| Principal Translations |
| bond n | figurative (emotional tie) | lazo nm |
| | | vínculo nm |
| | The two sisters have a real bond. |
| | Las dos hermanas tenían un verdadero lazo. |
| | Las dos hermanas tenían un verdadero vínculo. |
| bond n | (union) | vínculo nm |
| | The two countries have shared a bond for many years. |
| | Los dos países habían compartido un vínculo por muchos años. |
| bonds npl | (restraints: chains, ropes) | ataduras nfpl |
| | | cadenas nfpl |
| | The prisoner struggled to free himself from his bonds. |
| | El prisionero luchó para liberarse de sus ataduras. |
| bond [sth]⇒ vtr | (stick, join together) | pegar⇒ vtr |
| | We bond the pieces of the model airplane with glue. |
| | Pegamos las partes del avión a escala con adhesivo. |
| bond⇒ vi | figurative (get emotionally closer) (AR, coloquial) | pegar onda loc verb |
| | | hacerse amigos loc verb |
| | When they first met, Mary and Luke bonded over a shared love of horror films. Now they're best friends. |
| | Cuando se conocieron, Mary y Luke pegaron onda por su amor a las películas de terror. Ahora son los mejores amigos. |
| bond with [sb] vi | figurative (get emotionally closer) | intimar con vi + prep |
| | | establecer vínculos con loc verb + prep |
| | It didn't take long for Janet to bond with her foster parents. |
| | No le llevó mucho tiempo a Janet intimar con sus padres de acogida. |
| Additional Translations |
| bond n | (finance: promissory note) (instrumento de crédito) | bono nm |
| | The city plans a bond issue to pay for the bridge. |
| | El municipio planea emitir bonos para financiar el puente. |
| bond n | (law: bail) | fianza nf |
| | The accused men posted bonds and were released from custody. |
| | Los acusados pagaron las fianzas y quedaron en libertad provisional. |
| bond n | (fastener) | adhesivo nm |
| | We used strong glue as a bond for the broken cup. |
| | Usamos una cola fuerte como adhesivo para la taza quebrada. |
| bond n | (force: connects atoms) | enlace nm |
| | A water molecule contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms connected by covalent bonds. |
| | Una molécula de agua tiene un átomo de oxígeno y dos de hidrógeno conectados por enlaces covalentes. |
| bond n | (binding promise) | compromiso nm |
| | My word is my bond. |
| | Mi palabra es mi compromiso. |
| bond n | (commercial security) (Economía) | bono nm |
| | The city of Cleveland issued the bonds for building and repairing bridges. |
| | La ciudad de Cleveland emitió bonos para construir y reparar puentes. |
| bond n | (arrangement of bricks) (construcción) | unión nf |
| bond⇒ vi | (hold together) | pegarse⇒ v prnl |
| | (formal) | adherirse⇒ v prnl |
| | Hold the wooden panel in place for a few minutes while the adhesive bonds. |
| | Sostén el panel de madera en su sitio durante unos minutos mientras el adhesivo se pega. |
Compound Forms:
bond | bonding |
| appeal bond n | (law: money held until appeal) | fianza de apelación loc nom f |
| arrest bond n | (law: bail) | fianza por arresto loc nom f |
| | | fianza por detención loc nom f |
| attachment bond n | (between child and guardian) | vínculo afectivo nm + adj |
| bail bond | (law) | fianza nf |
| bearer bond n | (law: debt security) | bono al portador, título al portador loc nom m |
| bid bond n | (finance: secured debt) | garantía de licitación loc nom f |
| | The project owner issued a bid bond to the contractor. |
| | El dueño del proyecto emitió una garantía de licitación para el contratista. |
| bond issue n | (finance: debt instrument) | emisión de bonos nf + loc adj |
| | | bonos de la deuda nmpl + loc adj |
| bond issue n | (government: ballot question) | pregunta sobre presupuesto en la papeleta electoral nf + loc prep |
| bond paper n | (printing: high-grade paper) | papel bond loc nom m |
| bond servant n | (slave) | esclavo, esclava nm, nf |
| bond servant n | ([sb] who must serve without pay) | esclavo, esclava nm, nf |
| chemical bond n | (force that connects atoms) | enlace químico nm |
| | Chemical compounds are formed by the chemical bonding of two or more atoms. |
| common bond n | ([sth] shared, unifying) | tener en común loc verb |
| | My common bond with him is that we grew up in the same neighborhood. |
| | Lo que tenemos en común es el barrio en que crecimos. |
| convertible bond n | often plural (business: changeable to stocks or cash) | bono convertible nm + adj mf |
| | | obligación convertible nf + adj mf |
coordinate bond,
co-ordinate bond,
dative bond n | (chemistry: type covalent bond) (química) | enlace coordinado nm + adj |
| | | enlace de coordinación nm + loc adj |
| corporate bond n | (debt instrument) | bono corporativo nm + adj |
| coupon bond n | (finance: investment bond) (economía) | bono cupón loc nom m |
| covalent bond n | (chemistry: shared electrons) | enlace covalente loc nom m |
| debenture bond n | (finance: long-term fixed interest bond) | obligación de renta fija loc nom f |
| | | obligacion hipotecaria loc nom f |
| | | cédula hipotecaria loc nom f |
| | (AR) | debenture con garantía común loc nom m |
| discount bond n | (finance: less than face value) | bono de descuento loc nom m |
| double bond n | (chemical connection) (química) | doble enlace loc nom m |
| fidelity bond n | (finance: insurance protection) | fianza de fidelidad loc nom f |
| | (AR) | seguro de fidelidad de empleados loc nom m |
| fiduciary bond n | (law: guarantees executor perform duties) | fianza fiduciaria loc nom f |
| | | garantía fiduciaria loc nom f |
| government bond n | often plural (finance: from national government) | bono gubernamental nm + adj mf |
| hydrogen bond | (chemistry) | fuerza por puente de hidrógeno loc nom f |
| | | enlace de hidrógeno loc nom m |
| judicial bond n | (law: guarantee) | fianza judicial nf + adj |
| junk bond n | (finance: high yield, high risk bond) (finanzas) | bono basura loc nom m |
| | | bono de grado especulativo nm + loc adj |
| | Junk bonds issued by poorly rated companies will pay higher rates of interest. |
| mortgage bond n | usually plural (business: backed by mortgages) | bono hipotecario nm + adj |
| municipal bond | (finance) | bono municipal loc nom m |
| naked bond n | dated (finance: without option) (renta fija) | bono sin garantía loc nom m |
| pair bond n | (one partner) (apareamiento) | pareja nf |
| pair bond vi | (bond with one partner) | aparearse⇒ v prnl |
| payment bond n | (law: guarantee to be paid) | garantía de pago loc nom f |
| | | fianza nf |
| performance bond n | (bond insuring that contracted work will be completed) | garantía de buena ejecución loc nom f |
| perpetual bond n | (finance: without maturity date) | bono sin vencimiento grupo nom |
| public bond n | (finance: by government agency) | bono de deuda pública loc nom m |
| | | obligación de deuda pública loc nom f |
| | (ES) | letra del Tesoro loc nom f |
| real-estate bond n | (finance: property security) | obligación de la propiedad loc nom f |
| | | bono con garantía hipotecaria loc nom m |
| registered bond n | (law: security in [sb]'s name) | bono nominativo loc nom m |
replacement bond,
replacement of bond,
reissue of bond n | (for [sth] lost, stolen, damaged) | bono de sustitución nm + loc adj |
| revenue bond n | (finance: money for specific project) | bono a largo plazo pagadero con ingresos del proyecto nm + loc adj |
running bond,
stretcher bond n | (bricklaying) | aparejo a soga loc nom m |
| | | aparejo común loc nom m |
| | | trabazón corrida loc nom f |
| savings bond | (government bond) | bono de ahorro nm + loc adj |
| secured bond n | (backed by collateral) | bono hipotecario loc nom m |
| | | bono con garantía hipotecaria loc nom m |
| treasury bond n | US (finance: issued by Treasury) | bono del Tesoro grupo nom |
| | | bonos del Tesoro grupo nom |