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1 apretarse o ajustarse el cinturón
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2 cinturón
m.1 belt.2 strap, safety strap.* * *1 belt\apretarse el cinturón figurado to tighten one's beltcinturón de castidad chastity beltcinturón de seguridad safety belt, seat belt* * *noun m.* * *SM1) [gen] belt; [de traje típico, militar] girdle, sash; [de espada] † sword beltcinturón de explosivos — explosives belt, explosive belt
cinturón de salvamento — lifebelt, life preserver (EEUU)
cinturón salvavidas — lifebelt, life preserver (EEUU)
2) (=zona) belt, zonecinturón de miseria — slum area; Méx [de chabolas] shanty town
3) (Dep) belt4) (=carretera)ciñacinturón de circunvalación, cinturón de ronda — ring road, bypass, beltway (EEUU)
* * *1) (Indum) beltapretarse el cinturón — to tighten one's belt
2) ( de ciudad) belt•* * *= belt, belt.Nota: Zona.Ex. The only modification made was the replacement of the light-weight belt or roller on the machine wire with the dandy roll, first used in 1825.Ex. While Singapore enterprises are active in China's thriving eastern and coastal belt, the western region remains almost virgin territory to them.----* abrochar el cinturón de seguridad = fasten + seat belt.* abrocharse el cinturón = buckle up.* ajustarse el cinturón = tighten + Posesivo + belt, gird (up) + Posesivo + loins.* apretarse el cinturón = tighten + Posesivo + belt, gird (up) + Posesivo + loins.* Cinturón del Sol, el = Sun Belt, the.* cinturón de seguridad = seat belt.* llevar puesto el cinturón de seguridad = wear + a seat belt.* ponerse el cinturón = buckle up.* * *1) (Indum) beltapretarse el cinturón — to tighten one's belt
2) ( de ciudad) belt•* * *= belt, belt.Nota: Zona.Ex: The only modification made was the replacement of the light-weight belt or roller on the machine wire with the dandy roll, first used in 1825.
Ex: While Singapore enterprises are active in China's thriving eastern and coastal belt, the western region remains almost virgin territory to them.* abrochar el cinturón de seguridad = fasten + seat belt.* abrocharse el cinturón = buckle up.* ajustarse el cinturón = tighten + Posesivo + belt, gird (up) + Posesivo + loins.* apretarse el cinturón = tighten + Posesivo + belt, gird (up) + Posesivo + loins.* Cinturón del Sol, el = Sun Belt, the.* cinturón de seguridad = seat belt.* llevar puesto el cinturón de seguridad = wear + a seat belt.* ponerse el cinturón = buckle up.* * *A ( Indum) beltapretarse el cinturón to tighten one's beltCompuestos:chastity beltweight beltseat belt, safety beltcinturón de seguridad de inercia inertia-reel seat belt● cinturón negro/verde/azulB masculine and feminine (persona) black/green/blue beltB (de una ciudad) beltel cinturón industrial the industrial beltlos cinturones de miseria de las grandes capitales the poor areas around large capital citiesCompuesto:green belt* * *
cinturón sustantivo masculinoa) (Indum) belt;
cinturón de seguridad seat belt, safety belt;
cinturón negro/verde (Dep) black/green belt
cinturón sustantivo masculino belt
cinturón de seguridad, safety belt
♦ Locuciones: figurado apretarse el cinturón, to tighten one's belt
' cinturón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrochar
- apretar
- apretarse
- ceñirse
- seguridad
- tachuela
- aflojar
- ajustar
- bandolera
- cartuchera
- correa
- faja
- hebilla
- tener
- traba
- trabilla
- valer
English:
belt
- belt up
- buckle
- buckle up
- clasp
- do up
- fasten
- safety belt
- seatbelt
- strap in
- tighten
- black
- safety
- seat
* * *cinturón nm1. [cinto] belt;apretarse el cinturón to tighten one's beltcinturón de asteroides asteroid belt;cinturón de castidad chastity belt;2. [en artes marciales] beltDep cinturón negro black belt;ser cinturón negro to be a black belt3. [de ciudad] beltcinturón industrial industrial belt;cinturón metropolitano metropolitan area;el cinturón metropolitano de Barcelona greater Barcelona;Am cinturón de miseria = slum or shanty town area round a large city;cinturón verde green belt4. [carretera] Br ring road, US beltway* * *m1 belt;apretarse el cinturón fig tighten one’s belt2 AUTO:llevar el cinturón (abrochado) have one’s seatbelt on* * *1) : belt2)cinturón de seguridad : seat belt* * *cinturón n beltcinturón de seguridad seat belt / safety belt -
3 ceñirse
1 (atenerse) to keep (a, to), limit oneself (a, to)2 (adaptarse) to adhere (a, to), stick (a, to), abide (a, by)3 (ajustarse una prenda) to cling* * *VPR1) (=reducirse)ceñirse a algo: esta biografía se ciñe a la vida personal del autor — this biography limits itself o restricts itself to the author's personal life
me voy a ceñir a algunos detalles significativos — I am going to limit o restrict myself to certain relevant details
2) (=atenerse)ceñirse a algo: no se ciñeron a lo acordado — they did not keep to o stick to the agreement
será difícil ceñirse al presupuesto — it will be difficult to keep to o keep within o stay within the budget
por favor, cíñase a las preguntas del fiscal — please keep to the questions of the public prosecutor, please limit yourself to answering the questions of the public prosecutor
3) frm (=ponerse) to put onse ciñó la gorra y se marchó — he put o pulled his hat on and left
ceñirse la corona — to be crowned, take the crown liter
ceñirse la espada — †† to put on one's sword, gird one's sword liter
* * *(v.) = fit + snuglyEx. English riders will wear riding breeches with swede patches that fit very snugly.* * *(v.) = fit + snuglyEx: English riders will wear riding breeches with swede patches that fit very snugly.
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ceñirse verbo reflexivo
1 (a un tema) to limit oneself, stick [a, to]: hay que ceñirse a los términos del contrato, we must keep to the terms of the contract
ciñéndonos a este caso en concreto, let's just concentrate on this particular case
2 (prenda) to cling [a, to] (marcar una prenda los contornos) to cling [a, to]
(el cinturón, la espada) to put on
' ceñirse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ceñir
English:
stick to
- book
- keep
- stick
* * *vpr1. [apretarse] to tighten;se ciñó la espada he girded o put on his swordcíñete a contestar a lo que te han preguntado restrict yourself to answering the questions you have been asked;me ciño a lo que dicta la ley I'm sticking to the letter of the law;la retrospectiva no se ciñe a sus cuadros más conocidos the retrospective does not restrict itself to her best-known works* * *v/r:ceñirse a algo fig stick to sth* * *vrceñirse a : to restrict oneself to, to stick to
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