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be obligated to

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Inglés		Español
be obligated to do [sth] v expr	(be morally or legally bound to do)	estar obligado a loc verb
	Parents are obligated to provide food and shelter for their children.
be obligated to [sb] v expr	(be morally or legally bound to [sb])	estar comprometido con loc verb
		estar atado a loc verb
	My in-laws offered to lend us the money, but we didn't want to be obligated to them.
	Mis suegros ofrecieron prestarnos el dinero, pero no queríamos estar comprometidos con ellos.
feel obligated vi + adj	(feel morally or legally bound)	sentirse comprometido v prnl + adj
		sentirse atado v prnl + adj
	I wish I'd never let Tom pay off my debts; now I feel obligated.
	Ojalá nunca hubiera dejado que Tom pagara mis deudas, ahora me siento comprometido.
feel obligated to do [sth] v expr	(feel morally or legally bound to do)	sentirse obligado a loc verb
	I feel obligated to help Jenny move house as she did the same for me last year.
feel obligated to [sb] v expr	(feel morally or legally bound to [sb])	estar comprometido con loc verb
	Josh wants to quit college but feels obligated to his parents, who paid a lot of money for him to go there.

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