liar

=

to tie up

verb

liar
transitive verb
1. to tie up (atar)
2. to roll (cigarrillo)
3. (envolver)
  • liar algo en -> to wrap something up in (papel)
4. (involucrar)
  • liar a alguien (en) -> to get somebody mixed up (in)
5. to confuse (complicar)
  • ¡ya me has liado! -> now you've really got me confused!
  • su declaración no hizo más que liar el tema -> his statement only complicated o confused matters
6. (informal)
  • liarla -> to mess things up (meter la pata) (peninsular Spanish)
  • ¡ya la hemos liado!, ¿por qué la invitaste? -> you've really gone and done it now, why did you invite her?
liarse
pronomial verb
1. to get muddled up (enredarse)
  • me lié y tardé tres horas en terminar -> I got muddled o confused and took three hours to finish
2. to begin, to start (empezar) (peninsular Spanish)
  • liarse a hacer algo -> to start o begin doing something
  • se liaron a puñetazos -> they set about one another
3. to get involved (informal) (sentimentalmente) (peninsular Spanish)(con with), to have an affair (con with)

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liar [le-ar’]
article & verb transitive
1. To tie (atar), to bind, to fagot.
verb reflexive
2. To contract an alliance.
3. To get tied up.
4. To get involved.
5. To get involved (amantes) Estar liado con, to live with.

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Verb Conjugation for "liar"

Infinitive
liar
Gerund
liando
Participle
liado
Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo lío lié liaba liaré líe
Tú lías liaste liabas liarás líes
Ella/Él/Usted lía lió liaba liará líe
Nosotros liamos liamos liábamos liaremos liemos
Vosotros liáis liasteis liabais liaréis liéis
Ellos/Ustedes lían liaron liaban liarán líen
Complete liar conjugation
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