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1. noun((a) thick cord, made by twisting together lengths of hemp, nylon etc: He tied it with a (piece of) rope; a skipping rope.) cuerda
2. verb1) (to tie or fasten with a rope: He roped the suitcase to the roof of the car.) amarrar/atar con cuerda2) (to catch with a rope; to lasso: to rope a calf.) lazar, coger con el lazo•- rope in
- rope off
rope n cuerdatr[rəʊp]1 atar (con cuerdas), amarrar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto give somebody plenty of rope dar a alguien rienda sueltato have somebody on the ropes tener a alguien contra las cuerdasto know the ropes estar al tantoto learn the ropes ponerse al tanto1) tie: amarrar, atar2) lasso: lazar3)to rope off : acordonarrope n: soga f, cuerda fn.• apretadera s.f.• atadero s.m.• atadura s.f.• boza s.f.• cable s.m.• cabo s.m.• cintero s.m.• collar s.m.• cuerda s.f.• lazo s.m.• maroma s.f.• reata s.f.• soga s.f.v.• lazar v.
I rəʊpgive them enough rope and they'll hang themselves — déjalos hacer lo que quieran y ya verás cómo se cavan su propia fosa
to show somebody/know the ropes: Mike will show you the ropes Mike te enseñará cómo funciona todo; ask Helen, she knows the ropes — pregúntale a Helen, que está muy al tanto de todo
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a) ( tie) atar, amarrar (AmL exc RPl) ( con una cuerda)b) ( lasso) (AmE) \<\<steer/cattle\>\> enlazar* or (Méx) lazar* or (CS) lacearPhrasal Verbs:- rope in- rope off[rǝʊp]1.N cuerda f, soga f, mecate m (Mex); (Naut) (=hawser) maroma f, cable m ; (in rigging) cabo m ; (hangman's) dogal m ; [of pearls] collar m ; [of onions etc] ristra fthe ropes — (Boxing) las cuerdas
to jump or skip rope — (US) saltar a la comba
there were three of us on the rope — (Mountaineering) éramos tres los encordados
- give sb more rope- know/learn the ropes- be on the ropes- be at the end of one's rope2.VT atar or (LAm) amarrar con (una) cuerda; (US) [+ animal] coger or (LAm) agarrar con lazothey roped themselves together — (Mountaineering) se encordaron
there were four climbers roped together — había cuatro escaladores que formaban una cordada or iban encordados
3.CPDrope ladder N — escala f de cuerda
rope trick N — truco m de la cuerda
- rope in- rope off- rope up* * *
I [rəʊp]give them enough rope and they'll hang themselves — déjalos hacer lo que quieran y ya verás cómo se cavan su propia fosa
to show somebody/know the ropes: Mike will show you the ropes Mike te enseñará cómo funciona todo; ask Helen, she knows the ropes — pregúntale a Helen, que está muy al tanto de todo
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a) ( tie) atar, amarrar (AmL exc RPl) ( con una cuerda)b) ( lasso) (AmE) \<\<steer/cattle\>\> enlazar* or (Méx) lazar* or (CS) lacearPhrasal Verbs:- rope in- rope off -
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s.1 soga (thick, for hanging); cuerda (thinner); cabo maroma (náutica); sarta (of pearls)to be on the ropes estar contra las cuerdasto show somebody the ropes poner a alguien al tantoto give somebody plenty of rope dar gran libertad de movimientos a alguienvt.1 atar (fasten) ( to a)2 amarrar, relingar, lazar, atar con cuerda.vi.hacer hebras o madeja.(pt & pp roped)
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