he tightened
-a tendu
Past he/she conjugation of tighten.

tighten

Then he tightened his belt, and for years, he waited.
Puis il s'est serré la ceinture, et pendant des années, il a attendu.
Obviously he had to pay for that, but he tightened up security, so we needed someone on the inside and a local like me wouldn't have stood a chance, so I got a job as a Russian.
Il devait payer pour ça. Mais il a renforcé la sécurité, on devait donc s'infiltrer. Un gars du coin comme moi n'aurait eu aucune chance.
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