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tied up

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
tie [sth/sb] up, tie up [sth/sb] vtr phrasal sep	(fasten or secure with rope)	atar⇒ vtr
		amarrar⇒ vtr
Note: A hyphen is used when the term is a noun.
	Joe wrapped the package and tied it up with string.
	Joe envolvió el paquete y lo ató con una cuerda.
tie [sth/sb] up, tie up [sth/sb] vtr phrasal sep	figurative, often passive (keep occupied) (figurado)	atar⇒ vtr
		mantener ocupado vtr + adj
	Julia declined the meeting as it would have tied her up for three hours.
	Julia se negó a ir a la reunión ya que la ataría por tres horas.
tie [sth] up, tie up [sth/sb] vtr phrasal sep	figurative (end, bring to a conclusion)	concluir⇒ vtr
		finalizar⇒ vtr
		terminar⇒ vtr
	The writer struggled to tie up his complex story.
	El escritor luchaba por concluir su compleja historia.
tie-up n	US (traffic hold-up)	embotellamiento nm
	There's a tie-up on Highway 40.
	Hay un embotellamiento en la carretera 40.

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