to tie up
[phrase form: tie]
01
binda fast, förtöja
to fasten an object securely with ropes
Transitive: to tie up sth
Ditransitive: to tie up sth to sth
Exempel
Before sailing, sailors tie the boat up to the dock.
Innan avsegling binder sjömännen båten vid kajen.
He tied up the horse to the hitching post.
Han band hästen vid bindningsstolpen.
02
avsluta, slutföra
(in crocheting) to complete the final row of stitches before finishing the project
Transitive: to tie up sth
Exempel
After hours of knitting, she tied up the scarf with a flourish.
Efter timmars stickning avslutade hon halsduken med en sväng.
She tied the crocheted blanket up with a delicate edging.
Hon avslutade den virkade filten med en fin kant.
03
blockera, lamslå
to prevent something from normal movement or operation
Transitive: to tie up sb/sth
Exempel
The traffic accident tied up the entire highway for hours.
Trafikolyckan blockerade hela motorvägen i timmar.
A fallen tree branch tied up the power lines, causing a temporary outage in the neighborhood.
En fallen trädgren band fast elkablarna och orsakade en tillfällig strömavbrott i grannskapet.
04
fästa, förtöja
to safely attach a boat in its dock
Transitive: to tie up sth
Exempel
They decided to tie up the kayaks along the riverbank.
De bestämde sig för att binda kajakerna längs flodbanken.
The fisherman needed to tie up his dinghy before heading home.
Fiskaren behövde binda sin jolle innan han gick hem.
05
binda, investera
to invest money or resources in a way that restricts their availability for other uses
Ditransitive: to tie up sth in sth
Exempel
She decided to tie her savings up in a long-term investment.
Hon bestämde sig för att binda sina besparingar i en långsiktig investering.
The company tied the budget up in ambitious research projects.
Företaget band budgeten i ambitiösa forskningsprojekt.
06
binda, länka
to connect or link something to another thing, often making them depend on or relate to each other in some way
Exempel
Much of his money is tied up in property.
Mycket av hans pengar är bundet i fastigheter.
The issue was tied up with past decisions.
Problemet var knutet till tidigare beslut.
