verb🔗ShareAtar, amarrarTo tie; to confine by any ligature."The teacher bound the student's unruly papers together with a large, colorful ribbon. "El profesor ató los papeles rebeldes del estudiante con una cinta grande y colorida.actionconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareUnirse, adherirseTo cohere or stick together in a mass."Just to make the cheese more binding"Solo para que el queso se adhiera más.massmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEstar limitado, estar restringidoTo be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction."I wish I knew why the sewing machine binds up after I use it for a while."Ojalá supiera por qué la máquina de coser se atasca después de usarla un rato.actionconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAtar, obligarTo exert a binding or restraining influence."These are the ties that bind."Estos son los lazos que atan.lawactionbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAtar, amarrarTo tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc."to bind grain in bundles to bind a prisoner"Atar el grano en haces; atar a un prisionero.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAtar, restringir, limitarTo confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind."Frost binds the earth."La helada ata la tierra.actionpolicelawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAtar, unirTo couple."The teacher is bound to a strict schedule for the week. "El profesor está atado a un horario estricto para la semana.actionbeingprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareObligar, vincularTo oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other social tie."to bind the conscience to bind by kindness bound by affection commerce binds nations to each other"obligar la conciencia vincular por la bondad vinculado por el afecto el comercio vincula a las naciones entre sílawmoralsocietyphilosophystategovernmenthumanrightfamilyvalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareObligar, vincularTo put (a person) under definite legal obligations, especially, under the obligation of a bond or covenant."The contract bound the student to complete all course requirements. "El contrato obligaba al estudiante a completar todos los requisitos del curso.lawgovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareObligar, vincularTo place under legal obligation to serve."to bind an apprentice bound out to service"Obligar a un aprendiz a servir.governmentlawpoliticsmilitaryserviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBordear, ribetearTo protect or strengthen by applying a band or binding, as the edge of a carpet or garment."The seamstress carefully bound the edges of the tablecloth to prevent fraying. "La costurera bordeó cuidadosamente los bordes del mantel para evitar que se deshilachara.materialappearancewearChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAtar, sujetarTo make fast (a thing) about or upon something, as by tying; to encircle with something."to bind a belt about one to bind a compress upon a wound"atar un cinturón alrededor de alguien, sujetar una compresa sobre una heridaactionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareVendar, cubrirTo cover, as with a bandage."to bind up a wound"Vendar una herida.medicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRestringir, limitarTo prevent or restrain from customary or natural action, as by producing constipation."Certain drugs bind the bowels."Ciertos medicamentos restringen los intestinos.medicinephysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEncuadernarTo put together in a cover, as of books."The three novels were bound together."Las tres novelas fueron encuadernadas juntas.writingstationeryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareUnir, pegarTo make two or more elements stick together."The glue bound the broken pieces of the ceramic plate together. "El pegamento unió los pedazos rotos del plato de cerámica.materialcompoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareVincular, asociarTo associate an identifier with a value; to associate a variable name, method name, etc. with the content of a storage location."The program is bound to the correct file, so it can access the data. "El programa está vinculado al archivo correcto, por lo que puede acceder a los datos.computingtechnicaltechnologyinternetmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareQuejarse, lamentarseTo complain; to whine about something."My little brother was bound about not getting to play video games after dinner. "Mi hermano pequeño se quejaba de no poder jugar videojuegos después de la cena.attitudeemotioncharactercommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareObligado a(with infinitive) Obliged (to)."You are not legally bound to reply."No estás legalmente obligado a responder.morallawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Shareligado(of a morpheme) That cannot stand alone as a free word."The prefix "un-" in the word "unhappy" is a bound morpheme; it cannot stand alone as a word. "El prefijo "un-" en la palabra "unhappy" es un morfema ligado; no puede existir solo como una palabra.grammarlanguagelinguisticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAcotado, limitado(of a variable) Constrained by a quantifier."The number of cookies each child can have is bound by the number of cookies in the jar. "El número de galletas que cada niño puede tener está limitado por el número de galletas en el tarro.computingmathlogicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareEstreñidoConstipated; costive."My grandmother was feeling bound this morning, so she stayed home from school. "Mi abuela se sentía estreñida esta mañana, así que se quedó en casa y no fue a la escuela.medicinephysiologybodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareLimitado, confinadoConfined or restricted to a certain place; e.g. railbound."The train schedule was railbound, so we couldn't change our travel plans. "El horario del tren estaba confinado a las vías, así que no pudimos cambiar nuestros planes de viaje.placeconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAtado, inmovilizado, bloqueadoUnable to move in certain conditions; e.g. snowbound."The heavy snowfall left the city bound, and we couldn't leave our houses. "La fuerte nevada dejó la ciudad bloqueada y no pudimos salir de nuestras casas.conditionweathersituationenvironmentdisasterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareListo, preparadoReady, prepared."The students were bound to succeed; they had studied diligently all week. "Los estudiantes estaban listos para tener éxito; habían estudiado diligentemente toda la semana.attitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareDispuesto a, camino a, rumbo aReady to start or go (to); moving in the direction (of)."Is that message bound for me?"¿Ese mensaje es para mí?directionattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePropenso a, destinado a(with infinitive) Very likely (to), certain to"They were bound to come into conflict eventually."Estaban destinados a entrar en conflicto eventualmente.possibilityfutureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLímite, frontera(often used in plural) A boundary, the border which one must cross in order to enter or leave a territory."I reached the northern bound of my property, took a deep breath and walked on."Llegué al límite norte de mi propiedad, respiré hondo y seguí caminando.areageographyplacenationpoliticspropertyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLímite, cotaA value which is known to be greater or smaller than a given set of values."The upper bound for the test scores was 95, meaning no one scored higher. "El límite superior para las puntuaciones del examen fue de 95, lo que significa que nadie obtuvo una puntuación más alta.mathvaluenumbercomputingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareLimitar, rodearTo surround a territory or other geographical entity."France, Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra bound Spain."Francia, Portugal, Gibraltar y Andorra limitan España.geographyareaworldChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareLimitar, ser el límite deTo be the boundary of."The river bound the farmer's field. "El río limitaba el campo del granjero.areapropertygeographyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSaltoA sizeable jump, great leap."The deer crossed the stream in a single bound."El ciervo cruzó el arroyo de un solo salto.actionachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSaltoA spring from one foot to the other in dancing."The dancer's bound was impressive, a powerful spring from one foot to the other. "El salto del bailarín fue impresionante, un poderoso salto de un pie al otro.dancesportentertainmentactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRebote, saltoA bounce; a rebound."the bound of a ball"el rebote de una pelotaphysicsactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSaltar, brincarTo leap, move by jumping."The rabbit bounded down the lane."El conejo saltó por el camino.actionanimalsportwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareHacer saltar, hacer dar un saltoTo cause to leap."to bound a horse"Hacer saltar a un caballo.actionanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRebotar, saltarTo rebound; to bounce."a rubber ball bounds on the floor"Una pelota de goma bota en el suelo.actionphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareHacer rebotar, rebotarTo cause to rebound; to throw so that it will rebound; to bounce."to bound a ball on the floor"Hacer rebotar una pelota en el suelo.physicssportactionenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
