anillar

to fasten with rings

anillar(ah-nee-yahr)

transitive verb

1. (to hold with rings)

a. to fasten with rings

El plomero anilló las tuberías para reparar la fuga.

The plumber fastened the pipes with rings to fix the leak.

2. (to mark with a ring)

a. to ring

Los ornitólogos anillan a las aves para identificarlas mientras las estudian.

Ornithologists ring birds to identify them while they're studying them.

3. (to shape into rings)

a. to make into a ring

Luis anilló un pedacito de metal y lo puso en el dedo de su novia.

Luis made the piece of metal into a ring and put it in his girlfriend's finger.

4. (to bind with rings) (Andes)

(Argentina)

(Central America)

a. to bind

Hola, ¿puede anillarme estas fotocopias?

Hi, can you bind these photocopies for me?

anillar

transitive verb

1. (sujetar)

a. to fasten with rings

2. (aves)

a. to ring

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anillar

transitive verb

(dar forma de anillo a) to make into a ring; make rings in; (sujetar) to fasten with a ring; (Ornitología) to ring;