will have bound

Future perfectconjugation ofbind.There are other translations for this conjugation.

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el aprieto

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A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).

transitive verb

1. (to tie together)

a. atar

The kidnappers bound his hands and feet.Los secuestradores lo ataron de pies y manos.

b. amarrar

The neighbors caught the burglar and bound him to a tree while they waited for the police to arrive.Los vecinos atraparon al ladrón y lo amarraron a un árbol mientras esperaban la llegada de la policía.

c. agavillar (corn, wheat)

The farmhands bound the corn stalks.Los peones agavillaron los tallos de maíz.

2. (books)

a. encuadernar

In the past, it was common to bind books in leather.En el pasado, se solía encuadernar libros con cuero.

b. empastar

The company binds books on demand.La empresa empasta libros a pedido.

3. (to oblige)

a. obligar

This document binds you to comply with the terms of the agreement, or pay a penalty.Este documento te obliga a cumplir con los términos del acuerdo, o pagar una penalización.

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

(promise)

Jack is bound by his promise to protect you.Jack está obligado a cumplir lo que prometió para protegerte.

Remember that you are bound by an oath to tell the truth.Recuerda que estás obligado por un juramento a decir la verdad.

4. (culinary)

a. unir

Use water to bind flour and fat.Utilice agua para unir la harina y la materia grasa.

b. ligar

Eggs bind ingredients together, because they coagulate when cooked.Los huevos ligan los ingredientes, porque se coagulan al cocinarse.

5. (to wrap)

a. envolver

She used to bind her head with a red scarf.Solía envolverse la cabeza con un pañuelo rojo.

b. vendar

The nurse bound his head with gauze after cleaning the wound.La enfermera le vendó la cabeza con gasa después de limpiar la herida.

6. (sewing)

a. ribetear

The final step is to bind the hem of your garment.El paso final es ribetear el dobladillo de la prenda.

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

7. (to become stuck)

a. trabarse

The gears bound and the machine came to a halt.Los engranajes se trabaron y la máquina se detuvo.

8. (to stick together)

a. unirse

Add a half cup of water and continue stirring until the dough binds.Agrega media taza de agua y sigue revolviendo hasta que la masa se una.

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

9. (difficult situation)

a. el aprieto

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The new city ordinance put the football team in a bind.La nueva ordenanza de la ciudad puso al equipo de fútbol en un aprieto.

b. el lío

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

He got himself into a bind with his comments on the news.Se metió en un lío con sus comentarios en el noticiero.

c. el apuro

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The governor's veto put insurance companies in a bind.El veto del gobernador puso a las empresas de seguros en un apuro.

d. los apuros

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The death of his main ally put him in a bind.La muerte de su aliado principal lo puso en apuros.

10.

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(nuisance)

Regionalism used in the United Kingdom

(United Kingdom)

a. la lata

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

The fog is a bind. It makes it hard to see when I'm driving.La niebla es una lata. Me dificulta ver cuando manejo.

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