Translations for „bound“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

I . bound¹ [baʊnd] VB intr (leap)

bound

saltitar

II . bound¹ [baʊnd] N

bound

salto m

by leaps and bounds

em ritmo acelerado

bound² ADJ

to be bound for ...

rumar para ...

I . bound³ VB

bound pt, pp of:

II . bound³ ADJ

1. bound (sure):

she's bound to come

certamente ela virá

it was bound to happen sooner or later

mais cedo ou mais tarde isso estava fadado a acontecer

2. bound (obliged):

bound by sth

compelido por a. c.

to be bound to do sth

ser obrigado a fazer a. c.

See also bind

I . bind [baɪnd] N no pl inf

bind

enrascada f

bind (unpleasant and boring)

chatice f

to be in a (bit of a) bind

estar numa (boa) enrascada

II . bind <bound, bound> [baɪnd] VB trans

1. bind (tie):

bind

amarrar

to be bound hand and foot

estar de mãos e pés atados

to bind sb to do sth

obrigar alguém a fazer a. c.

2. bind book:

bind

encadernar

III . bind <bound, bound> [baɪnd] VB intr

to bind together fig

unir

to be bound to sb fig

ter vínculos com alguém

I . bind [baɪnd] N no pl inf

bind

enrascada f

bind (unpleasant and boring)

chatice f

to be in a (bit of a) bind

estar numa (boa) enrascada

II . bind <bound, bound> [baɪnd] VB trans

1. bind (tie):

bind

amarrar

to be bound hand and foot

estar de mãos e pés atados

to bind sb to do sth

obrigar alguém a fazer a. c.

2. bind book:

bind

encadernar

III . bind <bound, bound> [baɪnd] VB intr

to bind together fig

unir

to be bound to sb fig

ter vínculos com alguém

Usage examples with bound

to be bound for ...

rumar para ...

she's bound to come

certamente ela virá

bound by sth

compelido por a. c.

to be bound to sb fig

ter vínculos com alguém

to be bound hand and foot

estar de mãos e pés atados

to be bound to do sth

ser obrigado a fazer a. c.

it was bound to happen sooner or later

mais cedo ou mais tarde isso estava fadado a acontecer

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Because the carbon atom is bound to four different groups it is chiral, however only one of the isomers occur in biological proteins.

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Furthermore, they were also bound to various statute labours and performances.

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Rule 16 also allows the presumptive presidential candidate to disavow or veto any bound or allocated delegate for any reason whatsoever.

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To be bound by the covenant, the successor must hold the entire estate in land held by the original party (strict vertical privity of estate).

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In a creative sense, the bifocal reward is that you are bound by neither.

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It draws most of its support from Flemish voters who do not feel bound to the strong social organizations and pillars.

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Prosecutors and presiding officers are constitutionally bound, therefore, to prevent infringement of the right to a speedy trial.

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It is an octahedral transition metal complex in which three bidentate oxalate ions are bound to an iron center.

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Grieving relatives are duty-bound to target the culprit and the culprit's family.

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Originally a bound book that resembled a telephone directory, it contains the name and addressees of licensed radio stations in a given jurisdiction (country).

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