Translations for „tie up“ in the English » German Dictionary

tie up VB trans

1. tie up (bind):

to tie up ⇆ sth

etw festbinden

to tie up hair

die Haare hochbinden

2. tie up (delay):

to tie sb up

jdn aufhalten

I don't want to tie you up but before I go, let me just tell you this one story ...

ich will dich nicht aufhalten, aber bevor ich gehe, möchte ich dir noch Folgendes erzählen ...

to be tied up by sth

durch etw acc aufgehalten werden

3. tie up (busy):

to be tied up

beschäftigt sein

4. tie up TRANSP (limit mobility):

to tie up traffic

den Verkehr behindern

5. tie up FIN, ECON (restrict):

to tie up ⇆ capital/money

Kapital/Geld binden [o. fest anlegen]

to be tied up in sth the father wisely tied the children's money up in a trust fund

der Vater legte das Geld der Kinder klugerweise in einem Treuhandfonds an

6. tie up esp Brit fig (find link between):

to tie up ⇆ sth with sth

eine Verbindung zwischen etw dat und etw dat herstellen

can you tie the allergy up with anything you've eaten?

kannst du die Allergie mit irgendetwas in Verbindung bringen, das du gegessen hast

to be tied up with sth

mit etw dat zusammenhängen

why did the stock market rise sharply today? — it's tied up with the decrease in interest rates

warum ist der Aktienmarkt heute stark angestiegen? — das hängt mit dem Sinken der Zinssätze zusammen

Phrases:

to tie up some loose ends

etw erledigen

tie up VB trans INV-FIN

Specialized Vocabulary

tie up (Kapital)

binden

tie up VB

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to tie up prisoners

Gefangene fesseln

ˈtie-up N

1. tie-up (connection):

tie-up

Verbindung f

2. tie-up inf (traffic jam):

tie-up

Stau m

3. tie-up (delay):

tie-up

Verspätung f

capi·tal ˈtie-up N FIN

capital tie-up

Kapitalbindung f

capital tie-up N INV-FIN

Specialized Vocabulary

capital tie-up

Kapitalbindung f

duration of capital tie-up N INV-FIN

Specialized Vocabulary

duration of capital tie-up

Kapitalbindungsdauer f

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to do up [or tie] [or Brit tie up] one's laces

die Schuhe [zu]binden

to tie up hair

die Haare hochbinden

to tie up traffic

den Verkehr behindern

to tie up ⇆ capital/money

Kapital/Geld binden [o. fest anlegen]

to tie up loose ends

offene Fragen klären

to tie up some loose ends

etw erledigen

to tie [or do up] one's shoelaces

sich dat die Schuhe zubinden

to tie up ⇆ sth with sth

eine Verbindung zwischen etw dat und etw dat herstellen

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to do [or lace] up [or Am also tie] one's shoes

die Schuhe zubinden

can you tie the allergy up with anything you've eaten?

kannst du die Allergie mit irgendetwas in Verbindung bringen, das du gegessen hast

I don't want to tie you up but before I go, let me just tell you this one story ...

ich will dich nicht aufhalten, aber bevor ich gehe, möchte ich dir noch Folgendes erzählen ...

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

As such, engaging in block trading can tie up a broker-dealer's capital.

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However, there were still a few loose ends to tie up.

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Accidental calls, if not hung up immediately, tie up the recipient's phone line.

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His plan was to tie up the enemy forces to prevent any attacks on the nearby convoy.

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For this purpose they carried ropes to tie up captives and even large baskets to carry away children.

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Prior to the lava flow, the area was a small semi-sheltered cove where fishing boats would tie up.

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Cases on the short cause calendar will get priority since they will not tie up a courtroom for a long time.

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But the party was not considered for a tie up during the state assembly elections that followed.

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The two imps tie up all loose ends with their cosmic powers.

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An exceptionally lucky visitor might find space at the dock to tie up.

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