bind

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bind
[baɪnd]
sustantivo
1(familiar)
  • to be in a bind -> estar en un apuro
  • it's a real bind to have to… -> es una verdadera lata tener que… (británico)
verbo transitivo (pt & pp bound [baʊnd])
2atar (tie)
  • to bind somebody hand and foot -> atar a alguien de pies y manos
  • they are bound together by ties of friendship (sentido figurado) -> les unen lazos or vínculos de amistad
3vendar (bandage)
4encuadernar (book)
5unir, ligar (cause to stick)
  • bind the mixture with egg -> ligar la mezcla con huevo
6(oblige)
  • she bound me to secrecy -> me hizo prometer que guardaría el secreto
  • you are bound to report any change in your income -> tienes obligación de notificar cualquier cambio en tus ingresos
  • to be bound by an oath -> estar obligado(a) por un juramento

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bind [baind]
1Atar, apretar, amarrar con cadenas u otra cosa (tie, fasten).
  • The ties that bind us -> los lazos que nos unen
2Ceñir, envolver, ribetear, galonear.
3Unir, ligar juntar una cosa con otra. (Culinario)
4Encuadernar, empastar (book).
5Vendar una herida.
6Obligar (law), precisar, constreñir, empeñar.
7Estreñir, desecar.
8Impedir, embarazar.
9Poner a uno a servir.
  • To bind one apprentice -> escriturar a alguno como aprendiz de un oficio
10To bind over, obligar a comparecer ante el juez.
  • They were bound over to keep the peace -> quedaron bajo apercibimiento
adjetivo & verbo neutro (intransitivo)
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
11Encogerse una cosa poniéndose dura. (n)
12Astringir, estreñir. (n)
13Ser obligatorio. (n)
va.(For.) Condenar
sustantivo
1Tallo o vástago de lúpulo.
2Aprieto, apuro (difficult situation).
  • To be in a bind -> estar en un aprieto o apuro, estar metido en un lío
3Lata, plomo, rollo (nuisance). (Familiar) (m)

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bind [baɪnd] bound (past)
verb:transitive
1 (tie together) atar; (tie down, make fast) sujetar; unir;to a;
bound hand and foot atado de pies y manos
2 (encircle) rodear;with de; ceñir;with con, de
3 [+wound, arm etc] vendar; [+bandage] enrollar
4 (Cos) [+material, hem] ribetear; (Agr) [+corn] agavillar;
5 [+book] encuadernar
6 (oblige)
to bind sb to sth obligar a algn a cumplir con algo; to bind sb to do sth obligar a algn a hacer algo; to bind sb as an apprentice to poner a algn de aprendiz con
bound
7 (Cookery) unir; trabar
verb:intransitive
[+cement etc] cuajarse; [+parts of machine] trabarse;
noun
(Britain) (informal) (nuisance) lata; (informal) (f)
it's a bind es una lata; (informal) what a bind! ¡qué lata!; (informal) to be in a bind estar en apuros; the bind is that ... el problema es que ...

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Verb Conjugation for "bind"

Imperative
  • bind
  • you bind
  • he/she binds
  • we bind
  • you bind
  • they bind
Preterite
  • I bound
  • you bound
  • he/she bound
  • we bound
  • you bound
  • they bound
Present Continuous
  • I am binding
  • you are binding
  • he/she is binding
  • we are binding
  • you are binding
  • they are binding
Present Perfect
  • I have bound
  • you have bound
  • he/she has bound
  • we have bound
  • you have bound
  • they have bound
Past Continuous
  • I was binding
  • you were binding
  • he/she was binding
  • we were binding
  • you were binding
  • they were binding
Past Perfect
  • I had bound
  • you had bound
  • he/she had bound
  • we had bound
  • you had bound
  • they had bound
Future
  • I will bind
  • you will bind
  • he/she will bind
  • we will bind
  • you will bind
  • they will bind
Future Perfect
  • I will have bound
  • you will have bound
  • he/she will have bound
  • we will have bound
  • you will have bound
  • they will have bound
Future Continuous
  • I will be binding
  • you will be binding
  • he/she will be binding
  • we will be binding
  • you will be binding
  • they will be binding
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been binding
  • you have been binding
  • he/she has been binding
  • we have been binding
  • you have been binding
  • they have been binding
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been binding
  • you will have been binding
  • he/she will have been binding
  • we will have been binding
  • you will have been binding
  • they will have been binding
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been binding
  • you had been binding
  • he/she had been binding
  • we had been binding
  • you had been binding
  • they had been binding
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