WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
stitch [sth] up,
stitch up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (sew a wound) (medicina) | suturar⇒ vtr |
| | (informal) | coser⇒ vtr |
| | The doctor stitched up my cut in no time. |
| | El médico me suturó la herida muy rápido. |
stitch [sb] up,
stitch up [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (sew [sb]'s wounds) (medicina) | suturar a vtr + prep |
| | (informal) | coser a vtr + prep |
| | The surgeon stitched the patient up. |
| | El cirujano suturó al paciente. |
stitch [sb] up,
stitch up [sb] vtr phrasal sep | UK, figurative, informal (swindle) | estafar a, timar a vtr + prep |
| | | engañar a vtr + prep |
| | (CO, CU: coloquial) | tumbar a vtr + prep |
| | (AR, CL: vulgar) | cagar a vtr + prep |
| | When he didn't turn up with the goods I knew I'd been stitched up. |
| | Cuando no apareció con la mercadería, supe que me había estafado. |
| | (AR: coloquial) | currar a vtr + prep |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| stitch-up n | UK, figurative, informal (dishonest manipulation of a situation) | engaño nm |
| | | montaje nm |
| | I don't know how my ID card turned up at the scene of the crime. I was nowhere near the place. This is a stitch-up! |