1 (put together, link) [+ends, pieces, parts] unir; juntar; [+tables] juntar to join (together) two ends of a chain unir juntar dos extremos de una cadena;or the island is joined to the mainland by a bridge un puente une conecta la isla a tierra firme;or
the opened link is used to join (together) the two ends of the chain the tunnel that joins Britain and France (together) the muscles that join one vertebra to the next the conjunctiva, the skin which joins the eye to the lid the car parks are joined by a footpath the aft, the center section and the wings are all joined together right here a global highway of cables joining all the continents together
to join A to B to join A and B unir juntar A con B;or
you can join the cables using a junction box the standard method of joining a cable to a mains socket
join the dots to form a picturedots una los puntos para formar un dibujo
to join handshands cogerse tomarse de la mano;or (LAm) everybody joined hands the couple were joined in [marriage] [matrimony] by the Rev Ian Cox these are the cables for joining the machines [together] if you wish to join fabric widths together why don't we join these two tables together to give us more space? fructose and glucose can be joined together to make sucrose what God hath joined together let no man put asunder
2 (merge with) [+river] desembocar en; confluir con; [+sea] desembocar en; [+road] empalmar con where does the River Wye join the Severn? ¿a qué altura desemboca el Wye en el Severn?; ¿dónde confluye el Wye con el Severn?; where the river joins the sea en la desembocadura del río en el mar; where the track joins the road donde el camino empalma con la carretera
the River Wye joins the Severn at ...
3 (enter, become part of) [+university, firm, religious order] ingresar en; entrar en; [+club, society] hacerse socio de; [+political party] afiliarse a; hacerse miembro de; [+army, navy] alistarse en; ingresar en group of people
[+queue] meterse en; [+procession, strike, movement] sumarse a; unirse a he got a tray and joined the queue both active and inactive officers were apprised that they were permitted to join the procession at Potsdam dockers have now joined the strike you can pull out, if you like - nobody asked you to join us in the first place, you volunteered he joined the Franciscan order in 1589 an application form to join the library I recently joined a book club she joined a dance company which took her around the world I joined the choir five years ago you may decide to join the company pension scheme or make your own pension arrangements Britain has doubts about joining the European Exchange Rate Mechanism I decided to join Lever Brothers as a management trainee she joined the Communist party at the ago of 19
join the club!club (informal) ¡bienvenido al club! "my husband hardly spends any time at home" - "join the club!" he want's to join the Air Force when he leaves school
to join forces (with sb to do sth)forces (gen) juntarse (con algn para hacer algo); (Mil) aliarse (con algn para hacer algo); (Comm) asociarse (con algn para hacer algo) still they cannot join forces to vote her out of office you may find it possible to join forces with other parents and families to campaign for childcare facilities the unwillingness of the Communist Party to join forces with the Right to bring him down Vickers had hoped to slash overheads by joining forces with a car maker such as BMW, Fiat or Toyota Poland should break with the Allies and join forces with the Soviet Union Serbs threaten civil war if Muslims join forces with Croats
we joined the motorway at junction 15motorway nos metimos en la autopista por la entrada 15
to join one's regimentregiment incorporarse a su regimiento
to join one's shipship (return to) volver a su buque; (go on board) embarcar to join [battle] (with sb) governments are joining the battle to halt global warming when two fleets joined battle their cannon were inaccurate since Cissie was unable, or unwilling, to join battle with Sarah, the task was left to Meg
4 (be with, meet) [+person] acompañar a may I join you? (at table) ¿les importa que les acompañe?
on expedition, walk in chat, discussion we're having a drink - why don't you join us?
will you join us for dinner? ¿nos acompañas a cenar?; ¿cenas con nosotros?; if you're going for a walk, do you mind if I join you? si vais a dar un paseo, ¿os importa que os acompañe?
Sheila will join us a little later
will you join me in for a drink?or ¿se toma una copa conmigo?; I'll join you later if I can yo iré luego si puedo; join us at the same time next week for ... (Rad) (TV) la próxima semana tiene una cita con nosotros a la misma hora en ...
his family will join him as soon as he's found somewhere to live they will join us for the holidays join us in the bar when you've made your phone call the two policemen were joined by another man, also armed I'm going to have a cup of tea - will you join me? I'm going for a walk; would you care to join me? they joined us last Friday I'll join you in 5 minutes to join sb [in] sth
Paul joins me in wishing you ... al igual que yo, Paul te desea ...; they should join us in exposing government corruption deberían unirse sumarse a nosotros para sacar a la luz la corrupción del gobierno;or
will you join us in a sherry before lunch? please raise your glasses and join me in a toast to Daphne he asked them to join him in prayer the two other investors who had agreed to join me in the venture pulled out women are beginning to join men in what used to be a "men's job" he called on other countries to join them in stopping all weapons shipments to Afghanistan I am sure the whole House will want to join me in sending our sympathies to his family and friends they joined us in protesting
