hertsatu

du/ad.

1. ( estutu ) to tighten, squeeze

b. ( zapatek norbait, e.a .) to be tight; zapatek oinak hertsatzen dizkidate the shoes are pinching my feet

c. (irud.) to afflict, oppress; goseteak bortizki hertsatzen zuen Biafra famine hit Biafra hard; diruak eta teknologia berriek gizakia hertsatzen dute money and the new technology oppress man; erreka hertsatzen duten mendi garaiak the high mountains that squeeze down against the stream

2. ( trinkotu ) to compress

3. ( behartu ) to coerce, force, pressure; handik ateratzera \hertsatu gintuzten we were forced to leave there du/ad.

1. to take refuge in, be holed up in; Patxiren tabernara \hertsatu izan zen he took refuge in Patxi's bar

2. [ zaio ] to turn to; nori \hertsatuko zatzaizkio, adiskide guztiak galduz gero? who will you turn to if all your friends are gone?