clampdown (redirected from clampdowns)

clamp·down  (klmpdoun)

n.

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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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