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bind / atar
bind
bound past tense past participle
A. -transitive verb
1. (=tie together) atar
(=tie down, make fast) sujetar (figurative) unir (to a)
·bound hand and foot
·atado de pies y manos
2. (=encircle) rodear (with de), ceñir (with con, de)
3. [+wound, arm etcetera] vendar
[+bandage] enrollar
4. (sewing)
[+material, hem] ribetear (agriculture)
[+corn] agavillar
5. [+book] encuadernar
6. (=oblige)
·to bind somebody to something
·obligar a somebody, someone a cumplir con algo
·to bind somebody to do something
·obligar a somebody, someone a hacer algo
·to bind somebody as an apprentice to
·poner a somebody, someone de aprendiz con
7. (culinary, cooking ) unir, trabar
B. -intransitive verb
[cement etcetera] cuajarse
[parts of machine] trabarse
C. -noun
(British, Great Britain) *
(=nuisance) lata (m) / lata feminine (f)
·it'noun a bind
es una lata *
·what a bind!
¡qué lata! *
·to be in a bind
·estar en apuros
·the bind is that ...
·el problema es que ...
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged and Audio Headword Pronunciation (Spanish) 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co Ltd. 1971,1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992,1993,1996,1997,2000,2003,2005.
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