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They bound my hands

1 bound

past tense, past participle; = bind

bound¹ adj atado

the prisoner's hands and feet were bound el preso estaba atado de pies y manos

Es el pasado y participio pasado de bind

bound² adj

to be bound to do something seguro que...

you're bound to find a job seguro que encuentras trabajo

it's bound to rain seguro que llueve

bound for con destino a

a plane bound for Madrid un avión con destino a Madrid

bound³ n salto

with one bound de un salto

bound⁴ vb saltar

the dog bounded round the garden el perro saltaba por el jardín

bound

tr[baʊnd]

adjective

1 (destined) destinado,-a

■ he knew he was bound to succeed sabía que estaba destinado a tener éxito

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be bound for ir con destino, navegar con rumbo a

■ the ship was bound for Southampton el barco navegaba con rumbo a Southampton

- bound con rumbo a

■ Paris-bound con rumbo a París

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bound

tr[baʊnd]

noun

1 (jump) salto, brinco

intransitive verb

1 saltar

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

with a bound de un salto, de un brinco

■ he got out of bed with a bound se levantó de la cama de un salto

to bound into entrar dando saltos

■ the children bounded into the room los niños entraron en la habitación dando saltos

to bound over saltar por encima de

■ he bounded over the fence saltó por encima de la valla

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bound

tr[baʊnd]

past & past participle

1→ link=bind bind{

adjective

1 (tied) atado,-a

2 (forced) obligado,-a

3 (book) encuadernado,-a

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be bound to ser seguro que

■ Susan's bound to win seguro que ganará Susan

to be duty bound to «+ inf» estar obligado,-a a + inf

■ he was duty bound to visit her estaba obligado a visitarla

to be bound by contract estar obligado,-a por contrato

to be bound up in something estar absorbido,-a por

■ he's bound up in the project está absorbido por el proyecto

to be bound up with something estar vinculado,-a con algo

■ he's bound up with the mafia está vinculado con la mafia

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bound

tr[baʊnd]

transitive verb

1 (mark the boundary) delimitar

■ the Roman wall bounds the old quarter la muralla romana delimita el casco antiguo

bound ['baʊnd] vt

: delimitar, rodear

bound vi

leap: saltar, dar brincos

bound adj

1) obliged: obligado

2) : encuadernado, empastado

a book bound in leather: un libro encuadernado en cuero

3) determined: decidido, empeñado

4)

to be bound to : ser seguro que, tener que, no caber duda que

it was bound to happen: tenía que suceder

5)

bound for : con rumbo a

bound for Chicago: con rumbo a Chicago

to be homeward bound: ir camino a casa

bound n

1) limit: límite m

2) leap: salto m, brinco m

bound (Leap)

n.

• salto s.m.

• vuelo s.m.

adj.

• atado, -a adj.

• encuadernado, -a adj.

• ligado, -a adj.

• obligado, -a adj.

n.

• brinco s.m.

• confín s.m.

• límite s.m.

pret., p.p.

(Preterito definido y participio pasivo de "to bind")

v.

• limitar v.

• saltar v.

I baʊnd
noun

1) bounds pl ( limits) límites mpl

her generosity knows no bounds — su generosidad no tiene límite(s)

within the bounds of possibility — dentro de lo posible

the shop is out of bounds to schoolchildren — los niños tienen prohibido entrar en la tienda

2) ( jump) salto m, brinco m

II
1.

intransitive verb

a) ( leap) saltar

b) ( move) (+ adv compl)

the dog bounded along behind the bicycle — el perro iba dando saltos detrás de la bicicleta

to bound in/out/away — entrar/salir*/irse* dando saltos

2.

vt \<\<area/country\>\> delimitar

III

past & past p of bind I

IV

adjective

1)

a) ( tied up) atado, amarrado (AmL exc RPl)

my hands were bound — tenía las manos atadas or (AmL exc RPl) amarradas

b) ( obliged)

to be bound by something (to + inf): you are still bound by your promise sigues estando obligado a cumplir lo que prometiste; they are bound by law to supply the goods están obligados por ley a suministrar los artículos; to be bound to + inf: he felt bound to tell his mother what had happened se sintió obligado a decirle a su madre lo que había sucedido; I'm duty/honor bound to tell you the truth es mi deber/obligación decirte la verdad; bound and determined — (AmE) empeñado

2) (pred) ( certain)

to be bound to + inf: it was bound to happen sooner or later tarde o temprano tenía que suceder; she's bound to be elected seguro que sale elegida; it was bound to go wrong no cabía duda de que iba a salir mal; they're up to no good, I'll be bound — (colloq & dated) estoy seguro de que están haciendo algo que no deben

3) ( headed) (pred)

bound for: a ship bound for New York un barco con rumbo a Nueva York; the truck was bound for Italy — el camión iba rumbo a Italia

I [baʊnd]
1.

N
bounds (=limits) límite msing
out of bounds — zona f prohibida

it's out of bounds to civilians — los civiles tienen la entrada prohibida

to put a place out of bounds — prohibir la entrada a un lugar

his ambition knows no bounds — su ambición no tiene límites

to set bounds to one's ambitions — poner límites a sus ambiciones

to keep sth within bounds — tener algo a raya

it is within the bounds of possibility — cabe dentro de los límites de lo posible

2.

VT (gen passive) limitar, rodear

a field bounded by woods — un campo rodeado de bosque

on one side it is bounded by the park — por un lado limita or linda con el parque

II [baʊnd]
1.

N (=jump) salto m

at a bound, in one bound — de un salto

2.

VI [person, animal] saltar; [ball] (re)botar

to bound forward — avanzar a saltos

he bounded out of bed — se levantó de la cama de un salto

his heart bounded with joy — su corazón daba brincos de alegría

3.

VT saltar por encima de

III [baʊnd]
1.

PT
PP of bind
2. ADJ

1) (=tied) [prisoner] atado

bound hand and foot — atado de pies y manos

the problems are bound together — existe una estrecha relación entre los problemas

they are bound up in each other — están absortos el uno en el otro

he's bound up in his work — está muy absorbido por su trabajo

to be bound up with sth — estar estrechamente ligado a algo

2) (=sure)

to be bound to: we are bound to win — seguro que ganamos, estamos seguros de ganar

he's bound to come — es seguro que vendrá, no puede dejar de venir

it's bound to happen — tiene forzosamente que ocurrir

they'll regret it, I'll be bound — se arrepentirán de ello, estoy seguro

3) (=obliged) obligado

he's bound to do it — tiene que hacerlo

you're not bound to go — no estás obligado a ir

I'm bound to say that... — me siento obligado a decir que..., siento el deber de decir que...

I feel bound to tell you that... — me veo en la necesidad de decirte que...

I feel bound to him by gratitude — la gratitud hace que me sienta en deuda con él

to be bound by contract to sb — tener obligaciones contractuales con algn
honour
IV

[baʊnd]
ADJ
where are you bound (for)? — ¿adónde se dirige usted?

bound for — [train, plane] con destino a; [ship, person] con rumbo a

he's bound for London — se dirige a Londres
homeward
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I [baʊnd]
noun

1) bounds pl ( limits) límites mpl

her generosity knows no bounds — su generosidad no tiene límite(s)

within the bounds of possibility — dentro de lo posible

the shop is out of bounds to schoolchildren — los niños tienen prohibido entrar en la tienda

2) ( jump) salto m, brinco m

II
1.

intransitive verb

a) ( leap) saltar

b) ( move) (+ adv compl)

the dog bounded along behind the bicycle — el perro iba dando saltos detrás de la bicicleta

to bound in/out/away — entrar/salir*/irse* dando saltos

2.

vt \<\<area/country\>\> delimitar

III

past & past p of bind I

IV

adjective

1)

a) ( tied up) atado, amarrado (AmL exc RPl)

my hands were bound — tenía las manos atadas or (AmL exc RPl) amarradas

b) ( obliged)

to be bound by something (to + inf): you are still bound by your promise sigues estando obligado a cumplir lo que prometiste; they are bound by law to supply the goods están obligados por ley a suministrar los artículos; to be bound to + inf: he felt bound to tell his mother what had happened se sintió obligado a decirle a su madre lo que había sucedido; I'm duty/honor bound to tell you the truth es mi deber/obligación decirte la verdad; bound and determined — (AmE) empeñado

2) (pred) ( certain)

to be bound to + inf: it was bound to happen sooner or later tarde o temprano tenía que suceder; she's bound to be elected seguro que sale elegida; it was bound to go wrong no cabía duda de que iba a salir mal; they're up to no good, I'll be bound — (colloq & dated) estoy seguro de que están haciendo algo que no deben

3) ( headed) (pred)

bound for: a ship bound for New York un barco con rumbo a Nueva York; the truck was bound for Italy — el camión iba rumbo a Italia

English-spanish dictionary > bound
2 bind (bound)

رَبَطَ \ associate: to think of sth. in relation to sth. else: Certain national characteristics are usually associated with a country. attach: to fasten; join: I attached the rope to a tree. bind (bound): to tie; fasten sth. with sth. else: The prisoner was bound with rope. connect: to join or be joined: a road connecting two towns; two families connected by marriage. do up: to fasten (clothes); pack and tie (a packet, etc.): Do up your shoes!. fasten: to fix or be fixed firmly: Fasten those buttons. This coat does not fasten properly. join: to fix together; bring together: Please join these two bits of string. The islands were joined by a bridge. link: to join two things together: A bridge linked the island to the mainland. tie: to fasten or bind (with rope, etc.): They tied the prisoner’s hands. He tied his horse to a tree.

Arabic-English glossary > bind (bound)
3 wɔkyeree no hama dasii

they bound is hands tightly

Twi to English dictionary > wɔkyeree no hama dasii
4 ligar

v.

1 to bind.

Ellos ligaron las cuerdas They bound the ropes.

2 to slur (Music).

3 to score (informal) (encontrar pareja).

ligar con alguien to get off with somebody (entablar relaciones) (British), to make out with somebody (United States)

4 to alloy, to combine, to mix.

Ellos ligaron los metales They alloyed the metals.

5 to league, to unite, to confederate, to join.

Ellos ligaron a los bandos They leagued the parties.

6 to associate, to bind together, to link.

Ellos ligaron las empresas They associated the companies.

7 to pair up, to mix well, to pull.

8 to take a beating.

9 to ligate.

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ligar

► verbo transitivo

1 (atar) to tie, bind

■ lo ligaron de manos y pies they bound him hand and foot

2 (unir) to link, connect

■ un hombre estrechamente ligado a la historia española a man closely linked with Spanish history

3 (metales) to alloy

■ ligan cinc y cobre para hacer latón they alloy zinc and copper to make brass

4 COCINA to bind

■ liga la carne picada con huevo bind the mince with egg

► verbo intransitivo

1 familiar (conquistar) to score

■ con esa pinta no me sorprende que no ligues I'm not surprised you never score looking like that

■ ligó con una italiana he picked up an Italian girl, he got off with an Italian girl

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar ligado,-a a to be linked to, be connected

ir ligado,-a a→ link=estar estar ligado,-a

ligarse a alguien familiar to pick somebody up, get off with somebody

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1. VT

1) (=atar) [gen] to tie, bind; (Med) to bind up, put a ligature on

2) (=mezclar) [+ metales] to alloy, mix; [+ bebidas] to mix; [+ salsa] to thicken

3) (=unir) to join, bind together

estar ligado por contrato a — to be bound by contract to

4) * (=conquistar) to pick up *, get off with *, pull *

5) * (=birlar) to pinch *

6) * (=conseguir) to get hold of, lay one's hands on

7) * (=comprar) to buy

8) * (=detener) to nick *

9) Caribe (=contratar) to contract in advance for

2. VI

1) (=ir juntos) to mix well, blend well, go well together

2) * (=conquistar) to pull *

salieron dispuestas a ligar — they went out to try to pick up a man o to pull *

Pepe y Ana han ligado — Pepe and Ana have paired up

3) Caribe, Méx * (=tener suerte) to have a bit of luck, be lucky

la cosa le ligó — And, CAm the affair went well for him

4) Caribe, Méx (=mirar) to look, stare

5)

le ligó su deseo — And, Caribe * her wish came true

3.

See:

ligarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) (unir, vincular) to bind

2) ( atar)

le ligaron las manos — they tied his hands together

un fajo de billetes ligados con una gomita — a bundle of bills held together with a rubber band

3) < metales> to alloy; < salsa> to bind
2.
ligar vi (fam) ( con el sexo opuesto)

salieron a ligar — they went out on the make o (BrE) pull (colloq)

ligar con alguien — to make out with somebody (AmE), to get off with somebody (BrE)
3.
ligarse v pron

1) (fam) ( conquistar) to make out with (AmE colloq), to get off with (colloq BrE)

2) salsa to bind

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= attach, connect, intertwine, bind + Nombre + together, entwine, chat up.

Ex. In fixed location notation was physically attached to certain places on the shelves and books were always filed in the same place.

Ex. Plainly, it is not always the case that there is a connection between farming and spelling, and many other documents can be identified where these subjects are not connected.

Ex. Traditional and emerging markets for library school graduates are likely to intertwine rather than exist as parallel trends in the future.

Ex. People value the public library highly as an educational and community resource and the library acts as an 'information junction' to bind the community together.

Ex. The Zimbabwe Library Association history is entwined with library development in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia).

Ex. She was 15 kilograms too heavy, rudderless, half-lost to drinking and chatting up other girls' boyfriends.

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* frase usada para ligar = chat-up line.

* intentar ligar = chat up.

* tratar de ligar = chat up.

* truco para ligar = chat-up line.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) (unir, vincular) to bind

2) ( atar)

le ligaron las manos — they tied his hands together

un fajo de billetes ligados con una gomita — a bundle of bills held together with a rubber band

3) < metales> to alloy; < salsa> to bind
2.
ligar vi (fam) ( con el sexo opuesto)

salieron a ligar — they went out on the make o (BrE) pull (colloq)

ligar con alguien — to make out with somebody (AmE), to get off with somebody (BrE)
3.
ligarse v pron

1) (fam) ( conquistar) to make out with (AmE colloq), to get off with (colloq BrE)

2) salsa to bind

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= attach, connect, intertwine, bind + Nombre + together, entwine, chat up.

Ex: In fixed location notation was physically attached to certain places on the shelves and books were always filed in the same place.

Ex: Plainly, it is not always the case that there is a connection between farming and spelling, and many other documents can be identified where these subjects are not connected.

Ex: Traditional and emerging markets for library school graduates are likely to intertwine rather than exist as parallel trends in the future.

Ex: People value the public library highly as an educational and community resource and the library acts as an 'information junction' to bind the community together.

Ex: The Zimbabwe Library Association history is entwined with library development in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia).

Ex: She was 15 kilograms too heavy, rudderless, half-lost to drinking and chatting up other girls' boyfriends.

* frase usada para ligar = chat-up line.

* intentar ligar = chat up.

* tratar de ligar = chat up.

* truco para ligar = chat-up line.

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ligar [A3 ]

vt

A (unir, vincular) to bind

el contrato que la ligaba a la empresa the contract which bound her to the company

los ligaba una larga amistad they were bound together by a long-standing friendship

B

(atar): le ligaron las manos con una cuerda they tied his hands together o they bound his hands with a rope

un fajo de billetes ligados con una goma elástica a bundle of bills held together with a rubber band

C

1 ‹metales› to alloy

2 ‹salsa› to bind

D

1 ( fam)

(en naipes): ligar un full to get a full house

2 ( RPl fam) (conseguir, obtener) to get

van a visitarlos sólo para ver si ligan algo they only go to visit them to see what they can get out of them

3 ( Esp arg) ‹hachís/coca› to score (sl)

4 ( Esp arg) (apresar) to bust (sl), to nick ( BrE sl)

■ ligar

vi

A ( fam)

(conquistar): los sábados salían a ligar on Saturdays they went out trying to pick up girls/boys ( colloq), on Saturdays they went out on the pick-up o ( AmE) on the make (sl)

ligar CON algn to make out WITH sb ( AmE), to get off WITH sb ( BrE)

B ( Chi fam) (flirtear con) to give … the come-on ( colloq), to give … the eye ( BrE colloq)

C

( Chi fam) (tocar) (+ me/te/le etc): a mí siempre me liga lavar los platos it's always me who gets landed with washing o who has to wash the dishes ( colloq)

ligarle ( Per fam); to pull it off ( colloq)

■ ligarse

v pron

A ( fam) (conquistar) to make out with ( AmE colloq), to get off with ( colloq BrE)

B «salsa» to bind

C ( RPl fam) ‹reto/cachetada› to get

se ligó tres meses a la sombra he got three months in prison o ( colloq) inside

ligársela ( RPl fam); to get a hiding o clobbering ( colloq)

D

(Arg, Ven) ( Telec): la línea se ligó I got a crossed line

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ligar ( conjugate ligar) verbo transitivo
a) ( unir) to bind;

◊ los ligaba una gran amistad they were bound together by a strong friendship

b) ( atar):

◊ le ligaron las manos they tied his hands together;

un fajo de billetes ligados con una goma elástica a bundle of bills held together with a rubber band
c) ‹ metales› to alloy;

‹ salsa› to bind
verbo intransitivo (fam) ( con el sexo opuesto):
◊ salieron a ligar they went out on the make o (BrE) pull (colloq);

ligar con algn to make out with sb (AmE), to get off with sb (BrE)
ligarse verbo pronominal (fam) ( conquistar) to make out with (AmE colloq), to get off with (colloq BrE)
ligar
I verbo transitivo
1 (unir) to join
figurado mis recuerdos me ligan a esta ciudad, my memories bind me to this town
2 (relacionar) to link
3 fam (coger) to get
II vi fam (seducir, cortejar) to make advances: estaba ligando con mi primo, she was making advances to my cousin

' ligar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bronce
- pinchar
English:
advance
- chat up
- pass
- pick up
- score
- screw around
- strong
- bind
- slur

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ligar

♦ vt

1. [atar] to tie (up);

liga bien los paquetes tie the packages up tightly;

les ligaron las manos they tied their hands

2. [unir] to bind;

los ligan muchos lazos afectivos they are bound together by a lot of emotional ties;

un contrato lo liga con la empresa he is contractually bound to the company

3. [salsa] to thicken

4. Med to put a ligature on

5. Mús to slur

6. [en naipes] to get;

ligué un póquer de ases I got four aces

7. [metales] to alloy

8. Fam [droga] to score, to get hold of

9. RP [conseguir] to get;

siempre viene a ver si liga algo he always comes along to see what he can get

10. Comp
Fam
ligar bronce to catch some rays

11. Cuba [cosecha] to contract in advance for

12. Ven Dep [béisbol] to hit;

ligó un cuadrangular he hit a home run

♦ vi

1. Fam [encontrar pareja] to score, Br to pull;

en esta ciudad no se liga nada it's a nightmare trying to score o Br pull in this town;

esta noche vamos a salir a ligar we're going out to score with someone tonight, Br we're going out on the pull tonight

2. [salsa] to bind

3. RP, Ven Fam [tener suerte] to be damn lucky, Br to be jammy

4. Carib, Guat, Perú [deseo] to be fulfilled

5. Ven Dep [en béisbol] to go into the wind-up

♦ See also the pronominal verb ligarse

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ligar

I v/t

1 bind

2 ( atar) tie

3 GASTR blend

II v/i

:

ligar con fam pick up

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ligar {52} vt

: to bind, to tie (up)

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ligar vb

1. (unir) to bind [pt. & pp. bound]

nos liga una estrecha amistad we are bound by a close friendship

2. (atar) to tie

ligó la carga en la parte trasera he tied the load onto the back

3. (establecer una relación) to get off

siempre liga con la chica más guapa he always gets off with the prettiest girl

Spanish-English dictionary > ligar
5 bind

I [baɪnd]
nome colloq. seccatura f., scocciatura f.

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to be in a bind — AE colloq. essere nei pasticci
II 1. [baɪnd]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. bound)

1) (tie up) legare [hands, feet, person, parcel]; fasciare [ wound]

2) (constrain)

to bind sb. to do — [law, oath] obbligare qcn. a fare

to be bound by — [ person] essere tenuto per [law, oath]

3) (unite) (anche bind together) legare, unire [people, community]

4) sart. bordare [ edge]

5) (in bookbinding) rilegare [ book]

6) gastr. legare [ mixture]
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. bound) gastr. [ mixture] legarsi

- bind over

- bind up

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past tense, past participle - bound; verb

1) (to tie up: The doctor bound up the patient's leg with a bandage; The robbers bound up the bank manager with rope.) fasciare; legare

2) (to fasten together and put a cover on the pages of (a book): Bind this book in leather.) rilegare

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- binding
- - bound
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[baɪnd] bound vb: pt, pp
1. vt

1) (tie together, make fast) legare, fig legare, unire, Culin legare, (Sewing: seam) orlare, (book) rilegare

bound hand and foot — legato (-a) mani e piedi

2) (encircle) avvolgere, (wound, arm) fasciare, bendare

3)

(oblige) to bind sb to sth/to do sth — obbligare qn a qc/a fare qc

to be bound to — essere obbligato (-a) a

the authorities are legally bound to take action — le autorità sono obbligate per legge ad intervenire

2. n

(fam: nuisance) scocciatura

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- bind together

- bind over

- bind up

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bind /baɪnd/
n. [cu]

1 (fam.) seccatura; scocciatura (fam.): It's a real bind, having to fetch them, è una bella scocciatura dover andare a prenderli

2 (fam.) difficoltà; guaio; grana; pasticcio: to be in a bind, trovarsi in difficoltà (o nei pasticci); to put sb. in a bind, mettere q. in una posizione difficile; creare delle grane per q.

3 (form.) vincolo: moral bind, vincolo morale

4 (mus.) legatura.
(to) bind /baɪnd/
(pass. e p. p. bound)

A v. t.

1 legare; assicurare: They bound my hands, mi hanno legato le mani; to bind sb. hand and foot, legare q. mani e piedi; He was bound and gagged, è stato legato e imbavagliato; to bind st. fast, assicurare bene qc.

2 (fig.) legare; unire; tenere unito: A common ideal binds them together, li unisce un ideale comune

3 vincolare; obbligare; legare: to bind sb. to secrecy, vincolare q. a mantenere il segreto

4 allogare come apprendista; mettere a bottega: He was bound to a tailor for three years, è stato messo a bottega da un sarto per tre anni

5 rilegare: to bind a book in cloth, rilegare un libro in tela

6 fascicolare ( documenti, ecc.)

7 bordare; profilare

8 rendere compatto; rassodare; amalgamare; far legare: to bind the soil, rendere compatto il terreno; Add an egg to bind the mixture, aggiungete un uovo per legare il composto

9 costipare ( l'intestino)

10 (comput.) associare: bound data, dati associati

B v. i.

1 rassodarsi; legare; coagularsi; amalgamarsi: Heat makes clay bind, il calore fa rassodare l'argilla

2 (chim.) legare

3 (mecc.) grippare, gripparsi; incepparsi; bloccarsi: Rust has caused the lock to bind, la serratura s'è bloccata per la ruggine

● to bind oneself, impegnarsi (a fare qc.); vincolarsi.

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I [baɪnd]
nome colloq. seccatura f., scocciatura f.

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to be in a bind — AE colloq. essere nei pasticci
II 1. [baɪnd]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. bound)

1) (tie up) legare [hands, feet, person, parcel]; fasciare [ wound]

2) (constrain)

to bind sb. to do — [law, oath] obbligare qcn. a fare

to be bound by — [ person] essere tenuto per [law, oath]

3) (unite) (anche bind together) legare, unire [people, community]

4) sart. bordare [ edge]

5) (in bookbinding) rilegare [ book]

6) gastr. legare [ mixture]
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. bound) gastr. [ mixture] legarsi

- bind over

- bind up

English-Italian dictionary > bind
6 bind

1. transitive verb,
bound

1) (tie) fesseln [Person, Tier]; (bandage) wickeln, binden [Glied]; verbinden [Wunde] ( with mit)

he was bound hand and foot — er war/wurde an Händen und Füßen gefesselt

2) (fasten together) zusammenbinden; (fig.): (unite) verbinden

3) (Bookb.) binden

4)

be bound up with something — (fig.) eng mit etwas verbunden sein

5) (oblige)

bind somebody/oneself to something — jemanden/sich an etwas (Akk.) binden

be bound to do something — (required) verpflichtet sein, etwas zu tun

be bound by law — von Gesetzes wegen verpflichtet sein

6)

be bound to do something — (certain) etwas ganz bestimmt tun

it is bound to rain — es wird bestimmt od. sicherlich regnen

7)

I'm bound to say that... — (feel obliged) ich muss schon sagen, dass...

8) (Cookery) binden

9) (Law)

bind somebody over [to keep the peace] — jemanden verwarnen od. rechtlich verpflichten[, die öffentliche Ordnung zu wahren]
2. intransitive verb,
bound

1) (cohere) binden; [Lehm, Ton:] fest od. hart werden; [Zement:] abbinden

2) (be restricted) blockieren; [Kolben:] sich festfressen
3. noun
1) (coll.): (nuisance)

be a bind — recht lästig sein

what a bind! — wie unangenehm od. lästig!

2)

be in a bind — (Amer. coll.) in einer Klemme sitzen (ugs.)

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past tense, past participle - bound; verb

1) (to tie up: The doctor bound up the patient's leg with a bandage; The robbers bound up the bank manager with rope.) binden

2) (to fasten together and put a cover on the pages of (a book): Bind this book in leather.) binden

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- -bound
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bind

[baɪnd]

I. n ( fam: obligation) Verpflichtung f; (burden) Belastung f

to be a bit of a \bind ziemlich lästig sein

to be in a bit of a \bind in der Klemme stecken [o sitzen] fam

II. vi

<bound, bound>

binden; clay, soil fest werden

III. vt

<bound, bound>

1. (fasten)

▪ to \bind sb to sth jdn an etw akk fesseln

▪ to \bind sth to sth etw an etw akk festbinden

to be bound hand and foot an Händen und Füßen gefesselt sein

▪ to be bound to sb ( fig) eine starke Bindung zu jdm haben

2. (cause to congeal)

▪ to \bind together ⇆ sth etw zusammenbinden

▪ to \bind together ⇆ sb ( fig) jdn verbinden

3. (commit)

▪ to \bind sb jdn binden [o verpflichten]

▪ to \bind sb to sth jdn zu etw dat verpflichten, jdn an etw akk binden

to \bind sb to secrecy jdn zum Stillschweigen verpflichten

to \bind oneself under oath LAW sich akk eidlich verpflichten

4. usu passive

▪ to \bind sth (attach) etw anbringen; cloth etw annähen

to \bind one's feet seine Füße einschnüren

to \bind one's hair seine Haare zusammenbinden

5. TYPO

to \bind a book ein Buch binden

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[baɪnd] pret, ptp bound
1. vt

1) (= make fast, tie together) binden (to an +acc); person fesseln; (fig) verbinden (to mit)

bound hand and foot — an Händen und Füßen gefesselt or gebunden

the emotions which bind her to him — ihre emotionale Bindung an ihn

2) (= tie round) wound, arm etc verbinden; bandage wickeln, binden; artery abbinden; (for beauty) waist einschnüren; feet einbinden or -schnüren; hair binden

3) (= secure edge of) material, hem einfassen

4) book binden

5)

(= oblige by contract, promise) to bind sb to sth — jdn an etw (acc) binden, jdn zu etw verpflichten

to bind sb to do sth — jdn verpflichten, etw zu tun

to bind sb as an apprentice — jdn in die Lehre geben (to zu)

See:

→ bound

6) (MED) bowels verstopfen

7) (= make cohere COOK) binden

2. vi

1) (= cohere cement etc) binden

stop the soil binding by adding some compost — lockern Sie den Boden mit Kompost

the clay soil tended to bind — der Lehmboden war ziemlich schwer or klebte ziemlich

the grass should help the soil bind — das Gras sollte den Boden festigen

2) (MED food) stopfen

3) (= stick brake, sliding part etc) blockieren

3. n (inf)

1)

in a bind — in der Klemme (inf)

2)

to be (a bit of) a bind (Brit) — recht lästig sein

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bind [baınd]

A s

1. a) Band n

b) Bindfaden m

2. MUS

a) Haltebogen m

b) Bindebogen m

c) Klammer f

d) Querbalken m

3. MINER eisenhaltige Tonerde

4. Fechten: Bindung f

5. → bine

6. umg be in a bind

a) in Schwulitäten sein,

b) in einer Zwickmühle sein oder sitzen;

put sb in a bind jemanden in Schwulitäten bringen

B v/t prät und pperf bound [baʊnd]

1. (an-, um-, fest)binden, knoten, knüpfen:

bind sth to a tree etwas an einen Baum binden

2. (ein)binden, verbinden, umwickeln

3. einen Saum etc einfassen

4. ein Rad etc beschlagen

5. fesseln, binden (auch fig:

to an akk):

they bound his hands behind him sie banden ihm die Hände auf den Rücken

6. Fechten: die Klinge des Gegners binden

7. CHEM, GASTR binden ( with mit)

8. auch bind down fig behindern

9. hart machen

10. MED verstopfen

11. fig (auch vertraglich) binden, verpflichten ( to sth zu etwas):

bind o.s. to do sth sich verpflichten, etwas zu tun;

bind a bargain einen Handel (durch Anzahlung) verbindlich machen;

bind sb (as an) apprentice jemanden in Ausbildung oder in die Lehre geben (to bei); → bound¹ B 2, B 4

12. ein Buch (ein)binden

C v/i

1. CHEM, GASTR binden

2. fest oder hart werden

3. MED stopfen

4. fig binden(d sein), verpflichten

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1. transitive verb,
bound

1) (tie) fesseln [Person, Tier]; (bandage) wickeln, binden [Glied]; verbinden [Wunde] ( with mit)

he was bound hand and foot — er war/wurde an Händen und Füßen gefesselt

2) (fasten together) zusammenbinden; (fig.): (unite) verbinden

3) (Bookb.) binden

4)

be bound up with something — (fig.) eng mit etwas verbunden sein

5) (oblige)

bind somebody/oneself to something — jemanden/sich an etwas (Akk.) binden

be bound to do something — (required) verpflichtet sein, etwas zu tun

be bound by law — von Gesetzes wegen verpflichtet sein

6)

be bound to do something — (certain) etwas ganz bestimmt tun

it is bound to rain — es wird bestimmt od. sicherlich regnen

7)

I'm bound to say that... — (feel obliged) ich muss schon sagen, dass...

8) (Cookery) binden

9) (Law)

bind somebody over [to keep the peace] — jemanden verwarnen od. rechtlich verpflichten[, die öffentliche Ordnung zu wahren]
2. intransitive verb,
bound

1) (cohere) binden; [Lehm, Ton:] fest od. hart werden; [Zement:] abbinden

2) (be restricted) blockieren; [Kolben:] sich festfressen
3. noun
1) (coll.): (nuisance)

be a bind — recht lästig sein

what a bind! — wie unangenehm od. lästig!

2)

be in a bind — (Amer. coll.) in einer Klemme sitzen (ugs.)

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v.

(§ p.,p.p.: bound)

= binden v.

(§ p.,pp.: band, gebunden)

verbinden v.

verpflichten v.

English-german dictionary > bind
7 atar

v.

1 to tie (unir) (nudo, cuerda).

atar cabos (figurative) to put two and two together

El chico ató sus zapatos solito The boy tied his shoes all by himself.

2 to tie up (con cuerdas) (persona caballo, barco).

lo ataron de pies y manos they tied his hands and feet

esa cláusula nos ata las manos our hands are tied by that clause

atar corto a alguien (figurative) to keep a tight rein on somebody

3 to tie down.

su trabajo le ata mucho her work takes up a lot of her time

4 to link, to bind together.

El juez ató la evidencia y falló The judge linked the evidence and ruled.

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atar

► verbo transitivo

1 to tie

■ le ataron las manos con una cuerda they tied her hands with a rope

■ se ató el pelo she tied her hair back

2 figurado to tie down

■ un negocio ata mucho a business really ties you down

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FRASEOLOGÍA

atar cabos figurado to put two and two together

atar corto a alguien to keep somebody on a tight rein

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verb

to tie, tie up

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1. VT

1) (=amarrar) to tie, tie up; [+ cautivo] to bind, tie up; (=abrochar) to fasten; [+ animal] to tether; [+ gavilla] to bind

zapatos de atar — lace-up shoes

está de atar — he's raving mad

- dejar algo atado y bien atado

2) (=impedir el movimiento a) to stop, paralyze

- atar corto a algn

- atar la lengua a algn

- atar las manos a algn

- verse atado de pies y manos

2.

VI

ni ata ni desata — this is getting us nowhere

3.

See:

atarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <caja/planta> to tie

le até el pelo con una cinta — I tied her hair back with a ribbon

con un pañuelo atado al cuello — with a scarf (tied) round his neck

b) <persona/caballo> to tie... up; < cabra> to tether

lo ataron de pies y manos — they bound him hand and foot; ver tb pie I 1) b)

ató al perro a una farola — she tied the dog to a lamppost

2) trabajo/hijos to tie... down

no hay nada que me ate a esta ciudad — there's nothing to keep me in this town

atar corto a alguien — to keep somebody on a tight rein
2.
atar vi trabajo/hijos

es un trabajo que ata mucho — it's a job that really ties you down

ni ata ni desata — ( es inútil) he's useless; ( no tiene autoridad) he has no say o authority
3.
atarse v pron (refl) <zapatos/cordones> to tie up, do up; < pelo> to tie up

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= tether, strap, tie up, lash.

Ex. The book reached the limits of its potential as an information carrier long ago and libraries unfortunately allowed themselves to become tethered by those limitations.

Ex. Microfilm is said to have been invented during the Franco-Prussian War, to send reduced diagrams of troop positions by strapping these to the legs of carrier pigeons.

Ex. Short wedges, or quoins, were then put in between the long wedges and the inside of the chase, loosely at first so that the string with which the pages were tied up could be unwound and removed.

Ex. Gather the eight garden stakes together teepee-style around the center stake and lash them in place securely with garden wire.

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* atar a = tie (to), lash (up) to.

* atar con cadenas = chain.

* atar de pies y manos = hogtie.

* atar los cabos sueltos = tie up + all the loose ends.

* loco de atar = stark raving mad, raving mad, raving lunatic, stir-crazy.

* volver a atar = re-tie.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <caja/planta> to tie

le até el pelo con una cinta — I tied her hair back with a ribbon

con un pañuelo atado al cuello — with a scarf (tied) round his neck

b) <persona/caballo> to tie... up; < cabra> to tether

lo ataron de pies y manos — they bound him hand and foot; ver tb pie I 1) b)

ató al perro a una farola — she tied the dog to a lamppost

2) trabajo/hijos to tie... down

no hay nada que me ate a esta ciudad — there's nothing to keep me in this town

atar corto a alguien — to keep somebody on a tight rein
2.
atar vi trabajo/hijos

es un trabajo que ata mucho — it's a job that really ties you down

ni ata ni desata — ( es inútil) he's useless; ( no tiene autoridad) he has no say o authority
3.
atarse v pron (refl) <zapatos/cordones> to tie up, do up; < pelo> to tie up

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= tether, strap, tie up, lash.

Ex: The book reached the limits of its potential as an information carrier long ago and libraries unfortunately allowed themselves to become tethered by those limitations.

Ex: Microfilm is said to have been invented during the Franco-Prussian War, to send reduced diagrams of troop positions by strapping these to the legs of carrier pigeons.

Ex: Short wedges, or quoins, were then put in between the long wedges and the inside of the chase, loosely at first so that the string with which the pages were tied up could be unwound and removed.

Ex: Gather the eight garden stakes together teepee-style around the center stake and lash them in place securely with garden wire.

* atar a = tie (to), lash (up) to.

* atar con cadenas = chain.

* atar de pies y manos = hogtie.

* atar los cabos sueltos = tie up + all the loose ends.

* loco de atar = stark raving mad, raving mad, raving lunatic, stir-crazy.

* volver a atar = re-tie.

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atar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹caja/paquete› to tie; ‹planta› to tie

le até el pelo con una cinta I tied her hair back with a ribbon

ató la carne antes de meterla en el horno he tied string around the meat before putting it in the oven

llevaba un pañuelo atado al cuello he was wearing a neckerchief, he was wearing a scarf (tied) round his neck

2 ‹persona› to tie … up; ‹caballo› to tie … up, tether; ‹cabra› to tether

lo ataron a una silla they tied him to a chair

lo ataron de pies y manos they bound him hand and foot

ver tb pie¹ m A 2. (↑ pie (1))

le ataron las manos they tied his hands together

ató al perro a una farola she tied the dog to a lamppost

B «trabajo/hijos» to tie … down

no hay nada que me ate a esta ciudad there's nothing to keep me in this town

me hizo una promesa y eso la ata she made me a promise and that promise is binding

atar corto a algn to keep sb on a tight rein o ( AmE) leash

■ atar

vi

«trabajo/hijos»: los hijos atan mucho children really tie you down, children are a real tie

es un trabajo que ata mucho it's a job that really ties you down

ni ata ni desata (es inútil) he's useless; (no tiene autoridad) he has no say or authority

■ atarse

v pron

( refl) ‹zapatos/cordones› to tie up, do up; ‹pelo› to tie up

átate los zapatos or los cordones do up your shoelaces!, tie your shoelaces up!

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atar ( conjugate atar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹caja/paquete› to tie;

◊ le até el pelo con una cinta I tied her hair back with a ribbon

b) ‹persona/caballo› to tie … up;

‹ cabra› to tether;
◊ lo ataron de pies y manos they bound him hand and foot;

ató al perro a un poste she tied the dog to a lamppost
2 [trabajo/hijos] to tie … down
atarse verbo pronominal ( refl) ‹zapatos/cordones› to tie up, do up;
‹ pelo› to tie up
atar verbo transitivo
1 to tie
2 fig (restar libertad, generar obligaciones) to tie down
♦ Locuciones: figurado estar loco de atar, to be as mad as a hatter
atar cabos, put two and two together
atar corto, to put on a short leash
' atar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrochar
- acordonar
- amarrar
- cabo
- estacar
- ligadura
- perra
- perro
- trincar
- liar
- ligar
English:
attach
- bind
- bundle
- do up
- fasten
- hitch
- lash
- raving
- rope
- stark
- strap
- strap on
- tether
- tie
- tie down
- tie on
- tie together
- tie up
- two
- truss

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atar

♦ vt

1. [unir] [nudo, cuerda] to tie;

ata la cuerda firmemente tie the rope securely;

Comp

atar cabos to put two and two together;

Comp

atar los cabos sueltos to tie up all the loose ends;

Comp

dejar todo atado y bien atado to make sure everything is settled

2. [con cuerdas] [persona] to tie up;
[caballo] to tether;
lo ataron de pies y manos they tied his hands and feet;

ató el caballo a la verja she tethered the horse to the gate;

Comp

tengo las manos atadas, estoy atado de pies y manos my hands are tied;

esa cláusula nos ata las manos our hands are tied by that clause

3. [constreñir] to tie down;

su trabajo la ata mucho her work ties her down a lot;

no me siento atado a nadie I don't feel tied to anybody;

Comp

atar corto a alguien to keep sb on a tight rein

♦ vi

un bebé ata mucho having a baby ties you down a lot

♦ See also the pronominal verb atarse

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atar

v/t

1 tie (up);

atar a alguien de pies y manos tie s.o.’s hands and feet, truss s.o. up;

loco de atar mad as a hatter

2 fig

tie down;

los niños atan mucho kids really tie you down;

atar corto a alguien fig keep s.o. on a tight leash

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atar vt

amarrar: to tie, to tie up, to tie down

♦ See also the reflexive verb atarse

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atar vb to tie / to bind [pt. & pp. bound]

ató el caballo a un poste he tied the horse to a post

se ató el pelo she tied her hair back

atar cabos to put two and two together

Spanish-English dictionary > atar
8 bind

1. I
abs

clay (mud, etc.) binds глина и т. д. затвердевает /высыхает/; snow binds снег слеживается
2. II
bind in some manner bind quickly (easily, etc.) затвердевать /густеть/ быстро и т. д.; this flour mixture is not wet enough to bind properly в этой мучной смеси недостаточно влаги, чтобы она, как следует загустела
3. III
1) bind smb., smth. bind the prisoner (the watchman, smb.'s legs, smb.'s hands, etc.) связывать заключенного и т.д.; bind sheaves (grain, etc.) вязать снопы и т. д.

2) bind smth. bind a wound (an artery, a cut, etc.) перевязывать рану и т. д.; bind this finger before it gets infected завяжи /перевяжи/ палец, пока ты не занес инфекцию

3) bind smth. frost binds the earth (the ground, the streams, etc.) мороз сковывает землю и т. д.

4) bind smth. bind a book (a magazine a volume, these papers, etc.) переплетать книгу и т. д.
4. IV
1) bind smb., smth. in some manner bind smb. tightly крепко связать кого-л; bind smb. hand and foot связать кого-л. по рукам и ногам

2) bind smth. in some manner bind books (magazines, etc.) handsomely (elegantly, tastefully, richly.etc.) красиво и т. д. переплетать книги и т. д.
5. VII
bind smb. to do smth. they bound him to keep him silent они связали его, чтобы он не кричал /молчал/
6. XI
1) be bound in some тачает be bound tightly (hand and foot, etc.) быть крепко и т. д. связанным; be bound to /with/ smth. he was bound to a chair (to a bed, to a tree, etc.) его привязали к стулу и т. д.; til? books were bound with a string книги были связаны бечевкой

2) be found In some manner the books were handsomely (richly. elegantly, etc.) bound книги были красиво и т. д. переплетены /в красивых и т. д. переплетах/; the edges of the floor mat are coming undone because they have not been properly bound края половичка расходятся /обтрепываются/, так как они были плохо заделаны; be bound in smth. be bound in leather (in paper, etc.) быть в кожаных переплетах и т. д.

3) be (feel) bound to do smth. he is bound to believe all these stories (to obey the laws, to pay the debt, to come, to win, etc.) он обязательно /непременно/ поверит всем этим россказням и т. д.: it is bound to rain tomorrow завтра наверняка будет дождь; it is bound to happen это безусловно /бесспорно/ произойдет; I am in duty bound to help him чувство долга обязывает меня помочь ему. I am bound to say, that... должен сказать, что...; I feel bound to warn you считаю своим долгом предупредить вас

4) be bound by smth. be bound by one's word (by an oath, by strict rules, by tradition, etc.) быть связанным сливом и т. д; they were bound by a close friendship (by mutual affection, etc.) их связывала тесная дружба и т. д.; be bound in smth. they were bound in marriage их связывали узы брака

5) have smth. bound have the carpet (tile blanket, etc.) bound обшивать /оторачивать/ ковер и т. д.

6) be bound in smth. the lake (the river) is bound in ice Озеро (реку) сковало льдом
7. XXI1
1) bind smth., smb. with smth. bind smb.'s hands with a rope (smb.'s ankles with a piece of wire, the man with his own belt, etc.) связывать кому-л. руки веревкой и т. д.; bind smb. with chains надеть на кого-л. кандалы; bind smth. at (in, behind, etc.) some place bind smth. at both ends (one's arms behind one's back, the parcel in the middle, etc.) связывать /завязывать, перевязывать/ что-л. с двух концов и т. д.; bind smth. in (to) smth. bind twigs in (to) faggots (books into bundles, etc.) вязать /связывать/ ветки в пучки и т. д., bind smb., smth. to smth. bind him to the chair (the poor traveller to the tree, his hands to his sides, cane thing to another, etc.) привязать его к креслу и т. д. || bind smb. in irons заковать кого-л. в кандалы

2) bind smth. with smth. bind a wound with a bandage (the cut with a piece of cloth, the scratch with a handkerchief, the finger with smth. clean, ale.) перевязывать /забинтовывать/ рану бинтом и т.д.; bind one's head with a headpiece повязать голову косынкой: bind snub's head with a wreath надеть кому-л на голову венок; bind smth. about /around/ smth. bind a belt about /around/ one's waist завязать /надеть, повязать/ пояс

3) bind smth. with smth. bind stones with cement (sand with mortar, gravel with tar, etc.) связывать /скреплять/ камни цементом и т. д.

4) bind smb. by smth. them by a promise (by an agreement, etc.) связывать их обещанием и т. д.; I don't want to bind myself by a contract я не хочу связывать себя контрактом; bind smb. to smth. bind smb. to secrecy (to silence, etc.) обязать кого-л. хранить тайну и т.д.; bind smb. to obedience заставить кого-л. повиноваться

5) bind smth. in smth. bind books in leather (in paper, in cloth, in morocco, etc.) переплетать книги в кожу /кожаный переплет/ и т. д.; bind smth. into smth. bind all these papers into one volume переплетите все эти документы в один том

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > bind
9 tenir

tenir [t(ə)niʀ]

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1. transitive verb

2. intransitive verb

3. indirect transitive verb

4. impersonal verb

5. reflexive verb

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1. <

   a. (avec les mains) to hold

• la clé qu'il tient à la main the key that he's holding

• la clé qu'il tient dans sa main the key that he's holding

• il tient son fils par la main he's holding his son's hand

• tenir la porte à qn to hold the door open for sb

   b. ( = maintenir dans un certain état) to keep

• tenir les yeux ouverts to keep one's eyes open

• le café le tient éveillé coffee keeps him awake

• tenir qch en place to keep sth in place

• tenir une note (Music) to hold a note

   c. ( = gérer) [+ hôtel, magasin, comptes, maison, ménage] to keep

   d. ( = détenir) to have

• si je le tenais ! just let me get my hands on him!

• nous le tenons we've got him

• parfait, je tiens mon article great, now I have my article

• qu'est-ce qu'il tient ! (inf) ( = il est ivre) he's plastered (inf!) ; ( = il est idiot) he's such an idiot!

• en tenir pour qn (inf) ( = l'aimer) to have a crush on sb (inf)

   e. ( = contrôler) [+ enfant, classe] to have under control

   f. ( = organiser) [+ séance, réunion, conférence] to hold

   g. ( = occuper) [+ place, largeur] to take up ; [+ rôle] to have ; [+ emploi] to hold

• ça tient trop de place it takes up too much room

• il tenait sa droite [conducteur] he was keeping to the right

• elle a bien tenu son rôle de chef she was a good manager

• elle tient le rôle d'Ophélie she plays the role of Ophelia

   h. ( = contenir) [récipient] to hold

   i. ( = résister à) tenir l'alcool (inf) to be able to hold one's drink

• tenir le coup [personne] to survive ; [chose] to last

• avec tout ce travail, est-ce qu'il pourra tenir le coup ? with all that work will he be able to cope?

   j. ( = respecter) [+ promesse, pari, planning] to keep to

• tenir le rythme to keep up the pace

   k. (locutions)

► tenir qn/qch pour ( = considérer comme) to regard sb/sth as

• je le tenais pour un imbécile I regarded him as an idiot

• elle le tient pour responsable de l'accident she holds him responsible for the accident► tenir qch de qn to get sth from sb

• il tient cela de son père he gets that from his father► tiens ! (en donnant) here you are!

• tiens, voilà mon frère ! oh, there's my brother!

• tiens, tiens ! well, well!

2. <

   a. ( = rester en place) [objet fixe, nœud, clou] to hold ; [objets empilés, échafaudage] to stay up

• ce chapeau ne tient pas sur ma tête this hat won't stay on my head

• la branche est cassée mais elle tient encore the branch is broken but it's still attached to the tree

• il tient bien sur ses jambes he's very steady on his legs

   b. ( = durer) [accord, beau temps, coiffure] to hold ; [couleur] to be fast ; [mariage, fleurs] to last

• ça tient toujours, notre pique-nique ? (inf) is our picnic still on?

• il n'y a pas de match qui tienne there's no question of going to any match

   c. ( = résister) to hold out

• tenir bon to hold out

• il fait trop chaud, on ne tient plus ici it's too hot - we can't stand it here any longer

   d. ( = pouvoir être contenu) to fit ( dans into)

• ils ne tiendront pas dans la voiture they won't fit into the car

• à cette table, on peut tenir à huit this table can seat eight

• son discours tient en quelques pages his speech is just a few pages long

3. <

• tenir à ( = être attaché à) [+ réputation, opinion de qn] to care about ; [+ objet, personne] to be fond of ; ( = avoir pour cause) to be due to

• il ne tenait plus à la vie he had lost his will to live

• tu veux aller au cinéma ? -- je n'y tiens pas do you want to go to the cinema? -- not particularly

• il tient beaucoup à vous connaître he's very anxious to meet you

• elle tenait absolument à parler she insisted on speaking

• il tient à ce que nous sachions... he is anxious that we should know...

• tu viens avec nous ? -- si tu y tiens are you coming with us? -- if you really want me to

• ça tient au climat it's because of the climate

• son succès tient à peu de chose his success hangs on very little

• à quoi ça tient ? why is that?

• tenir de ( = ressembler à) [+ parent] to take after

• il tient de son père he takes after his father

• il a de qui tenir it runs in the family

4. <

( = dépendre de) to depend

• il ne tient qu'à vous de décider it's up to you to decide

► qu'à cela ne tienne ! no problem!

5. <

   a. (avec les mains) to hold

• il se tenait le ventre de douleur he was holding his stomach in pain

• se tenir à qch to hold onto sth

• ils se tenaient par la main they were holding hands

• ils se tenaient par la taille they had their arms round each other's waists

   b. ( = être dans une position) se tenir debout to be standing up

• tiens-toi droit (debout) stand up straight ; (assis) sit up straight

• redresse-toi, tu te tiens mal stand up straight, you're slouching

• tenez-vous prêts à partir be ready to leave

• elle se tenait à sa fenêtre she was standing at her window

   c. ( = se conduire) to behave

• il ne sait pas se tenir he doesn't know how to behave

• se tenir tranquille to be quiet

• tiens-toi tranquille keep still

• se tenir mal (à table) to have bad table manners ; (en société) to behave badly

• il n'a qu'à bien se tenir ! he'd better behave himself!

   d. ( = avoir lieu) [conférence, réunion] to be held ; [festival] to take place

   e. ( = être cohérent) [raisonnement] to hold together

• tout se tient it's all connected

   f. (locutions)

► tiens-toi bien ! wait till you hear the next bit!

• tu sais combien elle a gagné ? tiens-toi bien: 3 millions ! do you know how much she won? you won't believe it! - 3 million!► s'en tenir à ( = se limiter à) to confine o.s. to ; ( = se satisfaire de) to content o.s. with

• nous nous en tiendrons là pour aujourd'hui we'll leave it at that for today

• il aimerait savoir à quoi s'en tenir he'd like to know where he stands

• je sais à quoi m'en tenir sur son compte I know the sort of man he is► se tenir pour ( = se considérer comme)

il se tient pour responsable he holds himself responsible

• tenez-vous-le pour dit ! (avertissement) you've been warned!

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təniʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( serrer) to hold

tiens-moi ça — hold this (for me)

tenir quelqu'un par la main — to hold somebody's hand

tenir la rampe — to hold onto the banisters

tiens! — ( voici) here you are!; ( écoute-moi) look!

tiens! c'est pour toi — ( voici un cadeau) here, it's for you; ( voici une gifle) take that!

si je le tenais! — if I could get my hands on him!

bien tenir — to hold on to

2) ( avoir sous son contrôle) to keep [somebody] under control

il nous tient — he's got a hold on us

3) Armée to hold

4) ( avoir attrapé) to hold

je te tiens! — I've caught ou got you!

pendant que je te tiens — fig whilst I've got you

tenir une grippe — (colloq) to have flu GB ou the flu US

5) ( posséder) to have [renseignements]

de qui tenez-vous ce renseignement? — where did you get that information?

elle tient ses bijoux de sa mère — she inherited her jewels from her mother

6) ( avoir la charge de) to hold [emploi]; to run [boutique, maison, journal]; to be in charge of [standard, bureau d'accueil]

bien tenir sa maison — to keep one's house spick and span

tenir la comptabilité — to keep the books

7) ( garder) to keep

tenir quelqu'un occupé — to keep somebody busy

‘tenir hors de portée des enfants’ — ‘keep out of reach of children’

tenir une note — Musique to hold a note

8) ( conserver une position)

tenir sa tête droite — to hold one's head upright

tenir les yeux baissés — to keep one's eyes lowered

9) ( maintenir en place) to hold down [chargement]; to hold up [pantalon, chaussettes]

tenir la porte fermée avec son pied — to hold the door shut with one's foot

10) ( ne pas s'écarter de) to keep to [trajectoire]

11) ( résister)

tenir la mer — [navire] to be seaworthy

tenir le coup — (physiquement, moralement) to hold out

tenir le choc — [matériel] to withstand the impact; [personne] to stand the strain

12) ( contenir) to hold [quantité, litres]

13) ( occuper) [objet] to take up [espace, volume]; [personne] to hold [rôle, position]

14) ( considérer)

tenir quelqu'un/quelque chose pour responsable — to hold somebody/something responsible

je tiens mes renseignements pour exacts — I consider my information to be correct

tenir quelqu'un pour mort — to give somebody up for dead

tenir pour certain que — to regard it as certain that

2.

tenir à verbe transitif indirect

1) ( avoir de l'attachement pour)

tenir à — to be fond of, to like

tenir à sa réputation/à la vie — to value one's reputation/one's life

il tient à son argent — he can't bear to be parted from his money

tenir à son indépendance — to like one's independence

2) ( vouloir)

j'y tiens — I insist

tenir à faire — to want to do

je ne tiens pas à faire — I'd rather not do

tenir à ce que quelqu'un fasse — to insist that somebody should do

je ne tiens pas à ce qu'elle y aille — I'd rather she didn't go

je tiens beaucoup à la revoir — I'd really like to see her again

nous tenons absolument à vous avoir à dîner bientôt — you really must come to dinner soon

3) ( être dû à)

tenir à — to be due to

3.

tenir de verbe transitif indirect

1) ( ressembler à)

tenir de — to take after

il a de qui tenir — (colloq) you can (just) see who he takes after ou where he gets it from

de qui peut-elle tenir pour être si méchante? — where does she get her nastiness from?

2) ( s'apparenter à)

tenir de — to border on

4.

verbe intransitif

1) ( rester en place) [attache, corde, étagère, barrage, soufflé] to hold; [timbre, colle, sparadrap] to stick (à to); [assemblage, bandage] to stay in place; [coiffure] to stay tidy; [mise en plis] to stay in

ces chaussures ne me tiennent pas aux pieds — these shoes won't stay on my feet

2) ( résister)

tenir (bon) — ( surmonter les conditions) to hold out; ( refuser de capituler) gén to hang on; Armée to hold out; ( ne pas relâcher sa prise) [personne] to hang on

tenir sans cigarettes jusqu'à la fin de la réunion — to last without cigarettes till the end of the meeting

j'espère que ma voiture va tenir (bon) — I hope my car will last out

il n'y a pas de télévision qui tienne — (colloq) there's no question of watching television

3) ( durer)

le plan tient-il toujours? — is the plan still on?

la neige tient — the snow is settling

les fleurs n'ont pas tenu — the flowers didn't last long

la couleur n'a pas tenu — the colour [BrE] has faded

4) ( rester valable) [théorie, argument] to hold good; [alibi] to stand up

5) ( être contenu) [personnes, objets] to fit ( dans into)

faire tenir six personnes dans une voiture — to fit six people into a car

mon article tient en trois pages — my article takes up only three pages

tenir en hauteur/largeur/longueur — to be short enough/narrow enough/short enough ( dans for)

tenir en hauteur dans une pièce — to fit into a room (heightwise)

ne pas tenir en hauteur — to be too tall ( dans for)

5.

se tenir verbe pronominal

1) ( soi-même) to hold

se tenir la tête de douleur — to hold one's head in pain

2) ( l'un l'autre)

se tenir par le bras — to be arm in arm

ils se tenaient par la taille — they had their arms around each other's waists

se tenir par la main — to hold hands

3) ( s'accrocher) to hold on

se tenir par les pieds — to hold on with one's feet

tiens-toi or tenez-vous bien — (colloq) fig prepare yourself for a shock

4) ( demeurer)

se tenir accroupi/allongé — to be squatting/stretched out

se tenir sans bouger — to stay still

se tenir prêt — to be ready

se tenir tranquille — ( immobile) to keep still; ( silencieux) to keep quiet; ( dans la légalité) to behave oneself

se tenir immobile — ( debout) to stand still

5) ( se comporter) to behave

savoir se tenir — to know how to behave

tiens-toi bien! — behave yourself!

6) ( avoir une posture)

se tenir bien/mal — to have (a) good posture/(a) bad posture

tiens-toi droit! — ( debout) stand up straight!; ( assis) sit straight!

7) ( avoir lieu) [manifestation, exposition] to be held

8) ( être liés) [événements] to fit together

9) ( être cohérent) [raisonnement, œuvre] to hold together

ça se tient — it makes sense

10) ( se considérer)

se tenir pour — to consider oneself to be

tenez-vous le pour dit! — (colloq) I don't want to have to tell you again!

11) ( être fidèle)

s'en tenir à — to stand by

12) ( se limiter)

s'en tenir à — to keep to

s'en tenir aux ordres — to stick to orders

s'en tenir là — to leave it there

ne pas savoir à quoi s'en tenir avec — not to know what to make of

6.

verbe impersonnel

il ne tient qu'à toi de partir — it's up to you to decide whether to leave

qu'à cela ne tienne! — never mind!

7.

tiens exclamation oh!

tiens (donc), vous voilà! — oh, there you are!

tiens, vous croyez? — do you think so?

tiens donc! — iron fancy that!

tiens tiens (tiens)! — well, well!

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t(ə)niʀ
1. vt

1) (avec sa main) to hold

Tu peux tenir la lampe, s'il te plaît? — Can you hold the torch, please?

Il tenait un enfant par la main. — He was holding a child by the hand.

2) (= gérer) [magasin, hôtel] to run

tenir les comptes — to keep the books

tenir un rôle — to play a part

3) [promesse, engagement] to keep

4) (= considérer)

tenir qn pour — to take sb for

5) (= occuper)

tenir de la place — to take up space

6) (= résister à)

tenir l'alcool — to be able to hold a drink

tenir le coup — to hold out

7) (= garder, maintenir)

tenir sa langue fig — to hold one's tongue

tenir au chaud — to keep hot

tenir à l'abri — to keep under cover

tenir prêt — to have ready

Tenez votre chien en laisse. — Keep your dog on the lead.

8) (= avoir reçu)

tenir qch de qn [histoire] — to have heard sth from sb, [qualité, défaut] to have inherited sth from sb, to have got sth from sb

2. vi

1) (= ne pas se défaire) [noeud, joint] to hold

2) (= ne pas disparaître) [neige, gel] to last

3) (= résister) (= survivre) to survive

tenir bon — to stand fast

tenir 3 jours — to last 3 days

4) (en donnant quelque chose)

tiens, voilà le stylo! — there's the pen!

5) (exclamatif)

Tiens, c'est Alain là-bas! — Look, that's Alain over there!

tiens? (surprise) — really?

6)

tenir à [ami, objet] — to be attached to, to care for

Il tient beaucoup à elle. — He's very attached to her., (= avoir pour cause) to be due to, to stem from, (= dépendre de)

ça ne tient qu'à lui — it is entirely up to him

tenir à faire — to really want to do, to be determined to do

Elle tient à y aller. — She's determined to go.

tenir à ce que qn fasse qch — to really want sb to do sth

7)

tenir de (= relever de) — to partake of, (= ressembler à) to take after

Il tient de son père. — He takes after his father.

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tenir verb table: venir

A vtr

1 ( serrer) to hold [objet, personne, animal]; tiens-moi ça hold this (for me); tiens-moi hold me; tiens-moi la main hold my hand; tenir qn par la main/le bras to hold sb's hand/arm; tenir un enfant contre sa poitrine to hold a child to one's breast; tenir qch à la main/dans ses mains to hold sth in one's hand/in one's hands; tenir un couteau par le manche to hold a knife by the handle; tenir la rampe to hold onto the banister; tenir son chien to hold one's dog; tenir fermement qch to hold sth firmly ou tightly; tenir qch serré sous le bras to hold sth firmly ou tightly under one's arm; tiens!, tenez! ( voici) here you are!; ( écoutez-moi) look!; tiens! c'est pour toi ( voici un cadeau) here, it's for you; ( voici une gifle) take that!; si je le tenais! if I could get or lay my hands on him!; bien tenir to hold on to [portefeuille, chien]; faire tenir une lettre/un message à qn† to dispatch a letter/a message to sb; ⇒ deux;

2 ( avoir sous son contrôle) to keep [sb] under control [élèves, enfants]; tenir sa classe to control one's class well; tenir son cheval Équit to keep one's horse well in hand; il nous tient he's got a hold on us;

3 Mil (occuper, contrôler) to hold [colline, pont, ville]; tenir la première place Sport to be in first place;

4 ( avoir attrapé) to hold [animal, coupable, meurtrier]; je te tiens! I've caught ou got you!; pendant que je te tiens fig whilst I've got you; tenir une grippe○ to have flu GB ou the flu US;

5 ( posséder) to have [preuves, renseignements]; il tient le sujet de son prochain roman he's got the subject of his next novel; tenir qch de qn to get sth from sb [trait physique, caractère, information]; il tient ses yeux bleus de son père he gets his blue eyes from his father; il tient ses informations d'un ami he got his information from a friend; je tiens cette nouvelle de Paul I got this news from Paul; d'où or de qui tenez-vous ce renseignement? where did you get that information?; d'où tenez-vous cette certitude? what makes you so certain?; elle tient ses bijoux de sa mère she inherited her jewels from her mother;

6 ( avoir la charge de) to hold [emploi, poste, assemblée]; to run [café, boutique, maison, journal, municipalité]; to be in charge of, to be on duty on [standard, bureau d'accueil]; bien tenir sa maison to keep one's house spick and span; tenir la comptabilité to keep the books;

7 ( garder) to keep; tenir qn occupé to keep sb busy; tenir sa chambre propre to keep one's room tidy; tenir les aliments au frais to keep food in a cool place; ‘tenir hors de portée des enfants’ ‘keep out of reach of children’; tenir un accord secret to keep an agreement secret; tenir la porte fermée to keep the door closed; tenir une note Mus to hold a note; tenir un article† to carry an item; tenir les cours† Fin to maintain prices;

8 ( conserver une position) tenir sa tête droite/immobile to hold one's head upright/still; tenir les bras écartés to hold one's arms apart; tenir les mains/les bras en l'air to hold up one's hands/one's arms; tenir les yeux ouverts/baissés to keep one's eyes open/lowered; tenir les poings serrés to keep one's fists clenched;

9 ( maintenir en place) to hold down [chargement]; to hold up [pantalon, chaussettes]; tenir la porte fermée avec son pied to hold the door shut with one's foot;

10 ( ne pas s'écarter de) to keep to [trajectoire]; to keep [rythme] ; tenir sa droite/sa gauche to keep to the right/to the left; tenir le large to stay in open waters;

11 ( résister) ne pas tenir la comparaison not to bear comparison; tenir l'eau to be waterproof; tenir la mer [navire] to be seaworthy; tenir le coup (physiquement, moralement) to hold out; tenir le choc lit [matériel, appareil, verre] to withstand the impact; [personne] to stand the strain;

12 ( contenir) to hold [quantité]; tenir vingt litres to hold twenty litres^GB; ma voiture ne tient que deux personnes there's room for only two people in my car;

13 ( occuper) [objet] to take up [espace, place, volume]; [personne] to hold [rôle, position]; tenir peu de place not to take up much room; tenir la place de deux personnes to take up as much room as two people; le monument tient le centre de la place the monument stands in the centre^GB of the square;

14 ( considérer) tenir qch pour sacré to hold sth sacred; tenir qn pour responsable to hold sb responsible; je le tiens pour un lâche I consider him (to be) a coward; je tiens mes renseignements pour exacts I consider my information to be correct; tenir qn pour mort to give sb up for dead; tenir pour certain que to regard it as certain that.

B tenir à vtr ind

1 ( avoir de l'attachement pour) tenir à to be fond of, to like [personne, objet]; tenir à sa réputation/à la vie to value one's reputation/one's life; il tient à son argent he can't bear to be parted from his money; tenir à son indépendance to like one's independence; tenir au corps [aliment] to be nourishing;

2 ( vouloir) j'y tiens I insist; si vous y tenez if you insist; tenir à faire to want to do; elle tient à vous parler she insists on speaking to you; je ne tiens pas à faire I'd rather not do; tenir à ce que qn fasse to insist that sb should do; je ne tiens pas à ce qu'elle fasse I'd rather she didn't do; je tiens beaucoup à la revoir I'd really like to see her again; il tient à rentrer avant la nuit he's anxious to get home before dark; nous tenons absolument à vous avoir à dîner bientôt you really must come to dinner soon; ne reste pas si tu n'y tiens pas don't stay if you don't want to;

3 ( être dû à) tenir à to be due to; la mauvaise récolte tient au manque d'eau the poor harvest is due to a lack of water; tes erreurs tiennent à ton inexpérience your mistakes are due to your lack of experience.

C tenir de vtr ind

1 ( ressembler à) tenir de to take after; tenir de sa mère/son père to take after one's mother/one's father; il a de qui tenir○ you can (just) see who he takes after ou where he gets it from; de qui peut-elle tenir pour être si méchante? where does she get her nastiness from?;

2 ( s'apparenter à) tenir de to border on; tenir du délire to border on madness.

D vi

1 ( rester en place) [clou, attache, corde, étagère, barrage, soufflé] to hold; [timbre, colle, sparadrap] to stick; [assemblage, bandage] to stay in place; [coiffure] to stay tidy; [mise en plis] to stay in; tenir au mur avec de la colle/des épingles ( adhérer) to stick to the wall with glue/pins; tenir sur une jambe/un pied to stand on one leg/one foot; ces chaussures ne me tiennent pas aux pieds these shoes won't stay on my feet;

2 ( résister) tenir (bon) ( surmonter les conditions) [personne, matériel] to hold out; ( refuser de capituler) gén to hang on, to hold out; Mil to hold out; ( ne pas relâcher sa prise) [personne] to hang on; tenir sans cigarettes jusqu'à la fin de la réunion to last ou go without cigarettes till the end of the meeting; tenir jusqu'à la fin de la réunion to hold out until the end of the meeting; tenir économiquement to hold ou last out in economic terms; j'espère que ma voiture va tenir (bon) I hope my car will last out; on a voulu me renvoyer mais j'ai tenu (bon) they wanted to fire me but I hung on; je ne peux plus (y) tenir I can't stand it any longer; il n'y a pas de télévision qui tienne○ there's no question of watching television;

3 ( durer) le plan tient-il toujours? is the plan still on?; leur mariage tient encore their marriage is still holding together; le soleil n'a pas tenu longtemps the sun didn't last long; la neige tient/ne tient pas the snow is settling/is not settling; les fleurs n'ont pas tenu the flowers didn't last long; la couleur n'a pas tenu the colour^GB has faded; tenir au lavage [couleur] not to run in the wash GB ou laundry US;

4 ( rester valable) [théorie, argument] to hold good; ton alibi ne tient plus your alibi no longer stands up; ‘ça tient toujours pour demain?’ ‘is it still all right for tomorrow?’;

5 ( être contenu) [personnes, véhicule, meubles, objets] to fit (dans into); mes vêtements tiendront dans une valise my clothes will fit into one suitcase; tenir à six dans une voiture to fit six into a car; faire tenir six personnes dans une voiture to fit six people into a car; mon article tient en trois pages my article takes up only three pages; tenir en hauteur/largeur/longueur to be short enough/narrow enough/short enough (dans for); tenir en hauteur dans une pièce to fit into a room (heightwise); ne pas tenir en hauteur/largeur/longeur to be too tall/wide/long (dans for); ne pas tenir en largeur dans un espace to be too wide for a space.

E se tenir vpr

1 ( soi-même) [personne] to hold [tête, ventre, bras]; se tenir la tête de douleur to hold one's head in pain; se tenir la tête à deux mains to hold one's head in one's hands;

2 ( l'un l'autre) se tenir par le bras [personnes] to be arm in arm; ils se tenaient par la taille they had their arms around each other's waists; se tenir par la main [personnes] to hold hands;

3 ( s'accrocher) to hold on; se tenir par les pieds to hold on with one's feet; se tenir à une branche/à la rampe to hold onto a branch/onto the banisters; se tenir d'une main à qch to hold onto sth with one hand; tiens-toi or tenez-vous bien○ fig prepare yourself for a shock;

4 ( demeurer) se tenir accroupi/allongé/penché/courbé/à genoux to be squatting/stretched out/leaning/bent over/kneeling; se tenir au milieu/à la porte ( debout) to be standing in the middle/at the door; se tenir caché/sans bouger/au chaud to stay hidden/still/in the warm; se tenir prêt to be ready; se tenir tranquille ( immobile) to keep still; ( silencieux) to keep quiet; ( dans la légalité) to behave oneself; se tenir immobile ( debout) to stand still;

5 ( se comporter) to behave; se tenir bien/mal to behave well/badly; savoir se tenir to know how to behave; tiens-toi bien! behave yourself!;

6 ( avoir une posture) se tenir droit or bien/mal to have (a) good posture/(a) bad posture; tiens-toi droit! ( debout) stand up straight!; ( assis) sit straight!;

7 ( avoir lieu) [manifestation, exposition] to be held; la réunion se tiendra au Caire the meeting will be held in Cairo;

8 ( être liés) [événements] to fit together;

9 ( être cohérent) [exposé, raisonnement, œuvre] to hold together; il n'y a rien à dire, tout se tient there's nothing to be said, it all holds together; ça se tient it makes sense;

10 ( se considérer) se tenir pour to consider oneself to be; je me tiens pour satisfait des résultats I consider myself to be satisfied with the results; tenez-vous le pour dit○! I don't want to have to tell you again!;

11 ( être fidèle) s'en tenir à to stand by; je m'en tiendrai à ma promesse/notre accord/leur décision I will stand by my promise/our agreement/their decision;

12 ( se limiter) s'en tenir à to keep to; s'en tenir au minimum/au sujet to keep to a minimum/to the point; s'en tenir aux ordres to stick to orders; s'en tenir là to leave it there; ne pas savoir à quoi s'en tenir avec qn/qch not to know what to make of sb/sth.

F v impers il ne tient qu'à toi de partir it's up to you to decide whether to leave; qu'à cela ne tienne! never mind!

G tiens excl oh!; tiens (donc), vous voilà! oh, there you are!; tiens, je parie que c'est ta mère! oh! I bet it's your mother; tiens, vous croyez? do you think so?; tiens, tu es invité aussi? oh! so you've been invited as well?; tiens, tu n'étais pas au courant? didn't you know?; tiens donc! iron fancy that!; tiens tiens (tiens)! well, well!

Idiome

en tenir pour qn to have a crush on sb.

[tənir] verbe transitif

A.[AVOIR DANS LES MAINS]

1. [retenir] to hold (on to)

tenir la main de quelqu'un to hold somebody's hand

je tenais mal la bouteille et elle m'a échappé I wasn't holding the bottle tightly enough and it slipped

2. [manier] to hold

tu tiens mal ta raquette/ton arc you're not holding your racket/your bow properly

B.[CONSERVER]

1. [maintenir - dans une position] to hold, to keep ; [ - dans un état] to keep

enlève les vis qui tiennent le panneau undo the screws which hold the panel in place

tiens-lui la porte, il est chargé hold the door open for him, he's got his hands full

tenez-lui la tête hors de l'eau hold her head above the water

elle tient ses chiens attachés she keeps her dogs tied up

tenir chaud to keep warm

je veux une robe qui tienne chaud I'd like a warm dress

tenez-le prêt (à partir) make sure he's ready (to leave)

2. [garder - note] to hold

tenir l'accord to stay in tune

‘tenez votre droite’

a. [sur la route] ‘keep (to the) right’

b. [sur un Escalator] ‘keep to the right’

3. (vieilli) [conserver - dans un lieu] to keep

4. (Belgique) [collectionner] to collect

C.[POSSÉDER]

1. [avoir reçu]

tenir quelque chose de quelqu'un [par hérédité] to get something from somebody

les propriétés que je tenais de ma mère [par héritage] the properties I'd inherited from my mother

2. [avoir capturé] to have caught, to have got hold of

[avoir à sa merci] to have got

ah, ah, petit coquin, je te tiens! got you, you little devil!

si je tenais celui qui a défoncé ma portière! just let me get ou lay my hands on whoever smashed in my car door!

elle m'a tenu une heure avec ses histoires de divorce I had to listen to her going on about her divorce for a whole hour

pendant que je vous tiens (au téléphone), pourrais-je vous demander un service? since I'm speaking to you (on the phone), may I ask you a favour?

3. [détenir - indice, information, preuve] to have ; [ - contrat] to have, to have won ; [ - réponse, solution] to have (found) ou got

je crois que je tiens un scoop! I think I've got a scoop!

tenir quelque chose de [l'apprendre] to have (got) something from

il a eu des troubles psychologiques — de qui tenez-vous cela? he's had psychological problems — who told you that?

nous tenons de source sûre/soviétique que... we have it on good authority/we hear from Soviet sources that...

tenir quelque chose de [le tirer de]: je tiens mon autorité de l'État I derive my power from the state

qu'est-ce que je tiens comme rhume! (familier) I've got a stinking (UK) ou horrible cold!

elle en tient une couche! (familier) she's as thick as two short planks (UK), what a dumb bell! (US)

il en tient une bonne ce soir (familier) he's had a skinful (UK) ou he's three sheets to the wind tonight

qu'est-ce qu'il tient!

a. (familier) [il est stupide] what a twit (UK) ou blockhead!

b. [il est ivre] he's really plastered!

c. [il est enrhumé] he's got a stinking (UK) ou horrible cold!

4. [transmettre]

nous vous ferons tenir une copie des documents (soutenu) we will make sure you receive a copy of the documents

D.[CONTRÔLER, AVOIR LA RESPONSABILITÉ DE]

1. [avoir prise sur, dominer] to hold

quand la colère le tient, il peut être dangereux he can be dangerous when he's angry

la jalousie le tenait jealousy had him in its grip, he was gripped by jealousy

ce rhume me tient depuis deux semaines I've had this cold for two weeks

MILITAIRE to control

[avoir de l'autorité sur - classe, élève] to (keep under) control

2. [diriger, s'occuper de - commerce, maison, hôtel] to run ; [ - comptabilité, registre] to keep

tenir la caisse to be at the cash desk, to be the cashier

elle tient la rubrique artistique à "Madame" she has a regular Arts column in "Madame"

le soir, il tenait le bar at night he used to serve behind the bar

tenir la marque JEUX & SPORT to keep score

3. [donner - assemblée, conférence, séance] to hold, to have

le tribunal tiendra audience dans le nouveau bâtiment the court hearings will be held in the new building

4. [prononcer - discours] to give ; [ - raisonnement] to have ; [ - langage] to use

il me tint à peu près ce langage La Fontaine (allusion) here's roughly what he said to me

tenir des propos désobligeants/élogieux to make offensive/appreciative remarks

comment peux-tu tenir un tel raisonnement? how can you possibly think this way?

5. [astreint à]

être tenu à quelque chose: être tenu au secret professionnel to be bound by professional secrecy

nous sommes tenus à la discrétion we're obliged to be very discreet

je me sens tenu de la prévenir I feel morally obliged ou duty-bound to warn her

6. THÉÂTRE [rôle] to play, to have

tenir un rôle dans (figuré) to play a part in

7. ÉQUITATION [cheval] to keep in hand

E.[EXPRIME UNE MESURE]

1. [occuper] to take up (separable), to occupy

le fauteuil tient trop de place the armchair takes up too much room

tenir une place importante to have ou to hold an important place

2. [contenir] to hold

F.[ÊTRE CONSTANT DANS]

1. [résister à] (to be able) to take

il tient l'alcool he can take (especially UK) ou hold his drink

tenir le coup

a. (familier) [assemblage, vêtements] to hold out

b. [digue] to hold (out)

c. [personne] (to be able) to take it

le soir, je ne tiens pas le coup I can't take late nights

tenir la route [véhicule] to have good road-holding (UK), to hold the road well

ton raisonnement ne tient pas la route (figuré) your argument doesn't stand up to scrutiny

2. [respecter] to keep to, to stand by, to uphold

tenir une promesse to keep ou to fulfil a promise

[s'engager dans - pari]

je tiens la gageure ou le pari! I'll take up the challenge!

tenu!, je tiens! JEUX you're on!

G.[CONSIDÉRER] (soutenu) to hold, to consider

tenir quelqu'un/quelque chose pour to consider somebody/something to be, to look upon somebody/something as

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[tənir] verbe intransitif

1. [rester en position - attache] to hold ; [ - chignon] to stay up, to hold ; [ - bouton, trombone] to stay on ; [ - empilement, tas] to stay up

tenir en place to stay in place

mets du gel, tes cheveux tiendront mieux use gel, your hair'll hold its shape better

la porte du placard ne tient pas fermée the cupboard door won't stay shut

tout ça tient avec de la colle all this is held together with glue

le porridge vous tient au corps ou à l'estomac porridge keeps you going

faire tenir quelque chose avec de la colle/des clous to glue/to nail something into position

tenir à

a. [être fixé à] to be fixed on ou to

b. [être contigu à] to be next to

[personne]

il ne tient pas encore bien sur sa bicyclette/ses skis/ses jambes he's not very steady on his bike/his skis/his legs yet

je ne tiens plus sur mes jambes [de fatigue] I can hardly stand up any more

cet enfant ne tient pas sur sa chaise this child can't sit still ou is always fidgeting in his chair

elle ne tient pas en place she can't sit still

2. [résister - union] to last, to hold out ; [ - chaise, vêtements] to hold ou to last out ; [ - digue] to hold out ; [ - personne] to hold ou to last out

je ne tiens plus au soleil, je rentre I can't stand the sun any more, I'm going in

le cœur ne tiendra pas his heart won't take it

tes arguments ne tiendront pas longtemps face à la réalité your arguments won't hold for very long when faced with reality

tenir bon ou ferme

a. [s'agripper] to hold firm ou tight

b. [ne pas céder] to hold out

tenez bon, les secours arrivent hold ou hang on, help's on its way

il me refusait une augmentation, mais j'ai tenu bon he wouldn't give me a rise but I held out ou stood my ground

le dollar tient toujours bon the dollar is still holding firm

ne pas y tenir, ne (pas) pouvoir y tenir: n'y tenant plus, je l'appelai au téléphone unable to stand it any longer, I phoned him

ça sent si bon le chocolat, je ne vais pas pouvoir y tenir there's such a gorgeous smell of chocolate, I just won't be able to resist it

3. [durer, ne pas s'altérer - fleurs] to keep, to last ; [ - tissu] to last (well) ; [ - beau temps] to last, to hold out ; [ - bronzage] to last ; [ - neige] to settle, to stay

aucun parfum ne tient sur moi perfumes don't stay on me

4. [être valable, être d'actualité - offre, pari, rendez-vous] to stand ; [ - promesse] to hold

ça tient toujours pour demain? is it still on for tomorrow?

il n'y a pas de... qui tienne: il n'y a pas de congé qui tienne there's no question of having leave

il n'y a pas de "mais ma tante" qui tienne, tu vas te coucher! there's no "but Auntie" about it, off to bed with you!

5. [pouvoir être logé] to fit

le compte rendu tient en une page the report takes up one page

tenir en hauteur/largeur (dans) to fit vertically/widthwise (in)

on tient facilement à cinq dans la barque the boat sits five in comfort

son histoire tient en peu de mots his story can be summed up in a few words

6. (locution)

en tenir pour quelqu'un (familier) to have a crush on somebody

en tenir pour quelque chose

a. (familier) [aimer] to be hooked on something

b. [ne considérer que] to stick to something

elle en tient vraiment pour l'hypothèse de l'assassinat she seems convinced it was murder

tiens, tenez [en donnant quelque chose] here

tiens, tenez [pour attirer l'attention, pour insister]: tiens, le tonnerre gronde listen, it's thundering

tiens, rends-toi utile here, make yourself useful

tenez, je ne vous ferai même pas payer l'électricité look, I won't even charge you for the electricity

s'il est intéressé par le salaire? tiens, bien sûr que oui! is he interested in the salary? you bet he is!

tiens, tenez [exprime la surprise, l'incrédulité]: tiens, Bruno! que fais-tu ici? (hello) Bruno, what are you doing here?

tiens, je n'aurais jamais cru ça de lui well, well, I'd never have expected it of him

elle a refusé? tiens donc! (familier & ironique) she said no? you amaze me! ou surprise, surprise!

un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l'auras (proverbe) a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (proverbe)

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tenir à verbe plus préposition

1. [être attaché à - personne] to care for, to be very fond of ; [ - objet] to be attached to ; [ - réputation] to care about ; [ - indépendance, liberté] to value

si tu tiens à la vie... if you value your life...

2. [vouloir]

tenir à faire quelque chose to be eager to do ou to be keen on doing something

je tiens à être présent à la signature du contrat I insist on being there when the contract is signed

tu veux lui parler? — je n'y tiens pas vraiment would you like to talk to him? — not really ou not particularly

tenir à ce que: je tiens à ce qu'ils aient une bonne éducation I'm most concerned that they should have a good education

tiens-tu à ce que cela se sache? do you really want it to become known?

je voudrais t'aider — je n'y tiens pas I'd like to help you — I'd rather you didn't

venez dîner, j'y tiens absolument! come and have dinner, I insist!

3. [résulter de] to stem ou to result from, to be due to, to be caused by

le bonheur tient parfois à peu de chose sometimes it's the little things that give people the most happiness

à quoi ça tient? (familier) what's the reason for it?, what's it due to?

qu'à cela ne tienne never mind, fear not (humoristique)

4. (tournure impersonnelle) [être du ressort de]

il ne tient qu'à toi de mettre fin à ce désordre it's entirely up to you to sort out this shambles

s'il ne tenait qu'à moi if it was up to me ou my decision

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tenir de verbe plus préposition

1. [ressembler à] to take after

ce chien tient à la fois de l'épagneul et du setter this dog is a sort of cross between a spaniel and a setter

elle est vraiment têtue/douée — elle a de qui tenir! she's so stubborn/gifted — it runs in the family!

2. [relever de]

sa guérison tient du miracle his recovery is something of a miracle

des propos qui tiennent de l'injure remarks verging on the insulting

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se tenir verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)

ils marchaient en se tenant la main they were walking hand in hand

se tenir par le cou/la taille to have one's arms round each other's shoulders/waists

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se tenir verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

[se dérouler - conférence] to be held, to take place ; [ - festival, foire] to take place

le festival se tient en plusieurs endroits there are several venues for the festival

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se tenir verbe pronominal transitif

se tenir la tête à deux mains to hold ou to clutch one's head in one's hands

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se tenir verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [se retenir] to hold on (tight)

se tenir à

a. to hold on to

b. [fortement] to cling to, to clutch, to grip

2. [se trouver - en position debout] to stand, to be standing ; [ - en position assise] to sit, to be sitting ou seated

se tenir (légèrement) en retrait to stand back (slightly)

se tenir debout to be standing (up)

se tenir droit

a. [debout] to stand up straight

b. [assis] to sit up straight

tiens-toi mieux sur ta chaise sit properly on your chair

c'est parce que tu te tiens mal que tu as mal au dos you get backaches because of bad posture

se tenir aux aguets to be on the lookout, to watch out

se tenir coi to remain silent

3. [se conduire] to behave

bien se tenir to behave oneself

mal se tenir to behave oneself badly

4. [être cohérent]

se tenir (bien)

a. [argumentation, intrigue] to hold together, to stand up

b. [raisonnement] to hold water, to hold together

je voudrais trouver un alibi qui se tienne I'm looking for a plausible excuse

[coïncider - indices, événements] to hang together, to be linked

5. (locution)

s'en tenir à: tenez-vous-en aux ordres confine yourself to carrying out orders

d'abord ingénieur puis directrice d'usine, elle ne s'en est pas tenue là she started out as an engineer, then became a factory manager, but she didn't stop there

je ne m'en tiendrai pas à ses excuses I won't be content with a mere apology from him

ne pas se tenir de [joie, impatience] to be beside oneself with

on ne se tenait plus de rire we were in absolute fits (of laughter)

tiens-toi bien, tenez-vous bien: ils ont détourné, tiens-toi bien, deux millions d'euros! they embezzled, wait for it, 2 million euros!

elle a battu le record, tenez-vous bien, de plus de deux secondes! she broke the previous record and by over two seconds, would you believe!

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se tenir pour verbe pronominal plus préposition

1. [se considérer comme]

je ne me tiens pas encore pour battu I don't reckon I'm ou I don't consider myself defeated yet

se tenir pour satisfait to feel satisfied

je ne me tiens pas pour un génie I don't regard myself as ou think of myself as ou consider myself a genius

2. (locution)

je ne supporterai pas tes insolences, tiens-le-toi pour dit! I'll say this only once, I won't put up with your rudeness!

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > tenir

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hand [hænd]

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1. noun

2. transitive verb

3. compounds

4. Phrasal Verbs

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1. noun

   a. ( = part of body) main f

• he took her by the hand il l'a prise par la main

• to take sth with both hands prendre qch à deux mains

• give me your hand donne-moi la main

• my hands are tied j'ai les mains liées

• I could do it with one hand tied behind my back je pourrais le faire les yeux fermés

• hand in hand main dans la main

• to go hand in hand (figurative) aller de pair

   b. ( = help) coup m de main

• could you give me a hand? tu peux me donner un coup de main ?

• would you like a hand with moving that? tu veux un coup de main pour déplacer ça ?

   c. ( = influence) influence f

• you could see his hand in everything the committee did on reconnaissait son influence dans tout ce que faisait le comité

   d. ( = worker) ouvrier m, - ière f

• the ship was lost with all hands le navire a disparu corps et biens

• the wedding's next week, so it's all hands on deck le mariage a lieu la semaine prochaine, alors on a besoin de tout le monde

   e. [of clock, watch] aiguille f

   f. (Cards) ( = cards one has) jeu m ; ( = game) partie f

• I've got a good hand j'ai un beau jeu

• we played a hand of bridge nous avons fait une partie de bridge

   g. ( = handwriting) écriture f

• she recognized his neat hand elle a reconnu son écriture bien nette

• the letter was written in his own hand la lettre était écrite de sa propre main

   h. (set structures)

► preposition + hand

• many suffered at the hands of the secret police beaucoup de gens ont souffert aux mains de la police secrète

• their defeat at the hands of Manchester leur défaite face à Manchester

• she had a book in her hand elle avait un livre à la main

• she was holding the earrings in her hand elle tenait les boucles d'oreilles dans sa main

• my life is in your hands ma vie est entre vos mains

• in one's own hands entre ses mains

• to put o.s. in sb's hands s'en remettre à qn

• to put sth into sb's hands confier qch à qn

• to fall into the hands of tomber aux mains de

• the children are now off our hands maintenant nous n'avons plus les enfants à la maison

• to get sth off one's hands se débarrasser de qch

• I'll take it off your hands je vous débarrasse ?

• we've got a difficult job on our hands une tâche difficile nous attend

• he had time on his hands il avait du temps devant lui

• to sit on one's hands rester sans rien faire

• she's got the boss eating out of her hand elle fait marcher le patron au doigt et à l'œil

• it is out of his hands ce n'est plus lui qui s'en occupe► hand + preposition/adverb

• she won hands down elle a gagné haut la main

• to get one's hand in se faire la main

• to have a hand in [+ task, achievement] jouer un rôle dans ; [+ crime] être mêlé à

• I had no hand in it je n'y suis pour rien

• to take a hand in sth contribuer à qch

• to keep one's hand in garder la main

• keep your hands off my things! (inf) touche pas à mes affaires ! (inf)

• hands off! (inf) bas les pattes ! (inf)

• to get one's hands on sth mettre la main sur qch

• just wait till I get my hands on him! (inf) attends un peu que je lui mette la main dessus !

• she read everything she could get her hands on elle a lu tout ce qui lui tombait sous la main

• he can set his hand to most things il y a peu de choses qu'il ne sache pas faire

• hands up! (at gun point) haut les mains ! ; (in school) levez la main !► adjective + hand

• they gave him a big hand ils l'ont applaudi bien fort

• he grabbed the opportunity with both hands il a sauté sur l'occasion

• to rule with a firm hand gouverner d'une main ferme

• at first hand de première main

• I've got my hands full at the moment je suis débordé en ce moment

• to have one's hands full with avoir fort à faire avec

• to be in good hands être en bonnes mains

• he's an old hand! il connaît la musique !

• on the one hand..., on the other hand d'une part..., d'autre part

• yes, but on the other hand he is very rich oui, mais il est très riche

• to gain the upper hand prendre l'avantage

• to get into the wrong hands tomber entre de mauvaises mains► hand + noun

• he's making money hand over fist il fait des affaires en or

• we're losing money hand over fist nous perdons énormément d'argent

• he was bound hand and foot il était pieds et poings liés

• she expected to be waited on hand and foot elle voulait être servie comme une princesse

• they are hand in glove ils sont de mèche

• they were walking along hand in hand ils marchaient main dans la main

• research and teaching go hand in hand la recherche et l'enseignement vont de pair

• from hand to hand de main en main

• on (one's) hands and knees à quatre pattes

• to live from hand to mouth vivre au jour le jour► verb + hand

• to force sb's hand forcer la main à qn

• to show one's hand dévoiler son jeu

• he turned his hand to writing il s'est mis à écrire

• he can turn his hand to anything il sait tout faire► at hand ( = close by) à portée de main

• having the equipment at hand will be very helpful ce sera très pratique d'avoir l'équipement à portée de main► by hand à la main

• made by hand fait (à la) main

• the letter was delivered by hand quelqu'un a apporté la lettre► in hand

• Jason was at the door, suitcase in hand Jason était à la porte, sa valise à la main

• he opened the door, gun in hand il a ouvert la porte, pistolet au poing

• he had the situation well in hand il avait la situation bien en main

• to take sb in hand prendre qn en main

• he had £6,000 in hand il avait 6 000 livres de disponibles

• let's concentrate on the job in hand revenons à nos moutons► off hand

• I don't know off hand je ne pourrais pas le dire de tête► on hand sur place

• there are experts on hand to give you advice il y a des experts sur place pour vous conseiller► out of hand

• to dismiss sth out of hand rejeter qch d'emblée

• to get out of hand [situation, spending] échapper à tout contrôle► to hand

• I haven't got the letter to hand je n'ai pas la lettre sous la main

• the information to hand les renseignements mpl disponibles

• she seized the first weapon to hand elle s'est emparée de la première arme venue

2. transitive verb

( = give) donner ; ( = hold out) tendre

• to hand sb sth donner qch à qn

• you've got to hand it to him, he did it very well (inf) il faut reconnaître qu'il l'a très bien fait

3. compounds

► hand-baggage noun bagages mpl à main

► hand cream noun crème f pour les mains

► hand-drier, hand-dryer noun sèche-mains m inv

► hand grenade noun grenade f

► hand-held adjective portable

► hand-knitted adjective tricoté à la main

► hand lotion noun lotion f pour les mains

► hand-luggage noun bagages mpl à main

► hand-me-down (inf) noun vêtement m déjà porté

► hand-out noun ( = leaflet) prospectus m ; (at lecture, meeting) polycopié m ; ( = subsidy) subvention f

► hand-painted adjective peint à la main

► hand-pick transitive verb [+ people] trier sur le volet

► hand-picked adjective [people] trié sur le volet

► hand puppet noun marionnette f à gaine

► hands-free adjective [telephone] mains libres

► hands-off adjective [policy] de non-intervention

► hands-on adjective [experience] pratique

► hand-to-hand adjective, adverb

• to fight hand-to-hand combattre corps à corps

• hand-to-hand fighting du corps à corps ► hand-to-mouth adjective

• to lead a hand-to-mouth existence vivre au jour le jour ► hand towel noun essuie-mains m inv

► hand wash transitive verb laver à la main

► hand-woven adjective tissé à la main

4. Phrasal Verbs

► hand around separable transitive verb

= hand round

► hand back separable transitive verb rendre (to à)

► hand down separable transitive verb

   a. [+ object]

he handed me down the dictionary from the top shelf il m'a passé le dictionnaire qui était en haut de l'étagère

   b. ( = pass on) transmettre

• the farm's been handed down from generation to generation cette ferme s'est transmise de génération en génération► hand in separable transitive verb remettre (to à)

• hand this in at the office remettez cela à quelqu'un au bureau

• your wallet's been handed in at reception on a rapporté votre portefeuille à la réception► hand on separable transitive verb

   a. ( = pass to sb else) donner (to à)

   b. = hand down► hand out separable transitive verb distribuer

• to hand out advice donner des conseils► hand over

1. intransitive verb

• to hand over to sb passer le relais à qn ; (at meeting) passer le micro à qn ; (on radio, TV) passer l'antenne à qn

2. separable transitive verb

[+ object] remettre ; [+ criminal] livrer ; [+ authority, powers] ( = transfer) transmettre ; ( = surrender) céder ; [+ property, business] céder

► hand round separable transitive verb

[+ bottle, papers] faire circuler ; [+ cakes] faire passer ; [hostess] offrir

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[hænd] 1.
noun

1) main f

he had a pencil/book in his hand — il avait un crayon/livre à la main

she had a pistol/an umbrella in her hand — elle avait un pistolet/un parapluie à la main

to get ou lay one's hands on something — mettre la main sur quelque chose

to keep one's hands off something — ne pas toucher à [computer, money]

to keep one's hands off somebody — laisser quelqu'un tranquille

they were holding hands — ils se donnaient la main

to hold somebody's hand — lit tenir quelqu'un par la main; fig ( give support) [person] tenir la main à quelqu'un

to do ou make something by hand — faire quelque chose à la main

the letter was delivered by hand — la lettre a été remise en mains propres

‘by hand’ — ( on envelope) ‘par porteur’

to have one's hands full — lit avoir les mains pleines; fig avoir assez à faire

to give somebody a (helping) hand — donner un coup de main à quelqu'un

hands up, or I shoot! — les mains en l'air, ou je tire!

to be on one's hands and knees — être à quatre pattes

we can always use another pair of hands — une autre paire de bras ne serait pas de trop; ( round of applause)

to give somebody a big hand — applaudir quelqu'un très fort; ( consent to marriage)

to ask for/win somebody's hand (in marriage) — demander/obtenir la main de quelqu'un (en mariage)

to be in somebody's hands — être entre les mains de quelqu'un

to change hands — changer de mains

I got the information first/second hand — j'ai eu l'information de première main/par l'intermédiaire de quelqu'un

to fall ou get into somebody's hands — tomber entre les mains de quelqu'un

to fall ou get into the wrong hands — tomber en mauvaises mains

in the right hands this information could be useful — en bonnes mains, cette information pourrait être utile

to be in good ou safe hands — [child, money] être en bonnes mains

to place ou put something in somebody's hands — confier quelque chose à quelqu'un [department, office]; remettre quelque chose entre les mains de quelqu'un [matter, affair]

to play into somebody's hands — jouer le jeu de quelqu'un

his treatment at the hands of his captors — la façon dont il a été traité par ses ravisseurs

the matter is out of my hands — cette affaire n'est plus de mon ressort

to have something/somebody on one's hands — avoir quelque chose/quelqu'un sur les bras

to take somebody/something off somebody's hands — débarrasser quelqu'un de quelqu'un/quelque chose

to have something to hand — avoir quelque chose sous la main

to be on hand — [person] être disponible

the fire extinguisher was close to hand ou near at hand — l'extincteur n'était pas loin

to grab the first coat that comes to hand — attraper n'importe quel manteau

hands off! — (colloq) pas touche! (colloq)

2) ( control)

to get out of hand — [inflation] déraper; [children, fans] devenir incontrôlable; [demonstration, party] dégénérer

things are getting out of hand — on est en train de perdre le contrôle de la situation

to take something/somebody in hand — prendre quelque chose/quelqu'un en main [situation, person]

3) ( writing) écriture f

4) Games ( cards dealt) jeu m; ( game) partie f

to show one's hand — lit, fig montrer son jeu

5) ( worker) gén ouvrier/-ière m/f; Nautical membre m de l'équipage

6) ( skill)

to try one's hand at something — s'essayer à

to set ou turn one's hand to something/doing — entreprendre quelque chose/de faire

to keep/get one's hand in — garder/se faire la main

7) ( pointer) (on clock, dial) aiguille f

8) (aspect, side)

on the one hand..., on the other hand... — d'une part... d'autre part...

on the other hand — ( conversely) par contre
2.
transitive verb

to hand somebody something —

to hand something to somebody — donner quelque chose à quelqu'un
3.
in hand adjectival phrase

1) ( current) en cours

the job/matter in hand — le travail/l'affaire en cours

the preparations are well in hand — les préparatifs sont bien avancés

2) ( to spare)

she finished the exam with 20 minutes in hand — elle a terminé l'examen avec 20 minutes d'avance

I'll do it when I have some time in hand — je le ferai quand j'aurai du temps devant moi
4.
out of hand adverbial phrase [reject] d'emblée

Phrasal Verbs:

- hand back

- hand down

- hand in

- hand out

- hand over

- hand round

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to have a hand in something — prendre part à quelque chose

to know something like the back of one's hand — connaître quelque chose comme le dos de la main

many hands make light work — plus on est nombreux plus ça va vite

I could do that with one hand tied behind my back! — je pourrais le faire les doigts dans le nez! (colloq)

you've got to hand it to her/them... — il faut lui/leur faire cette justice...

he never does a hand's turn — il ne remue pas le petit doigt

to stay ou hold one's hand — patienter

to win hands down — gagner haut la main

English-French dictionary > hand

11 bind

[baɪnd]
v

(bound)

1) связывать, завязывать, привязывать, вязать

The books were bound with a rope. — Книги были связаны/перевязаны веревкой.

They are bound by their common interests (by traditions). — Они связаны общими интересами (традициями).

He felt (was) bound by his promise (by his word). — Он чувствовал себя связанным своим обещанием (словом).

They bound his legs tight under his horse. — Они крепко связали его ноги под брюхом лошади.

- bind prisoners
- bind smb, smth tightly
- bind smb hand and foot
- bind the man to the chair
- bind smb's hands to his sides
2) переплетать

- bind books in leather
- book is richly bound in leather

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > bind

12 ligado

adj.

related, connected, bound-up.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: ligar.

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ligado

► nombre masculino

1 (al escribir) ligature

————————

ligado

► participio pasado

1→ link=ligar ligar

► adjetivo

1 linked

► nombre masculino ligado

1 (al escribir) ligature

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SM

1) (Mús) [entre dos notas] slur, tie; (=pasaje) legato passage

2) (Tip) ligature

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adjetivo [estar] connected, linked

ligado a alguien/algo — attached to somebody/something

se siente muy ligado a su país — he feels a strong bond with his country

personajes ligados al anterior gobierno — figures who have links with the previous government

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* estar estrechamente ligado a = be closely tied to.

* estar ligado a = be bound up with.

* estrechamente ligado = closely intertwined.

* ligado a = allied to/with.

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adjetivo [estar] connected, linked

ligado a alguien/algo — attached to somebody/something

se siente muy ligado a su país — he feels a strong bond with his country

personajes ligados al anterior gobierno — figures who have links with the previous government

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* estar estrechamente ligado a = be closely tied to.

* estar ligado a = be bound up with.

* estrechamente ligado = closely intertwined.

* ligado a = allied to/with.

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ligado¹ -da

adjective

A [ ESTAR] connected, linked

personas ligadas por lazos familiares people connected o linked by family ties

ligado A algn/algo attached TO sb/sth

todavía se siente muy ligado a su país he still feels very attached to his country, he still feels a very close bond o strong ties with his country

personajes ligados al anterior gobierno figures who have ties with o are linked to the previous government

no sabía que ya estaba ligado ( Esp fam); I didn't know that he was already attached ( colloq)

B [ ESTAR] (Arg, Ven) ( Telec) crossed

está ligado the line's crossed, there's a crossed line

ligado²

masculine

( Mús) tied note, slur

Compuesto:

ligado de trompas

ligadura de trompas (↑ ligadura)

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Del verbo ligar: ( conjugate ligar)

ligado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
ligado
ligar
ligado adjetivo [estar] ( conectado) connected, linked;
( apegado) ligado a algn attached to sb;
◊ se siente muy ligado a su país he feels a strong bond with his country

ligar ( conjugate ligar) verbo transitivo
a) ( unir) to bind;

◊ los ligaba una gran amistad they were bound together by a strong friendship

b) ( atar):

◊ le ligadoon las manos they tied his hands together;

un fajo de billetes ligados con una goma elástica a bundle of bills held together with a rubber band
c) ‹ metales› to alloy;

‹ salsa› to bind
verbo intransitivo (fam) ( con el sexo opuesto):
◊ salieron a ligado they went out on the make o (BrE) pull (colloq);

ligado con algn to make out with sb (AmE), to get off with sb (BrE)
ligarse verbo pronominal (fam) ( conquistar) to make out with (AmE colloq), to get off with (colloq BrE)
ligado sustantivo masculino
1 (escritura enlazada) writing using connected letters
2 Mús legato
ligar
I verbo transitivo
1 (unir) to join
figurado mis recuerdos me ligan a esta ciudad, my memories bind me to this town
2 (relacionar) to link
3 fam (coger) to get
II vi fam (seducir, cortejar) to make advances: estaba ligando con mi primo, she was making advances to my cousin

' ligado' also found in these entries:
English:
slur
- tie

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ligado, -a

♦ adj
[vinculado, unido] linked, connected;
un fenómeno ligado al cambio climático a phenomenon linked to o connected with climate change;

está íntimamente ligada al partido conservador she is closely linked to the Conservative Party;

estuvo sentimentalmente ligado a varias actrices he was (romantically) involved with several actresses;

me siento muy ligado a mi familia I have very close ties with my family

♦ nm
Mús [de notas] slur; [modo de tocar] legato
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ligado

I adj connected, linked

II m MÚS slur

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ligado, -da adj

: linked, connected

Spanish-English dictionary > ligado

13 bind

bind

A ○ n corvée f ; what a bind! quelle corvée! ; it's a bind having to… c'est une vraie corvée de devoir…

B vtr ( prét, pp bound)

1 ( tie up) attacher [hands, feet, bundle, parcel] ; ligoter [person] ; panser [wound] ; they bound him to a post ils l'ont attaché à un poteau ;

2 ( constrain) to bind sb to do [law, rule, contract, oath] imposer à qn de faire ; to be bound by [person] être tenu par [law, rule, contract, oath] ;

3 ( unite) ( also bind together) unir [people, family, community] ; the love that binds him to her l'amour qui l'unit à elle ;

4 Sewing poser un biais sur [edge] ;

5 ( in bookbinding) relier [book] (in en) ;

6 Culin lier [mixture] (with avec).

C vi ( prét, pp bound) ( cohere) Biol, Chem [particles] se lier (to à) ; Culin [mixture] lier.

D v refl ( prét, pp bound) to bind oneself ( commit oneself) (to belief, action) s'engager (to sth à qch) ; ( emotionally) se lier (to sb à qn).

Idiom

to be in a bind ○ US être dans le pétrin ○.

Phrasal verbs

■ bind over:

▶ bind [sb] over Jur relâcher [qn] sous condition ; he was bound over to keep the peace on l'a relâché sous condition qu'il ne récidive pas ; he was bound over to appear before the High Court on l'a relâché sous condition pour qu'il puisse comparaître devant la cour suprême.

■ bind up:

▶ bind up [sth], bind [sth] up bander [wound, part of body] ; attacher [bundle].

Big English-French dictionary > bind

14 TETEHUITL

tetehuitl:

Bandes de papier d'écorce blanc, sur lesquelles sont peints des symboles.

Ceux ci correspondent aux différents dieux. Ils étaient peint à l'aide de caoutchouc liquide.

Ces bandes étaient censées être les vêtements des dieux, en particulier des petites divinités des montagnes et leur étaient offertes en offrande.

SGA I 165 et II 445.

Banderolles. Anne-Marie Wohrer I 127.

Angl., the rubber-spotted paper streamers (K).

Ornement des victimes des sacrifices. Launey II 319.

Parmi les objets du culte des Tlaloqueh. Sah 1927,128 = Sah2,89.

" ômpa concâhuayah in tetehuitl ", là (à Pantitlan) ils laissaient les banderolles de papier ornées de caoutchouc liquide. Sah2,42.

" quîmonquêntiah in tetehuitl ", ils les revêtent de bandes de papier.

Il s'agit des figurines qui représentent les montagnes. Sah2,132.

" tetehuitl quimonquequêntiah, in ômpa catcah, îmîxiptlahhuân ", ils revêtent de lanières de papier blanc leurs statues qui sont là bas - they covered with white streamers each of the images which there were. Il s'agit des cihuâtêteoh. Sah4,41.

" in tlami in yecahui tetehuitl ", que les lanières de papier soient terminées, soient achevées. Sah2,152.

" in ihcuâc concâhuah tetehuitl, in nextlâhualli commahmanah, conihilpiah cuemmantitech ", quand ils laissent les papiers sacrificiels, quand ils offrent les papiers couverts du sang sacrificiel ils les nouent à des perches - when they left the paper banners, when they set down the debt-payment, they bound them upon the poles. Sah2,154.

" mopipiloa moolpia in tetehuitl in cauhtitech in îtech cuemmantli ", on suspend, on noue à des poteaux, à des perches les papiers sacrificiels. Sah2,89.

" concuih in tlemâitl oncân commahmana nâuhtetl tetehuitl ", il prend la cuiller à encens sur laquelle il étend quatre papiers sacrificiels. Sah2,89.

Cf. aussi âmatetehuitl.

* à la forme possédée.

" înteteuh âcatica quicuappachoah ", ils fixent leurs papiers rituels avec un roseau. Sah2,74

(intêteuh).

" in înteteuh cohômemâhuiah ", elles tiennent dans leur deux mains leurs papiers sacrificiels - they held their sacrificial paper streames in both hands. Sah2,74-75.

Dictionnaire de la langue nahuatl classique > TETEHUITL

15 ligue

m.

1 pick-up, casual sexual acquaintance.

2 bloke (m) / bird (f) (British), squeeze (United States).

pres.subj.

1^st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: ligar.

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ligue

► nombre masculino

1 familiar pick-up, date

■ su último ligue es poli her latest boyfriend's a cop

■ no busca una relación estable, prefiere los ligues de fin de semana he doesn't want a steady girlfriend, he prefers one-night stands

■ los sábados van de ligue on Saturday they go out looking for talent

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masculino (Esp, Méx fam)

a) ( persona)

el nuevo ligue de Ana — Ana's new man (colloq)

b) ( acción)

estar en el/ir de ligue — to be on/to go out on the make o (BrE) pull

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* ligue de una sola noche = one-night stand.

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masculino (Esp, Méx fam)

a) ( persona)

el nuevo ligue de Ana — Ana's new man (colloq)

b) ( acción)

estar en el/ir de ligue — to be on/to go out on the make o (BrE) pull

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* ligue de una sola noche = one-night stand.

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ligue

masculine

(Esp, Méx fam)

1

(persona): ¿conoces al nuevo ligue de Marta? have you met Marta's latest man o ( AmE) Marta's new date? ( colloq), have you met the guy Marta's seeing o ( AmE) dating?

2

(acción): estar en el ligue to be on the pickup ( colloq)

nos vamos de ligue we're going out looking for talent ( colloq), we're going out on the pickup o ( AmE) on the make o ( BrE) on the pull (sl)

siempre está de ligue en los clubs de moda he spends all his time in trendy nightclubs trying to pick up o chat up women ( colloq)

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Del verbo ligar: ( conjugate ligar)

ligué es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

ligue es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
ligar
ligue
ligar ( conjugate ligar) verbo transitivo
a) ( unir) to bind;

◊ los ligaba una gran amistad they were bound together by a strong friendship

b) ( atar):

◊ le ligueon las manos they tied his hands together;

un fajo de billetes ligados con una goma elástica a bundle of bills held together with a rubber band
c) ‹ metales› to alloy;

‹ salsa› to bind
verbo intransitivo (fam) ( con el sexo opuesto):
◊ salieron a ligue they went out on the make o (BrE) pull (colloq);

ligue con algn to make out with sb (AmE), to get off with sb (BrE)
ligarse verbo pronominal (fam) ( conquistar) to make out with (AmE colloq), to get off with (colloq BrE)
ligue sustantivo masculino (Esp, Méx fam)
a) ( persona):

◊ el nuevo ligue de Ana Ana's new man (colloq)

b) ( acción):

◊ ir de ligue to go out on the make o (BrE) pull

ligar
I verbo transitivo
1 (unir) to join
figurado mis recuerdos me ligan a esta ciudad, my memories bind me to this town
2 (relacionar) to link
3 fam (coger) to get
II vi fam (seducir, cortejar) to make advances: estaba ligando con mi primo, she was making advances to my cousin
ligue m fam (hombre) boyfriend
(mujer) girlfriend
(pareja ocasional) pickup: vino con su último ligue, she came with her latest man
' ligue' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
conquista
English:
date
- one-night
- pick-up

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ligue nm
Esp Fam
1. [acción]
salir de ligue to go out to score o Br on the pull;

domina el arte del ligue he's an expert at scoring with Br birds o US chicks

2. [novio] Br bloke, US squeeze;
[novia] Br bird, US squeeze;
vino a la fiesta con su último ligue she came to the party with her new man

3. [relación]
tiene un ligue con una compañera de trabajo he's having a fling with a woman from work

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ligue

m/f fam

persona pick-up fam ;

estar de ligue be on the pick-up fam, Br be on the pull fam

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ligue, etc. ligar

Spanish-English dictionary > ligue

16 amarrado

adj.

1 mean, stingy. (Latin American Spanish)

2 tied-down, bound, strapped, tied.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: amarrar.

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ADJ LAm mean, stingy

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- da adjetivo (Col, Méx, Ven fam) stingy (colloq), tightfisted (colloq)

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- da adjetivo (Col, Méx, Ven fam) stingy (colloq), tightfisted (colloq)

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amarrado -da

adjective

(Chi, Col, Méx fam) stingy ( colloq), tightfisted ( colloq)

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Del verbo amarrar: ( conjugate amarrar)

amarrado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
amarrado
amarrar
amarrado
◊ -da adjetivo (Col, Méx, Ven fam) stingy (colloq), tightfisted (colloq)

amarrar ( conjugate amarrar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹ embarcación› to moor;

‹animal/persona› to tie up;
◊ le amarradoon las manos they tied his hands together;

amarrado algo/a algn a algo to tie sth/sb to sth
b) (AmL exc RPl) ‹zapatos/cordones› to tie;

‹ paquete› to tie … up
amarrarse verbo pronominal (AmL exc RPl) ‹zapatos/cordones› to tie up, do up;
‹ pelo› to tie up
amarrar verbo transitivo
1 Náut to moor, tie up
2 (atar) to tie (up), bind: amarra bien la tienda de campaña, que esta noche va a hacer viento, secure the tent well, as tonight it's going to be very windy
' amarrado' also found in these entries:
English:
bound

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amarrado, -a adj
Col, Cuba, Méx Fam [tacaño] stingy, mean
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amarrado

adj Méx fam

mean, stingy fam

Spanish-English dictionary > amarrado

17 liga

f.

1 league (confederación, agrupación) (& sport).

2 garter (para medias) (elástico).

3 rubber band, elastic band.

4 alliance, merging.

5 birdlime.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: ligar.

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liga

► nombre femenino

1 (para media) garter

2 (asociación) league, alliance

3 DEPORTE league

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noun f.

league

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SF

1) (Pol, Dep) league

Liga de Campeones — Champions League

2) (=faja) suspender, garter (EEUU)

3) [para sujetar] elastic band

4) (=muérdago) mistletoe

5) (=sustancia viscosa) birdlime

6) CAm, Méx (=unión) binding

7) (Metal) alloy

8) And * (=amigo) bosom friend

9) * (=persona) pick-up **

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femenino

1) (asociación, agrupación) league; (Dep) league, conference (esp AmE)

2)

a) (Indum) garter

b) (AmL) ( gomita) rubber o elastic band

3) ( para cazar) birdlime

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= league.

Ex. This is a survey of 227 editors examining how newspapers were affected by the 1994 major league baseball strike.

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* encuentro de liga = league game.

* Liga †rabe = Arab league.

* liga de fútbol = football league.

* Liga de las Naciones = League of Nations, the.

* Liga de los Países †rabes = League of Arab States.

* liga de rugby = rugby league.

* partido de liga = league game.

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femenino

1) (asociación, agrupación) league; (Dep) league, conference (esp AmE)

2)

a) (Indum) garter

b) (AmL) ( gomita) rubber o elastic band

3) ( para cazar) birdlime

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= league.

Ex: This is a survey of 227 editors examining how newspapers were affected by the 1994 major league baseball strike.

* encuentro de liga = league game.

* Liga rabe = Arab league.

* liga de fútbol = football league.

* Liga de las Naciones = League of Nations, the.

* Liga de los Países rabes = League of Arab States.

* liga de rugby = rugby league.

* partido de liga = league game.

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liga

feminine

A

1 (asociación, agrupación) league

liga antialcohólica ≈ Temperance Society

la Liga Árabe the Arab League

2 ( Dep) league, conference ( esp AmE)

liga de fútbol football league

campeón de liga league champion

B

1 ( Indum) garter

2 ( AmL) (para sujetar) rubber band, elastic band ( BrE)

C (para cazar) birdlime

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Del verbo ligar: ( conjugate ligar)

liga es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
liga
ligar
liga sustantivo femenino
1 ( asociación) league;
(Dep) league, conference (esp AmE)
2
a) (Indum) garter

b) (AmL) ( gomita) rubber o (BrE) elastic band

ligar ( conjugate ligar) verbo transitivo
a) ( unir) to bind;

◊ los ligaba una gran amistad they were bound together by a strong friendship

b) ( atar):

◊ le ligaon las manos they tied his hands together;

un fajo de billetes ligados con una goma elástica a bundle of bills held together with a rubber band
c) ‹ metales› to alloy;

‹ salsa› to bind
verbo intransitivo (fam) ( con el sexo opuesto):
◊ salieron a liga they went out on the make o (BrE) pull (colloq);

liga con algn to make out with sb (AmE), to get off with sb (BrE)
ligarse verbo pronominal (fam) ( conquistar) to make out with (AmE colloq), to get off with (colloq BrE)
liga sustantivo femenino
1 Dep Pol league
2 (prenda femenina) garter
ligar
I verbo transitivo
1 (unir) to join
figurado mis recuerdos me ligan a esta ciudad, my memories bind me to this town
2 (relacionar) to link
3 fam (coger) to get
II vi fam (seducir, cortejar) to make advances: estaba ligando con mi primo, she was making advances to my cousin

' liga' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ligarse
- liguera
- liguero
- savia
- encabezar
- ocupar
- subcampeón
English:
league
- round robin
- big
- elastic
- football
- garter
- major
- minor
- top

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liga nf

1. [confederación, agrupación] league

Comp
Pol la Liga Árabe the Arab League
2. [para medias] [elástico] garter;
[colgante] Br suspender, US garter
3. [goma elástica] rubber band, Br elastic band

4. [deportiva] league

Comp
la Liga de Campeones the Champions League; Esp la Liga Fantástica® = competition where players pick their own fantasy soccer teams, Br ≈ Fantasy Football League
5. [sustancia pegajosa] bird-lime

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liga

f

1 POL, DEP league;

la Liga de los Campeones the Champions League

2 de medias garter

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liga nf

1) asociación: league

2) gomita: rubber band

3) : garter

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liga n league

Spanish-English dictionary > liga

18 liga

Del verbo ligar: ( conjugate ligar) \ \
liga es: \ \
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries: liga     ligar
liga sustantivo femenino 1 ( asociación) league; (Dep) league, conference (esp AmE) 2
a) (Indum) garter

b) (AmL) ( gomita) rubber o (BrE) elastic band

ligar ( conjugate ligar) verbo transitivo
a) ( unir) to bind;

◊ los ligaba una gran amistad they were bound together by a strong friendship

b) ( atar):

◊ le ligaon las manos they tied his hands together;
un fajo de billetes ligados con una goma elástica a bundle of bills held together with a rubber band
c) ‹ metales› to alloy;
‹ salsa› to bind verbo intransitivo (fam) ( con el sexo opuesto):
◊ salieron a liga they went out on the make o (BrE) pull (colloq);
liga con algn to make out with sb (AmE), to get off with sb (BrE) ligarse verbo pronominal (fam) ( conquistar) to make out with (AmE colloq), to get off with (colloq BrE)
liga sustantivo femenino
1 Dep Pol league
2 (prenda femenina) garter
ligar
I verbo transitivo
1 (unir) to join figurado mis recuerdos me ligan a esta ciudad, my memories bind me to this town
2 (relacionar) to link
3 fam (coger) to get
II vi fam (seducir, cortejar) to make advances: estaba ligando con mi primo, she was making advances to my cousin ' liga' also found in these entries: Spanish: ligarse - liguera - liguero - savia - encabezar - ocupar - subcampeón English: league - round robin - big - elastic - football - garter - major - minor - top

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19 ligado

Del verbo ligar: ( conjugate ligar) \ \
ligado es: \ \
el participio
Multiple Entries: ligado     ligar
ligado adjetivo [estar] ( conectado) connected, linked; ( apegado) ligado a algn attached to sb;
◊ se siente muy ligado a su país he feels a strong bond with his country

ligar ( conjugate ligar) verbo transitivo
a) ( unir) to bind;

◊ los ligaba una gran amistad they were bound together by a strong friendship

b) ( atar):

◊ le ligadoon las manos they tied his hands together;
un fajo de billetes ligados con una goma elástica a bundle of bills held together with a rubber band
c) ‹ metales› to alloy;
‹ salsa› to bind verbo intransitivo (fam) ( con el sexo opuesto):
◊ salieron a ligado they went out on the make o (BrE) pull (colloq);
ligado con algn to make out with sb (AmE), to get off with sb (BrE) ligarse verbo pronominal (fam) ( conquistar) to make out with (AmE colloq), to get off with (colloq BrE)
ligado sustantivo masculino
1 (escritura enlazada) writing using connected letters
2 Mús legato
ligar
I verbo transitivo
1 (unir) to join figurado mis recuerdos me ligan a esta ciudad, my memories bind me to this town
2 (relacionar) to link
3 fam (coger) to get
II vi fam (seducir, cortejar) to make advances: estaba ligando con mi primo, she was making advances to my cousin ' ligado' also found in these entries: English: slur - tie

English-spanish dictionary > ligado

20 ligar

ligar ( conjugate ligar) verbo transitivo
a) ( unir) to bind;

◊ los ligaba una gran amistad they were bound together by a strong friendship

b) ( atar):

◊ le ligaron las manos they tied his hands together;
un fajo de billetes ligados con una goma elástica a bundle of bills held together with a rubber band
c) ‹ metales› to alloy;
‹ salsa› to bind verbo intransitivo (fam) ( con el sexo opuesto):
◊ salieron a ligar they went out on the make o (BrE) pull (colloq);
ligar con algn to make out with sb (AmE), to get off with sb (BrE) ligarse verbo pronominal (fam) ( conquistar) to make out with (AmE colloq), to get off with (colloq BrE)
ligar
I verbo transitivo
1 (unir) to join figurado mis recuerdos me ligan a esta ciudad, my memories bind me to this town
2 (relacionar) to link
3 fam (coger) to get
II vi fam (seducir, cortejar) to make advances: estaba ligando con mi primo, she was making advances to my cousin ' ligar' also found in these entries: Spanish: bronce - pinchar English: advance - chat up - pass - pick up - score - screw around - strong - bind - slur

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