ligar

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to bind

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ligar
transitive verb
1to bind (unir, aglutinar); to tie (up) (atar); to thicken (salsa); to put a ligature on (medicine)
2to slur (Mús)
intransitive verb
3to score (informal) (encontrar pareja), to pull (British)
  • ligar con alguien -> to get off with somebody(entablar relaciones) (British), to make out with somebody (United States)
ligarse
pronomial verb
1(informal)
  • ligarse a alguien -> to get off with somebody (peninsular SpanishBr), to make out with somebody (United States)

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ligar [le-gar’]
article & verb transitive
1To tie, to bind, to fasten, to knit, to mix (bebidas).
2To alloy gold or silver for coinage (metal).
3To league, to coalesce, to confederate.
4To render impotent by charms or spells.
5To exorcise, to purify from the influence of malignant spirits.
6To pick up, to get off with (chica).
7To get (conseguir).
8To contract in advance for. (Agriculture & Caribbean & gram)
verb neuter
9To mix (ir juntos); to blend, to go well together. (n)
10To have a bit of luck (tener un poco de suerte). (Caribbean & Mexico) (n)
11To look, to stare (mirar). (Caribbean & Mexico) (n)
12Ligar con una, to flirt with somebody (flirtear), to pick a girl up (conocer). (n)
verb reflexive
13To league, to conspire to conjoin, to be leagued, to be allied.
14To bind oneself to the performance of a contract.

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ligar
verbo:transitivo
1 (atar) (gen) to tie; bind; (Med) to bind up; put a ligature on;
2 (mezclar) [+metales] to alloy; mix; [+bebidas] to mix; [+salsa] to thicken
3 (unir) to join; bind together
estar ligado por contrato a to be bound by contract to
4 (familiar) (conquistar) to pick up; (familiar) get off with; (familiar) pull; (familiar)
5 (familiar) (birlar) to pinch; (familiar)
6 (familiar) (conseguir) to get hold of; lay one's hands on
7 (familiar) (comprar) to buy
8 (familiar) (detener) to nick; (familiar)
9 (Caribe) (contratar) to contract in advance for
verbo:intransitivo
1 (ir juntos) to mix well; blend well; go well together
2 (familiar) (conquistar) to pull; (familiar)
parece que han ligado
salieron dispuestas a ligar they went out to try to pick up a man to pull;o (familiar) Pepe y Ana han ligado Pepe and Ana have paired up
3 (Caribe) (México) (familiar) (tener suerte) to have a bit of luck; be lucky
la cosa le ligó (And) (Centroamérica) the affair went well for him
4 (Caribe) (México) (mirar) to look; stare
5
le ligó su deseo (And) (Caribe) (familiar) her wish came true
verbo:pronominal
ligarse
1 (unirse) to unite; join together
2 (familiar) (conquistar) to get off with; (familiar)
ligarse a con algno to get off with sb; (familiar)
3 (comprometerse) to bind o.s.; commit o.s.

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Verb Conjugation for "ligar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo ligo ligué ligaba ligaré ligue
Tú ligas ligaste ligabas ligarás ligues
Ella/Él/Usted liga ligó ligaba ligará ligue
Nosotros ligamos ligamos ligábamos ligaremos liguemos
Vosotros ligáis ligasteis ligabais ligaréis liguéis
Ellos/Ustedes ligan ligaron ligaban ligarán liguen
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