vise, vice (gl)
noose, net
(uxi)étau se resserre.|t=The noose is tightening.
(quote-journal)étau se resserre autour du Haut-Karabakh, que Bakou entend ramener dans son giron.|t=The net is tightening around Nagorno-Karabakh, which Baku intends to bring back into its fold.