WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| ligado adj | (unido) | bound adj |
| | Ese principio está muy ligado a la fe. |
| | That principal is very bound to faith. |
| Additional Translations |
| ligado nm | (música: nota sostenida) (music) | legato n |
| | El ligado da fluidez a la melodía. |
| | The legato gives the melody fluidity. |
| ligado nm | (caligrafía: unión) | ligature n |
| | Ten cuidado con el ligado para hacer la letra legible. |
| | Be careful with the ligature to make the writing legible. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| ligar⇒ vtr | (atar, unir) | tie⇒ vtr |
| | (UK) | tie up vtr + prep |
| | Liga los cordones de los zapatos, que los llevas sueltos. |
| | Tie your shoelaces: they are undone. |
| ligar vtr | (mezclar: salsa, sustancia) | thicken⇒, bind⇒ vtr |
| | (culinary) | give a liaison to v expr |
| | Nunca consigo ligar la mayonesa. |
| | I never manage to thicken mayonnaise. |
| ligar vtr | (fundir: materiales) | alloy⇒ vtr |
| | Hay que ligar el cobre con el hierro. |
| | Copper needs to be alloyed with steel. |
| ligar vtr | (juntar cartas) (hand of cards) | have⇒, draw⇒ vtr |
| | | put together vtr + prep |
| | Nunca he ligado una escalera real jugando al póker. |
| | I've never drawn (or: had) a royal straight playing poker. |
| ligarse a v prnl + prep | (asociarse a) | get involved in, get involved with v expr |
| | | associate yourself vtr + refl |
| | | be linked to, be part of v expr |
| | No quiero ligarme a ese proyecto. |
| | Es mejor no ligarse a personas que le hacen mal a uno. |
| | I don't want to get involved in that project // It's better not to get involved with people who are bad for you. |
| Additional Translations |
| ligarse algo v prnl | AR, UY: coloquial (recibir algo negativo) | receive [sth] negative vtr + n |
| ligarse a alguien v prnl + prep | ES: coloquial (entablar relación con alguien) (colloquial) | pick up, chat up vtr phrasal sep |
| | (colloquial) | make a move on [sb], hit on [sb] v expr |
| | (informal) | flirt with [sb] vtr + prep |
| | Me ligué a un marinero ruso anoche. |
| | I picked up a Russian sailor last night. |
| ligar⇒ vi | ES: coloquial (tener una relación pasajera) | hook up vi phrasal insep |
| | (kiss) | make out vi phrasal insep |
| | (UK: colloquial) | pull⇒ vtr |
| | (initiate contact) | flirt⇒ vtr |
| | Hace años que no ligo. |
| | I haven't hooked up in years. |
| ligar con alguien vi + prep | ES: coloquial (entablar relación con alguien) | pick up [sb] vtr phrasal insep |
| | (banter) | flirt with [sb] v expr |
| | (kiss) | make out with [sb] v expr |
| | (US, have sex) | hook up with [sb] v expr |
| | Juan ligó con la prima de María. |
| | Juan picked up Maria's cousin. |
| ligar a alguien vtr + prep | ES: coloquial (entablar relación con alguien) (colloquial) | pick up vtr phrasal sep |
| | (UK: colloquial) | pull⇒ vtr |
'ligado' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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