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ligature

/ˈlɪɡətʃɚ/

Meanings
noun

Ligadura, atadura

The act of tying or binding something.

Examples :

"The nurse applied a tight ligature to the patient's arm before drawing blood. "
La enfermera aplicó una ligadura apretada en el brazo del paciente antes de extraer sangre.
action process
noun

Ligadura

A character that visually combines multiple letters, such as æ, œ, ß or ij; also logotype. Sometimes called a typographic ligature.

Examples :

"The font used in this old book features a beautiful ligature that combines the letters "f" and "i" into a single character. "
La fuente utilizada en este libro antiguo presenta una hermosa ligadura que combina las letras "f" e "i" en un solo carácter.
language linguistics type writing character communication
noun

Ligadura

A group of notes played as a phrase, or the curved line that indicates such a phrase.

Examples :

"The piano teacher showed the student the ligature connecting the four notes, explaining they should be played smoothly as a single musical idea. "
El profesor de piano le mostró al estudiante la ligadura que conectaba las cuatro notas, explicando que debían tocarse suavemente como una sola idea musical.
music writing
noun

Impotencia causada por magia o hechizos

Impotence caused by magic or charms.

Examples :

"The village elder whispered that the farmer's sudden and inexplicable inability to produce crops was not due to poor soil, but a ligature cast by a jealous rival. "
El anciano del pueblo susurró que la repentina e inexplicable incapacidad del granjero para producir cosechas no se debía a la mala tierra, sino a una impotencia causada por magia lanzada por un rival celoso.
mythology curse religion supernatural sex

Related Words

Illustration mouthpiece

mouthpiece noun

/ˈmaʊθˌpiːs/

Boquilla

"He cleaned the mouthpiece of his trumpet after band practice. "

Limpió la boquilla de su trompeta después de la práctica de la banda.

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

Algo, cosa

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

Mi amigo me dijo que había algo en la caja, pero aún no sabía qué era.

Illustration connecting

connecting verb

/kəˈnɛktɪŋ/

Conectar, unir

"I think this piece connects to that piece over there."

Creo que esta pieza se conecta a esa pieza de allá.

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

Especialmente, particularmente

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Mi hermana es muy servicial, especialmente cuando se trata de organizar cosas.

Illustration inexplicable

inexplicable adjective

/ɪnˈɛk.splɪ.kə.bəl/

Inexplicable, inexplicable

"The sudden, inexplicable silence in the classroom before the test made everyone nervous. "

El silencio repentino e inexplicable en el aula antes del examen puso nerviosos a todos.

Illustration explaining

explaining verb

/ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ/ /ɛkˈspleɪnɪŋ/

Explicar, aclarar

"To explain a chapter of the Bible."

Explicar un capítulo de la Biblia.

Illustration carefully

carefully adverb

/ˈkɛːfli/ /ˈkɛɹfli/

Tristemente, con tristeza

"He listened carefully to his mother's concerns, feeling sorrowful about her disappointment. "

Escuchó tristemente las preocupaciones de su madre, sintiéndose apenado por su decepción.

Illustration stiffened

stiffened verb

/ˈstɪfənd/ /ˈstɪfənd/

Endurecer, poner rígido

"The cold water stiffened my fingers, making it hard to button my coat. "

El agua fría endureció mis dedos, dificultando abrocharme el abrigo.

Illustration character

character noun

/ˈkæɹəktə/ /ˈkæɹəktɚ/

Personaje

"The main character in the school play was a brave student. "

El personaje principal de la obra escolar era un estudiante valiente.

Illustration operation

operation noun

/ˌɒpəˈɹeɪʃən/ /ˌɑpəˈɹeɪʃən/

Funcionamiento, operación

"The operation of the new coffee machine is quite simple. "

El funcionamiento de la nueva cafetera es bastante sencillo.

Illustration instruments

instruments noun

/ˈɪnstɹəmənts/

Instrumentos musicales

"The violinist was a master of her instrument."

La violinista era una maestra de su instrumento.

Illustration stiffness

stiffness noun

/ˈstɪfnəs/

Rigidez, dureza

"After sitting at the desk for hours, I felt a lot of stiffness in my neck. "

Después de estar sentado en el escritorio durante horas, sentí mucha rigidez en el cuello.