fasten

sujetar

fasten(fah-sihn)

transitive verb

1. (to secure to another object)

a. sujetar

I fastened all the loose sheets together with a staple.

Sujeté todas las hojas sueltas con una grapa.

b. atar

We fastened the bikes to the back of the car with ropes.

Atamos las bicicletas a la parte posterior del carro con cuerdas.

c. pegar

My mother helped me to fasten the decals to my Boy Scout uniform.

Mi madre me ayudó a pegar las calcomanías a mi uniforme de boyscout.

d. amarrar

(Latin America)

Fasten your shoelaces so that you don't trip.

Amarrate los cordones de los zapatos para que no te resbales.

2. (to close)

a. cerrar

She fastened the door when she left the apartment so that nobody could get in.

Cerró la puerta cuando salió del apartamento para que nadie más pudiera entrar.

b. echar el cerrojo a

Make sure to fasten the windows before the hurricane hits.

Asegúrate de echar el cerrojo de las ventanas antes de que llegue el huracán.

c. abrocharse (clothing)

She fastened her bathrobe, put on her slippers, and answered the door.

Se abrochó el albornoz, se puso las chanclas y abrió la puerta.

3. (to direct intently)

a. fijar

He fastened his eyes on her and didn't take them off her all evening.

Le fijó la mirada y no la desvió en toda la noche.

4. (to ascribe)

a. atribuir

Because she didn't want to get into trouble, she fastened the blame on me.

Porque no quería meterse en un lío, me atribuyó la culpa.

intransitive verb

5. (to shut)

a. cerrarse

I tried to fix the door but the lock won't fasten properly.

Traté de arreglar la puerta pero la cerradura no se cierra bien.

b. abrocharse

The dress fastens at the back.

El vestido se abrocha en la espalda.

fasten

transitive verb

1. (attach)

a. sujetar

2. (door, window)

a. cerrar, echar el cerrojo a

3. (fig)

a. fijar (eyes, attention)

to fasten one's belt/buttonsabrocharse el cinturón/los botones

intransitive verb

4. (garment)

a. abrocharse

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fasten [ˈfɑːsn]

transitive verb

1 (secure) [+belt, dress, seat belt] abrochar; [+door, box, window] cerrar; (with rope) atar; (with paste) pegar; (with bolt) echar el cerrojo a

to fasten two things together pegar/sujetar dos cosas

2 (attach) sujetar; atribuir

to fasten the blame/responsibility (for sth) on sb echar la culpa/atribuir la responsabilidad (de algo) a algn; they're trying to fasten the crime on me tratan de achacarme or atribuirme el crimen a mí

intransitive verb

[+door, box] cerrarse; [+dress] abrocharse

it fastens in front se abrocha por delante