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atar

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to tie

∗ verb

"atar" can be a verb. You can see the conjugations below.

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atar

transitive verb

1. to tie (unir) (nudo, cuerda)

atar cabos (figurative) -> to put two and two together

2. to tie up (con cuerdas) (persona caballo, barco)

lo ataron de pies y manos -> they tied his hands and feet
esa cláusula nos ata las manos -> our hands are tied by that clause
atar corto a alguien (figurative) -> to keep a tight rein on somebody

3. to tie down (constreñir)

su trabajo le ata mucho -> her work takes up a lot of her time

atarse

pronomial verb

1. to tie oneself down (uno mismo)

also:

se ató el pelo -> she tied her hair up
atarse los zapatos -> to tie one's shoes o shoelaces

atar [ah-tar’]

article & verb transitive

1. To tie, to bind, to fasten, to knit; to lace.

2. To deprive of motion, to stop. (Metaphorical)

Atar bien su dedo -> to take care of oneself, to be attentive to one’s own interest
Al atar de los trapos -> at the close of the accounts
Loco de atar -> as mad as a hatter
Atar cabos -> to put two and two together
Este trabajo me ata mucho -> this work ties me down a lot
Atar corto a uno -> to keep a tight rein over someone
Atar de pies y manos -> to tie hand and foot

verb reflexive

3. To be embarrassed or perplexed, to be at a loss how to extricate oneself from some difficulties.

Atarse en una dificultad -> to get tied in a difficulty

4. To confine oneself to some certain subject or matter.

Atarse a la letra -> to stick to the letter of the text
Atarse las manos -> to tie oneself down by promise

atar

verbo:transitivo

1 (amarrar) to tie; tie up; [+cautivo] to bind; tie up; (abrochar) to fasten; [+animal] to tether; [+gavilla] to bind

zapatos de atar lace-up shoes; está de atar he's raving mad

dejar algo atado y bien atado to leave no loose ends; leave everything properly tied up

2 (impedir el movimiento a) to stop; paralyze

atar corto a algn to keep sb on a close rein

atar la lengua a algn to silence sb

atar las manos a algn to tie sb's hands

verse atado de pies y manos to be tied hand and foot

verbo:intransitivo

ni ata ni desata this is getting us nowhere

verbo:pronominal

atarse

1 (liarse) to get into a muddle

atarse en una dificultad to get tied up in a difficulty

2 (sentirse violento) to be embarrassed; get embarrassed

3 (ceñirse)

atarse a la letra to stick to the literal meaning; atarse a una opinión to stick to one's opinion; not budge from one's opinion

Verb Conjugations for "atar" (go to to tie)

Gerund: atando
Participle: atado

Indicative

	Present	Preterit	Imperfect	Conditional	Future
yo	ato	até	ataba	ataría	ataré
tú	atas	ataste	atabas	atarías	atarás
él/ella/Ud.	ata	ató	ataba	ataría	atará
nosotros	atamos	atamos	atábamos	ataríamos	ataremos
vosotros	atáis	atasteis	atabais	ataríais	ataréis
ellos/ellas/Uds.	atan	ataron	ataban	atarían	atarán