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in the PONS Dictionary

cōn-stringō <stringere, strīnxī, strictum>

1.

constringo
zusammenschnüren, -binden [ vineam; sarcinam ]

2.

constringo
binden, fesseln, festbinden, befestigen
alqm [o. corpus alcis] vinculis constringere
illum laqueis constringere
alcis manus constringere
curru constrictus
an den Wagen gebunden

3. übtr

constringo
(be)festigen, unauflöslich machen [ fidem religione; psephismata iure iurando ]

4.

constringo
verpflichten [ alqm lege ]

5.

constringo
beschränken, in seiner Tätigkeit lähmen [ senatum ]

6. (in der Rede)

constringo
kurz zusammenfassen [ sententiam aptis verbis; rem dissolutam ]

7. nachkl.

constringo
zum Gefrieren bringen
constringo Pass.
festfrieren
bruma cuncta constrinxit gelu
nives rigore constrictae

8. Petr.

constringo
(einen Körperteil) zusammenziehen, falten [ frontem runzeln ]
Indikativ Präsens
cōnstringō
cōnstringis
cōnstringit
cōnstringimus
cōnstringitis
cōnstringunt
Konjunktiv Präsens
cōnstringam
cōnstringās
cōnstringat
cōnstringāmus
cōnstringātis
cōnstringant
Indikativ Imperfekt
cōnstringebam
cōnstringebās
cōnstringebat
cōnstringebāmus
cōnstringebātis
cōnstringebant
Konjunktiv Imperfekt
cōnstringerem
cōnstringerēs
cōnstringeret
cōnstringerēmus
cōnstringerētis
cōnstringerent
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

quadrupedem constringere
jmdm. Hände u. Füße binden

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