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clamp·down (kl

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An imposing of restrictions or controls: "Advertisers and broadcasters would raise howls of protest against any strong clampdown" (Wall Street Journal).

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Noun

clampdown - sudden restriction on an activity

restriction, limitation - an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)

Translations

clampdown [ˈklæmpdaʊn] N → restricción f (on de) → prohibición f (on en)

clampdown [ˈklæmpdaʊn] n
there has been a clampdown on ... → une action ferme a été lancée contre ...

clampdown

n → Schlag m → (on gegen); he ordered a clampdown on the porn merchants → er hat dafür gesorgt, dass es den Pornohändlern an den Kragen ging (inf); the clampdown has made tax evasion almost impossible → das harte Durchgreifen hat Steuerhinterziehung fast unmöglich gemacht

clampdown [ˈklæmpˌdaʊn] n → stretta
a clampdown on sth/sb → un giro di vite a qc/qn

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blitz clamp down crackdown limitation restriction suppression			And the Irish star can expect similar punishment in the RFU clampdown on such offences. Paul Hodgson by The Mirror (London, England) As part of a general crime clampdown, Gwent officers are noting the registration numbers of owners who leave their satellite navigation systems and other expensive items in their cars and then they are sent a letter advising them to take precaution against possible theft. Police message is still falling on deaf ears by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales) The Road Policing Unit, based at Castle Vale Police Station, announced a major clampdown on the traffic menace using security cameras and hand-held speed guns. North City News: Police: We will catch boy racers; SUTTON COLDFIELD by Birmingham Mail (England)			Clamatores clamatorial clambake clamber clambering Clamjamphine Clamjamphrie Clammily clamminess clammy clammy chickweed clammy locust clammyweed clamor Clamorer clamoring clamorous clamorously clamour clamouring clamourous clamp clamp down clamp down on Clamp nails clampdown clamper clams clamshell clamworm clamydospore clan clan member Clan-na-Gael Clancular Clancularly Clancy clandestine clandestine operation clandestinely Clandestinity clang clang association clanger clanging clangor clangoring clangorous clangour Clangous Clangula			clamp clamp brick Clamp connection Clamp Coverer clamp down clamp down clamp down clamp down clamp down clamp down on clamp down on clamp forceps clamp forceps clamp forceps clamp forceps clamp holder clamp holder clamp holder clamp holder clamp holder Clamp Joint Clamp meter clamp nail Clamp nails clamp on clamp screw Clamp Terminal clamp-on Clamp-on ammeter clamp-screw sextant clampdown clampdowns clamped clamped clamped clamped clamped clamped down clamped down clamped down clamped down Clamped Gain Semiconductor Optical Amplifier Clamped Homogeneous Electric Field Electrophoresis Clamped Speed Regulator Clamped-Bit-Line Sense Amplifier Clamped-Coordinate Diffusion Quantum Monte Carlo Clamped-Mode Resonant Converter clamper clamper clamper clamper Clamper (electronics) Clamper (electronics) Clampers Clampers Clampers Clampers clamping clamping clamping clamping

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