tie down

tie down
transitive verb
1) (fasten) festbinden
2) (fig.): (restrict) binden

be tied down by something — durch etwas gebunden od. eingeschränkt sein

tie somebody down to a time/a schedule — jemanden auf eine Zeit/einen Zeitplan festlegen

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tie down
vt
1. (secure to ground)
to \tie down down ⇆ sth etw festbinden
make sure you \tie down down anything that might blow away in the storm binde bloß alles fest, was im Sturm weggeweht werden könnte
2. (fig)
to be \tie downd down gebunden sein
to \tie down sb down to sth (fam) jdn auf etw akk festlegen
I'll try to \tie down her down on her plans ich versuche, sie dazu zu bringen, ihre Pläne auch in die Tat umzusetzen
3. MIL (restrict mobility of)
to \tie down down ⇆ sb jdn binden
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vt sep
1) (lit) festbinden (to an +dat); huts, tents verankern (to in +dat); horse fesseln
2) (fig: restrict) binden (to an +acc); meaning genau bestimmen

to tie sb/oneself down to sth — jdn/sich auf etw (acc) festlegen

to tie oneself down to doing sth —

marriage/owning property ties you down — durch die Ehe/durch Eigentum ist man gebunden

she's tied down because of the children, the children tie her down — durch die Kinder ist sie sehr gebunden

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tie down v/t
1. fesseln (to an akk)
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3. MIL gegnerische Truppen binden
4. fig (to)
a) jemanden binden (an akk):
tie o.s. down sich (auch ehelich etc) binden
b) jemanden festlegen (auf akk)
5. be tied down fig angebunden sein
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transitive verb
1) (fasten) festbinden
2) (fig.): (restrict) binden

be tied down by something — durch etwas gebunden od. eingeschränkt sein

tie somebody down to a time/a schedule — jemanden auf eine Zeit/einen Zeitplan festlegen


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