WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| Principal Translations |
| 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. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| Principal Translations |
| obligate [sb]⇒ vtr | formal (oblige morally, legally) | obligar a vtr + prep |
| | Children will not do chores on their own; you must obligate them. |
| | Debes obligar a los niños a hacer tareas en el hogar; no lo harán por sí solos. |
| obligate [sb] to do [sth] v expr | formal (oblige morally, legally) | obligar a alguien a loc verb |
| | The court obligated the father to pay child support every month. |
| | La corte obligó al padre a pagar la manutención del niño todos los meses. |
| obligate [sth]⇒ vtr | formal (money: pay as security) | ofrecer como garantía loc verb |
| | (AR) | poner en garantía loc verb |
| obligate adj | (biology: restricted, compelled) | obligado/a adj |
| | The domestic cat is an obligate carnivore; it must eat meat to survive. |
| | El gato doméstico es un carnívoro obligado; debe comer carne para sobrevivir. |
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