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Question

How would you say "tape up", such as athletes do before a game? He had to tape up his ankle before the game. Thank you for any help here. I will make a guess: El tuvo que cintar su tobillo antes del partido. Is that correct?

Answer 1

How about - Él tuvo que ponerse cinta (adhesiva) en el tobillo antes del partido.

or ... se envolvió el tobillo con una cinta adhesiva (no elástica).

These are however just guesses so do feel free to wait for a native speaker

Answer 2

I like Kiwi's answer. You could also use:

• Tuvo que ponerse esparadrapo en el tobillo.
• Tuvo que vendarse el tobillo (to bandage) con (una venda, esparadrapo, cinta elástica...etc.)