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1 ceñir
v.to fit tightly, to tighten, to be tight on, to belt.María fajó su cintura Mary belted her waist.* * *(the i of certain endings is absorbed by ñ; the e changes to i in certain persons of certain tenses)Present IndicativePast IndicativePresent SubjunctiveImperfect SubjunctiveFuture SubjunctiveImperative* * *1. VT1) (=ajustar)el vestido le ceñía el cuerpo — the dress clung to o hugged her body, the dress was really tight-fitting
2) (Cos) to take in3) liter (=rodear) to surround, encirclela muralla que ciñe la ciudad — the wall that surrounds o encircles the city
un lazo de terciopelo le ceñía la cintura — she had a velvet ribbon around her waist, a velvet ribbon encircled o liter girdled her waist
4) liter (=llevar puesto)la corona que ciñó nuestro rey — the crown that our king wore, the crown that rested on the head of our king
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) falda/vestidoel vestido le ceñía el talle — the dress clung to o hugged her waist
b) (liter) < corona> to take, put on2.ceñirse v pron1) (limitarse, atenerse)ceñirse a algo: ceñirse al reglamento to adhere to o (colloq) stick to the rules; cíñase al tema — keep to the subject
* * *= girdle, gird.Ex. If a canker girdles a trunk the area above it will be killed.Ex. The peaks and rocks of grotesque shapes are girded by clear streams and embraced by green trees and bamboo plants.----* ceñirse = fit + snugly.* ceñirse a = hew to.* ceñirse en/sobre = centre around/on/upon.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) falda/vestidoel vestido le ceñía el talle — the dress clung to o hugged her waist
b) (liter) < corona> to take, put on2.ceñirse v pron1) (limitarse, atenerse)ceñirse a algo: ceñirse al reglamento to adhere to o (colloq) stick to the rules; cíñase al tema — keep to the subject
* * *= girdle, gird.Ex: If a canker girdles a trunk the area above it will be killed.
Ex: The peaks and rocks of grotesque shapes are girded by clear streams and embraced by green trees and bamboo plants.* ceñirse = fit + snugly.* ceñirse a = hew to.* ceñirse en/sobre = centre around/on/upon.* * *vt1«vestido/pantalón»: ese pantalón te ciñe demasiado those pants ( AmE) o ( BrE) trousers are too tight for youun vestido ajustado que le ceñía el talle a tight dress that clung to o hugged her waist3 ( liter); ‹espalda› to gird; ‹corona› to take, put onciñó la corona en 1582 he was crowned in 1582■ ceñirseA (limitarse, atenerse) ceñirse A algo:en estos casos hay que ceñirse al reglamento in such cases one must adhere to o ( colloq) stick to the rulesle ruego que se ciña al tema del debate I would ask you to keep to the subject of the debatecíñase a contestar la pregunta restrict o limit yourself to answering the question* * *
ceñir ( conjugate ceñir) verbo transitivo:
el vestido le ceñía el talle the dress clung to her waist
ceñirse verbo pronominal ceñirse a algo ‹ a las reglas› to adhere to o (colloq) stick to sth;
ceñirse al tema to keep to the subject
' ceñir' also found in these entries:
English:
encircle
* * *♦ vt1. [ajustar, apretar] to take in2. [poner] to put on;le ciñó una banda de honor a sash of honour was placed around him3. [abrazar] to embrace;el vestido le ceñía el talle the dress hugged her figure4. [rodear] to surround;las colinas ciñen la ciudad the hills surround the city* * *v/t fig:las fábricas ciñen la ciudad the plants surround the city;la ciñó con los brazos he wrapped his arms around her* * *ceñir {67} vt1) : to encircle, to surround2) : to hug, to cling tome ciñe demasiado: it's too tight on me
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