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to tie up
[phrase form: tie]
01
amarrar, atracar
to fasten an object securely with ropes
Transitive: to tie up sth
Ditransitive: to tie up sth to sth
Exemplos
Before sailing, sailors tie the boat up to the dock.
Antes de zarpar, os marinheiros amarram o barco ao cais.
He tied up the horse to the hitching post.
Ele amarrou o cavalo ao poste de amarração.
02
finalizar, concluir
(in crocheting) to complete the final row of stitches before finishing the project
Transitive: to tie up sth
Exemplos
After hours of knitting, she tied up the scarf with a flourish.
Depois de horas tricotando, ela finalizou o cachecol com um floreio.
She tied the crocheted blanket up with a delicate edging.
Ela finalizou o cobertor de crochê com uma borda delicada.
03
bloquear, paralisar
to prevent something from normal movement or operation
Transitive: to tie up sb/sth
Exemplos
The traffic accident tied up the entire highway for hours.
O acidente de trânsito paralisou toda a estrada por horas.
A fallen tree branch tied up the power lines, causing a temporary outage in the neighborhood.
Um galho de árvore caído amarrou as linhas de energia, causando um apagão temporário no bairro.
04
amarrar, atar
to safely attach a boat in its dock
Transitive: to tie up sth
Exemplos
They decided to tie up the kayaks along the riverbank.
Eles decidiram amarrar os caiaques ao longo da margem do rio.
The fisherman needed to tie up his dinghy before heading home.
O pescador precisava amarrar seu bote antes de ir para casa.
05
amarrar, investir
to invest money or resources in a way that restricts their availability for other uses
Ditransitive: to tie up sth in sth
Exemplos
She decided to tie her savings up in a long-term investment.
Ela decidiu aplicar suas economias em um investimento de longo prazo.
The company tied the budget up in ambitious research projects.
A empresa amarrou o orçamento em projetos de pesquisa ambiciosos.
06
amarrar, vincular
to connect or link something to another thing, often making them depend on or relate to each other in some way
Exemplos
Much of his money is tied up in property.
Grande parte do seu dinheiro está investido em propriedades.
The issue was tied up with past decisions.
O problema estava vinculado a decisões passadas.
