| Principal Translations |
| liar⇒ vtr | (envolver y atar) | wrap up vtr phrasal sep |
| | | wrap⇒ vtr |
| | | package⇒ vtr |
| | Para enviar el paquete, primero debes liarlo. |
| | You'll need to wrap up the parcel first in order to send it. |
| liar vtr | (cigarro: envolver) | roll⇒ vtr |
| | Mi abuelo trabajaba en la isla liando cigarros. |
| | My grandfather worked on the island rolling cigars. |
| liar vtr | ES (enredar, complicar) | mishandle⇒, mismanage⇒ vtr |
| | | complicate⇒ vtr |
| | | bungle⇒ vtr |
| | | botch⇒ vtr |
| | Lo lió de tal manera que no supo cómo resolver el asunto. |
| | He mishandled it so badly that he did not know how to resolve the matter. |
| liarse⇒ v prnl | ES (enredarse) | get involved v expr |
| | | get mixed up v expr |
| | | get embroiled v expr |
| | Los dos se liaron en un negocio bastante oscuro; no sé cómo no los han investigado. |
| | Both of them got involved in a very shady business, I don't know how they're not going to be investigated. |
| liarse v prnl | ES (confundirse) | get confused v expr |
| | Voy a preparar unas fichas para que no nos liemos. |
| | I'm going to prepare some index cards so we don't get confused. |
| liarse a v prnl + prep | ES (golpes: darse) | come to blows v expr |
| | | get into a scrap v expr |
| | Los dos defensas se liaron a tortas y fueron expulsados del terreno de juego. |
| | Both defenders came to blows and were sent off the pitch. |
| liarse a hacer algo v prnl + prep | ES (ponerse a hacer algo) | start doing [sth] v expr |
| | | begin doing [sth] v expr |
| | | get down to doing [sth] v expr |
| | Me lié a estudiar y cuando me di cuenta ya eran las once. |
| | I started studying and before I knew it it was already eleven o'clock. |
| liarse v prnl | ES (tener relación amorosa) | have an affair v expr |
| | Esos dos se liaron durante el verano. |
| | Those two had an affair over the summer. |
| liarse con alguien v prnl + prep | ES (en relación amorosa) | get involved with [sb] v expr |
| | | have an affair with [sb] v expr |
| | (formal) | become entangled with [sb] v expr |
| | Alberto se lió con una muchacha que lo ha vuelto loco. |
| | Albert got involved with a girl who has driven him crazy. |