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oblige

/əˈblaɪdʒ/

Meanings
verb

Obligar, forzar

To constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means.

Examples :

"I am obliged to report to the police station every week."
Estoy obligado a presentarme en la comisaría cada semana.
moral law action society government toeic

Related Words

Illustration obligation

obligation noun

/ɑb.ləˈɡeɪ.ʃən/

Obligación, compromiso

"My obligation to my family means I need to visit them regularly. "

Mi obligación con mi familia significa que necesito visitarlos regularmente.

Illustration parking

parking verb

/ˈpɑːkɪŋ/ /ˈpɑɹkɪŋ/

Aparcar

"I parked the drive heads of my hard disk before travelling with my laptop."

Aparqué los cabezales de mi disco duro antes de viajar con mi portátil.

Illustration creating

creating verb

/kɹiːˈeɪtɪŋ/

Crear, generar

"You can create the color orange by mixing yellow and red."

Puedes crear el color naranja mezclando amarillo y rojo.

Illustration social

social noun

/ˈsəʊʃəl/ /ˈsoʊ.ʃəl/

Reunión social, encuentro

"They organized a social at the dance club to get people to know each other."

Organizaron un encuentro en el club de baile para que la gente se conociera.

Illustration someone

someone noun

/ˈsʌmwʌn/

Alguien

"Do you need a gift for that special someone?"

¿Necesitas un regalo para esa persona especial?

Illustration originally

originally adverb

/əˈɹɪdʒnəli/

Originalmente, inicialmente

"Originally, this paper was white, but over the years it has yellowed with age."

Originalmente, este papel era blanco, pero con los años se ha amarilleado por la edad.

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indebted verb

/ɪnˈdɛtɪd/

Endeudar, obligar

"The scholarship indebted the student to the university for their future success. "

La beca endeudó al estudiante con la universidad por su éxito futuro.

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obliged verb

/əˈblaɪdʒd/

Obligar, forzar

"I am obliged to report to the police station every week."

Estoy obligado a presentarme en la comisaría cada semana.

Illustration report

report noun

/ɹəˈpoːt/ /ɹɪˈpɔːt/ /ɹɪˈpɔɹt/

Informe, reporte

"A report by the telecommunications ministry on the phone network revealed a severe capacity problem."

Un informe del ministerio de telecomunicaciones sobre la red telefónica reveló un grave problema de capacidad.

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constrain verb

/kənˈstɹeɪn/

Restringir, obligar

"The heavy workload and family responsibilities constrain my free time. "

La gran carga de trabajo y las responsabilidades familiares restringen mi tiempo libre.

Illustration station

station noun

/ˈsteɪʃən/

Estación

"The train station was crowded with people waiting for their trains. "

La estación de tren estaba llena de gente esperando sus trenes.

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service noun

/ˈsɜːvɪs/ /ˈsɝvɪs/

Servicio, ayuda

"I say I did him a service by ending our relationship – now he can freely pursue his career."

Digo que le hice un servicio al terminar nuestra relación; ahora puede seguir libremente su carrera.