cramped russian
те́сный
tight, narrow
cramped, small (in space)
close
intimate
пятачо́к
five-kopeck coin, nickel (five-kopeck piece)
snout (of a pig), muzzle (of a bear)
small patch of ground, tiny open space, cramped spot
камо́рка
small cramped room/closet
юти́ться
to huddle together, to live in cramped quarters, to be crammed (into a space), to take shelter
to nestle, to be huddled together, to cling (to a slope)
ску́ченный
crowded together, densely packed, cramped, packed
стеснённый
constrained, restricted, straitened
cramped, confined, tight
embarrassed, ill at ease, uncomfortable, self-conscious
теснённый
pressed, cramped, constrained
ютя́щийся
huddling, sheltering, living in cramped conditions, cramped
ущемля́емый
infringed, violated, restricted
pinched, cramped, constrained
зажа́тый
clenched, gripped, squeezed tight
stuck, wedged in, cramped
inhibited, uptight, tense
зажа́вшийся
cramped, clenched, stuck, jammed
shy, withdrawn, inhibited, timid
Examples
Жи́ли мы в ма́леньком, как у́лей, те́сном, полутёмном до́ме.
We lived in a cramped, dim house which was as small as a hive.
Пожалуйста, отодвигайтесь, здесь очень тесно.
Please move over; it’s very cramped here.
Мужчина, затискивавшийся в тесное купе, задел мою сумку.
The man, squeezing into the cramped compartment, caught my bag.



















