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1) (to force to do something: She was obliged to go; The police obliged him to leave.) obligar2) (to do (someone) a favour or service: Could you oblige me by carrying this, please?) hacer un favor, ayudar•- obligatory
- obligatorily
- obliging
- obligingly
oblige vb obligartr[ə'blaɪʤ]1 (compel) obligar2 (do a favour) hacer un favor a, ayudar a■ could you oblige me by closing the window? ¿me haría el favor de cerrar la ventana?1 (do a favour) hacer un favor, ayudar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLmuch obliged! ¡muy agradecido,-a!1) compel: obligar2) : hacerle un favor (a alguien), complacerto oblige a friend: hacerle un favor a un amigo3)to be much obliged : estar muy agradecidov.• astringir v.• compeler v.• complacer v.• empeñar v.• hacer un favor a v.• obligar v.ə'blaɪdʒ
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1) (require, compel)to oblige somebody to + INF — obligar* a alguien a + inf
to be obliged to + INF: you're not obliged to attend — no estás obligado a asistir, no tienes obligación de asistir
2) ( do favor for)much obliged! — muchas gracias, le agradezco mucho
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vianything to oblige — (colloq) con mucho gusto
[ǝ'blaɪdʒ]VT1) (=compel) obligar, forzarto be obliged to do sth — estar or verse obligado a hacer algo
2) (=gratify) complacer, hacer un favor ahe did it to oblige us — lo hizo como favor or para complacernos
anything to oblige! * — ¡cualquier cosa!, ¡con mucho gusto!
to be obliged to sb for sth — (=grateful) estarle agradecido a algn por algo; (=under obligation) deber un favor a algn por algo
much obliged! — ¡muchísimas gracias!, ¡muy agradecido!
I should be much obliged if... — agradecería que + subjun
* * *[ə'blaɪdʒ]
1.
1) (require, compel)to oblige somebody to + INF — obligar* a alguien a + inf
to be obliged to + INF: you're not obliged to attend — no estás obligado a asistir, no tienes obligación de asistir
2) ( do favor for)much obliged! — muchas gracias, le agradezco mucho
2.
vianything to oblige — (colloq) con mucho gusto
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oblige — o‧blige [əˈblaɪdʒ] verb 1. [transitive] to make it necessary for someone to do something: oblige be obliged to do something • As a result of falling profits, we were obliged to close the factory. 2. [intransitive, transitive] to do something that … Financial and business terms
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oblige — verb ADVERB ▪ duly (BrE) ▪ The fans were looking for another goal and Owen duly obliged (= he scored). ▪ kindly ▪ gladly, happily, willingly … Collocations dictionary
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