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"Enclose" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "cercar", and "attach" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "sujetar". Learn more about the difference between "enclose" and "attach" below.
enclose(
ehn
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kloz
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. cercar
The farmer enclosed the orchard with a wooden fence.El granjero cercó el huerto con una cerca de madera.
b. encerrar
The company plans to enclose a remote valley to hold tailings from gold mining.La compañía planea encerrar un valle remoto para almacenar los residuos de la extracción de oro.
c. rodear
My parents remodeled the house and enclosed the back patio with a tall fence.Mis padres remodelaron su casa y rodearon el patio trasero de una valla alta.
a. adjuntar
I enclosed a map of the hotel along with your reservation.Adjunté un mapa del hotel junto con la reservación.
attach(
uh
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tahch
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to fasten)
a. sujetar
The painting wasn't attached well to the wall and it fell to the floor.El cuadro no estaba sujetado bien a la pared y cayó al suelo.
c. amarrar
Don't forget to attach the boat to a post when you reach the bank.No olvides amarrar la barca a un poste cuando llegues a la orilla.
d. fijar
The backpacker uses hooks to attach water bottles to his backpack.El mochilero utiliza ganchos para fijar botellas de agua a su mochila.
e. pegar
I attach sticky notes to my computer monitor to remind myself of my appointments.Pego apuntes pegajosos a la pantalla de mi computadora para recordarme de mis citas.
a. adjuntar
She attached the photos of her trip in the email.Adjuntó las fotos de su viaje al correo electrónico.
a. pegarse (in someone)
Don't get too attached to someone you just met last night.No te pegues a alguien que acabas de conocer anoche.
b. apegarse a (in something)
Don't attach yourself to the idea of working from home.No te apegues a la idea de trabajar desde casa.
c. unirse a
He was attached to his dog from the moment he picked her up from the pound.Estaba muy unido a su perra desde el momento que la recogió de la perrera.
4. (to assign)
a. adscribir
They are going to attach me to the unit at the air base in a few days.Me van a adscribir a la unidad en la base aérea dentro de unos días.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
6. (to append)
a. adjuntar
Information about your pay and benefits is all attached in the contract.Información sobre su pago y beneficios está adjuntada al contrato.
7. (chemistry)
a. unirse
The scientist observed as the two hydrogen molecules attached.El científico observó mientras las dos moléculas de hidrógeno se unieron.
