1 (fasten) [+one's shoelaces] atarse; amarrarse; (LAm) [+sb's shoelaces] atar; amarrar; (LAm) [+one's necktie] hacerse el nudo de; [+sb's necktie] hacer el nudo de; [+parcel] atar; amarrar; (LAm) don't forget to tie your shoelaces she pulled on her shoes and tied the laces the parcel was tied with thick cord the box was tied with a red ribbon roll the meat and tie it with string don't tie the bandage too tightly] to tie [tight(ly)] to tie sth [(a)round] sth
she tied a ribbon around the kitten's neck ató un lazo al cuello del gatito he tied the rope around his waist se ató la cuerda a la cintura
he tied the rope (a)round a rock he tied an apron (a)round his waist he tied a bandage (a)round my head
her hands were tied behind her back tenía las manos atadas a la espalda when she came round, her hands were tied behind her back
to tie sth in a bow hacer un lazo con algo she tied the silk scarf into an ingeniously elegant bow her hair was tied in a bow a tall woman with long auburn hair tied in a bow he tied a small bow in the ribbon straps are thin and tied in bows on the shoulder
to tie a knot in sth hacer un nudo en or con algo he tied a slip knot he took a short length of rope and swiftly tied a slip knot she tied a knot in a cherry stem she tied her hair in a loose knot she grabbed her hair in both hands and swept it back, tying it in a loose knot she wore a checked shirt, tied in a knot above the navel she tied her scarf [over] her head a posy of flowers tied together with bows to tie sth/sb [to] sth
he tied the dog to a lamppost ató el perro a una farola to tie a dog to a post he tied her [to] a tree she tied him to a chair we are going to tie this letter to a brick and throw it over the railings the dog had been tied to a lamppost
he tied the ends of the cord together ató los extremos de la cuerda he tied her hands together le ató las manos
he tied the ends of the plastic bag together ató amarró los extremos de la bolsa de plástico his hands are tied, he has his hands tied
we'd like to help, but our hands are tied nos gustaría ayudar pero tenemos atadas las manos The county council admits that its hands are tied inspectors who have their hands tied to be tied hand and foot to tie the knot to tie o.s. (up) in knots baffled foreigners have tied themselves in knots trying to translate Squidgy he has tied himself in knots on the abortion issue to tie sb (up) in knots he could tie her in knots in an argument
2 (link) relacionar;to con rates are tied to property values las contribuciones urbanas están relacionadas con el valor or van ligadas al valor del inmueble
their cancers are not so clearly tied to radiation exposure his social and business lives are closely tied
3 (restrict) atar I'm tied to the house/my desk all day me paso todo el día atada a la casa/la mesa de trabajo; are we tied to this plan? ¿estamos atados or restringidos a este plan?; she didn't want to be tied to a long-term contract no quería atarse a un contrato a largo plazo
we're not tied to any particular itinerary the actress didn't want to be tied to a long-running series they have children and are tied to the school holidays I wouldn't like to be tied to catching the last train home the house is tied to her husband's job
4 (Dep) [+game, match] empatar he ruined his team's last chance to tie the game \he missed a late chance to tie the game\ when his shot drifted wide
