strict

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈstrɪkt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/strɪkt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(strikt)

Inflections of 'strict' (adj):
stricter
adj comparative
strictest
adj superlative
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
strict adj(person: enforcing rules) (severo)estricto/a adj
 I have a very strict teacher who tolerates no jokes at all.
 Tengo un maestro muy estricto que no tolera ninguna clase de bromas.
strict adj(exact, precise)preciso/a adj
 The device must be built to strict standards.
 El aparato debe fabricarse con apego a normas precisas.
strict adj(no leeway)estricto/a adj
 There are strict requirements for all team members.
 Hay requisitos estrictos que deben reunir todos los miembros del equipo.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
in strict confidence adv(very privately)estrictamente confidencial loc adj
 I'll hold your secret in strict confidence: I won't share it with another living soul.
 Mantendré tu secreto como estrictamente confidencial, no se lo contaré a nadie.
  en estricta confidencialidad loc adv
  con completa reserva loc adv
 Mantendré tu secreto en estricta confidencialidad, no se lo contaré a nadie.
strict adherence to the law n(law: follow law exactly)respeto riguroso de la ley nm + loc adj
strict construction n(law: court interpretation)interpretación estricta nf + adj
strict discipline n(heavily-enforced control and punishment)disciplina dura nf + adj
 Catholic schools believe in strict discipline.
  disciplina estricta nf + adj
  disciplina férrea nf + adj
 Los colegios católicos creen en la disciplina férrea.
strict liability n(law: liable without fault)responsabilidad no culposa loc nom f
  responsibilidad objetiva loc nom f
strict meaning n(literal or original sense)sentido estricto nm + adj
 The strict meaning of the word “Jew” is an Israelite of the tribe of Juda.
 El sentido estricto de la palabra "judío" es el israelí de la tribu de Juda.
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'strict' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
asceticism - austere - ball-buster - circuit breaker - circuit-breaker - clamp down - crack the whip - disciplinarian - exact - exacting - firm hand - formalist - hard-shell - heavy - if and only if - inflexible - iron hand - lack of discipline - lawless - lawlessness - lax - legalism - letter of the law - literal meaning - loosen - martinet - observant - on a tight leash - orthodoxy - Pharisee - purism - puristic - puritan - regimentation - regimented - relax - relaxed - rigidity - run a taut ship - soft - stringent - structured - tiger parenting - unbend - zero tolerance
Spanish:
estrecho - estricto - recta - severo - rectilíneo - rigorista - riguroso - exigente - rígido - autoritario - férreo - justiciero - propiamente dicho - en estricto apego a

Collocations: [the boss, the teacher, her father, their mother] is (very) strict, my parents were very strict (with me), is strict about [dinner time, the rules], more...

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