amarrar

to tie up

verb

amarrar
transitive verb
1to moor (Náut)
2to tie (up) (atar)
  • amarrar algo/a alguien a algo -> to tie something/somebody to something
amarrarse
pronomial verb
1to tie up (pelo) (Am salvo RP); to tie (cordones)

amarrar [ah-mar-rar’]
article & verb transitive
1To tie, to fasten, to lash.
  • Amarrar un cabo de labor -> to belay a running rope
  • Amarrar un bajel entre viento y marea -> to moor a vessel between wind and tide
  • Amarrar un bajel con codera sobre el cable -> to moor a ship with a spring on the cable
  • Amarrar con reguera -> to moor by the stern
verb reflexive
2CAm) To get drunk. (Andes)

amarrar
verbo:transitivo
1 (asegurar) especialmente (Latinoamérica) to fasten; tie up; [+barco] to moor; tie up; [+cuerda] to lash; belay; (Naipes) to stack
está de amarrar he's raving mad
tener a algn bien amarrado to have sb under one's thumb
2 (familiar) (empollar) to swot; (familiar) mug up; (familiar)
verbo:intransitivo
(familiar) to get down to it in earnest
verbo:pronominal
amarrarse (familiar)
amarrársela (And) (Centroamérica) to get tight; (familiar)

Verb Conjugation for "amarrar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo amarro amarré amarraba amarraré amarre
amarras amarraste amarrabas amarrarás amarres
Ella/Él/Usted amarra amarró amarraba amarrará amarre
Nosotros amarramos amarramos amarrábamos amarraremos amarremos
Vosotros amarráis amarrasteis amarrabais amarraréis amarréis
Ellos/Ustedes amarran amarraron amarraban amarrarán amarren

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