A strict curfew has been imposed from dusk till dawn.

  • We follow very strict guidelines on the use and storage of personal details on computers.

  • Do you think stricter gun laws would reduce the murder rate in the United States?

  • The drug should only be administered under strict medical supervision.

  • The negotiations took place in strict (= total) secrecy.

  • a strict translation of the text

  • He would be found guilty under a strict interpretation of the law.

  • His parents were strict Catholics.

  • She's a strict vegetarian and refuses to eat any poultry or fish.

  • These were not funerals in the strict sense of the word; there were no caskets or physical remains.

  • This peasant economy should not be considered "subsistence" in a strict sense.

• 1 limiting people’s freedom to behave as they wish beyond what is usual:

  • The school is an old-fashioned institution with strict discipline.

  • Do you think stricter laws would help reduce automobile accidents?

  • He’s not a vegetarian in the strictest sense (= if you are exact about the word’s meaning).