bound Meaning | BeDict

verb

Atar, amarrar

To tie; to confine by any ligature.

Examples :

"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.

action condition

verb

Unirse, adherirse

To cohere or stick together in a mass.

Examples :

"Just to make the cheese more binding"

Solo para que el queso se adhiera más.

mass material

verb

Estar limitado, estar restringido

To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.

Examples :

"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.

action condition

verb

Atar, obligar

To exert a binding or restraining influence.

Examples :

"These are the ties that bind."

Estos son los lazos que atan.

law action business

verb

Atar, amarrar

To tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.

Examples :

"to bind grain in bundles to bind a prisoner"

Atar el grano en haces; atar a un prisionero.

action process

verb

Atar, restringir, limitar

To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind.

Examples :

"Frost binds the earth."

La helada ata la tierra.

action police law

verb

Atar, unir

To couple.

Examples :

"The teacher is bound to a strict schedule for the week. "

El profesor está atado a un horario estricto para la semana.

action being process

verb

Obligar, vincular

To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other social tie.

Examples :

"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 sí

law moral society philosophy state government human right family value

verb

Obligar, vincular

To put (a person) under definite legal obligations, especially, under the obligation of a bond or covenant.

Examples :

"The contract bound the student to complete all course requirements. "

El contrato obligaba al estudiante a completar todos los requisitos del curso.

law government

verb

Obligar, vincular

To place under legal obligation to serve.

Examples :

"to bind an apprentice bound out to service"

Obligar a un aprendiz a servir.

government law politics military service

verb

Bordear, ribetear

To protect or strengthen by applying a band or binding, as the edge of a carpet or garment.

Examples :

"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.

material appearance wear

verb

Atar, sujetar

To make fast (a thing) about or upon something, as by tying; to encircle with something.

Examples :

"to bind a belt about one to bind a compress upon a wound"

atar un cinturón alrededor de alguien, sujetar una compresa sobre una herida

action process

verb

Vendar, cubrir

To cover, as with a bandage.

Examples :

"to bind up a wound"

Vendar una herida.

medicine

verb

Restringir, limitar

To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action, as by producing constipation.

Examples :

"Certain drugs bind the bowels."

Ciertos medicamentos restringen los intestinos.

medicine physiology

verb

Encuadernar

To put together in a cover, as of books.

Examples :

"The three novels were bound together."

Las tres novelas fueron encuadernadas juntas.

writing stationery

verb

Unir, pegar

To make two or more elements stick together.

Examples :

"The glue bound the broken pieces of the ceramic plate together. "

El pegamento unió los pedazos rotos del plato de cerámica.

material compound

verb

Vincular, asociar

To associate an identifier with a value; to associate a variable name, method name, etc. with the content of a storage location.

Examples :

"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.

computing technical technology internet machine

verb

Quejarse, lamentarse

To complain; to whine about something.

Examples :

"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.

attitude emotion character communication

adjective

Obligado a

(with infinitive) Obliged (to).

Examples :

"You are not legally bound to reply."

No estás legalmente obligado a responder.

moral law

adjective

ligado

(of a morpheme) That cannot stand alone as a free word.

Examples :

"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.

grammar language linguistics word

adjective

Acotado, limitado

(of a variable) Constrained by a quantifier.

Examples :

"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.

computing math logic

adjective

Estreñido

Constipated; costive.

Examples :

"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.

medicine physiology body

adjective

Limitado, confinado

Confined or restricted to a certain place; e.g. railbound.

Examples :

"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.

place condition

adjective

Atado, inmovilizado, bloqueado

Unable to move in certain conditions; e.g. snowbound.

Examples :

"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.

condition weather situation environment disaster

adjective

Listo, preparado

Ready, prepared.

Examples :

"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.

attitude

adjective

Dispuesto a, camino a, rumbo a

Ready to start or go (to); moving in the direction (of).

Examples :

"Is that message bound for me?"

¿Ese mensaje es para mí?

direction attitude

adjective

Propenso a, destinado a

(with infinitive) Very likely (to), certain to

Examples :

"They were bound to come into conflict eventually."

Estaban destinados a entrar en conflicto eventualmente.

possibility future

noun

Límite, frontera

(often used in plural) A boundary, the border which one must cross in order to enter or leave a territory.

Examples :

"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.

area geography place nation politics property

noun

Límite, cota

A value which is known to be greater or smaller than a given set of values.

Examples :

"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.

math value number computing

verb

Limitar, rodear

To surround a territory or other geographical entity.

Examples :

"France, Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra bound Spain."

Francia, Portugal, Gibraltar y Andorra limitan España.

geography area world

verb

Limitar, ser el límite de

To be the boundary of.

Examples :

"The river bound the farmer's field. "

El río limitaba el campo del granjero.

area property geography

noun

Salto

A sizeable jump, great leap.

Examples :

"The deer crossed the stream in a single bound."

El ciervo cruzó el arroyo de un solo salto.

action achievement

noun

Salto

A spring from one foot to the other in dancing.

Examples :

"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.

dance sport entertainment action

noun

Rebote, salto

A bounce; a rebound.

Examples :

"the bound of a ball"

el rebote de una pelota

physics action

verb

Saltar, brincar

To leap, move by jumping.

Examples :

"The rabbit bounded down the lane."

El conejo saltó por el camino.

action animal sport way

verb

Hacer saltar, hacer dar un salto

To cause to leap.

Examples :

"to bound a horse"

Hacer saltar a un caballo.

action animal

verb

Rebotar, saltar

To rebound; to bounce.

Examples :

"a rubber ball bounds on the floor"

Una pelota de goma bota en el suelo.

action physics

verb

Hacer rebotar, rebotar

To cause to rebound; to throw so that it will rebound; to bounce.

Examples :

"to bound a ball on the floor"

Hacer rebotar una pelota en el suelo.

physics sport action energy

Meanings

Atar, amarrar

Examples :

"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.

Unirse, adherirse

Examples :

"Just to make the cheese more binding"

Solo para que el queso se adhiera más.

Estar limitado, estar restringido

Examples :

"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.

Atar, obligar

Examples :

"These are the ties that bind."

Estos son los lazos que atan.

Atar, amarrar

Examples :

"to bind grain in bundles to bind a prisoner"

Atar el grano en haces; atar a un prisionero.

Atar, restringir, limitar

Examples :

"Frost binds the earth."

La helada ata la tierra.

Atar, unir

Examples :

"The teacher is bound to a strict schedule for the week. "

El profesor está atado a un horario estricto para la semana.

Obligar, vincular

Examples :

"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 sí

Obligar, vincular

Examples :

"The contract bound the student to complete all course requirements. "

El contrato obligaba al estudiante a completar todos los requisitos del curso.

Obligar, vincular

Examples :

"to bind an apprentice bound out to service"

Obligar a un aprendiz a servir.

Bordear, ribetear

Examples :

"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.

Atar, sujetar

Examples :

"to bind a belt about one to bind a compress upon a wound"

atar un cinturón alrededor de alguien, sujetar una compresa sobre una herida

Vendar, cubrir

Examples :

"to bind up a wound"

Vendar una herida.

Restringir, limitar

Examples :

"Certain drugs bind the bowels."

Ciertos medicamentos restringen los intestinos.

Encuadernar

Examples :

"The three novels were bound together."

Las tres novelas fueron encuadernadas juntas.

Unir, pegar

Examples :

"The glue bound the broken pieces of the ceramic plate together. "

El pegamento unió los pedazos rotos del plato de cerámica.

Vincular, asociar

Examples :

"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.

Quejarse, lamentarse

Examples :

"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.

Obligado a

Examples :

"You are not legally bound to reply."

No estás legalmente obligado a responder.

ligado

Examples :

"The prefix "un-" in the word "unhappy" is a bound morpheme; it cannot stand alone as a word. "