ligadura

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ligadura
feminine noun
1ligature (medicine & Mús)
  • ligadura de trompas (medicine) -> tubal ligation
2bond, tie (atadura)

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ligadura [le-gah-doo’-rah]
noun
1Ligature, anything tied round another. (f)
2Ligation, ligature, flee act of binding. (f)
3Subjection. (f)
4A tie, a slur. (Music) (f)
5All the arcs made by crosstimbers in arches. (Architecture) (f)
6An iron wire which binds the strands of a wire cable. (Mecahnic) (f)
7Seizing, the fastening of two ropes with a thin line; lashing. (Nautical) (f)

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ligadura
sustantivo:femenino
1 (Med) ligature
ligadura de trompas tubal ligation
En el ámbito del quirófano se han perfeccionado considerablemente las técnicas de [ligado de trompas.]
2 ligaduras [de cuerda, correa] bonds; ties; (entre personas) ties
logró quitarse las ligaduras
eres demasiado joven para ligaduras you're too young to tie yourself down to one person
sus ligaduras familiares son fuertes
todavía tienes las marcas de las ligaduras you still have the marks from the ropes when you were tied up
3 (Música) ligature; tie
4 (Náutica) lashing

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