ceñirnos in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for ceñirnos in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.ceñir VB trans

1. ceñir vestido/pantalón:

ese pantalón te ciñe demasiado

those pants are too tight for you Am

ese pantalón te ciñe demasiado

those trousers are too tight for you Brit

un vestido ajustado que le ceñía el talle

a tight dress that clung to o hugged her waist

2. ceñir liter murallas/defensas:

ceñir

to surround

ceñir

to encircle liter

3. ceñir liter:

ceñir espada

to gird

ceñir corona

to take

ceñir corona

to put on

ciñó la corona en 1582

he was crowned in 1582

II.ceñirse VB vpr

1. ceñirse (limitarse, atenerse) (ceñirse a algo):

en estos casos hay que ceñirse al reglamento

in such cases one must adhere to the rules

en estos casos hay que ceñirse al reglamento

in such cases one must stick to the rules inf

le ruego que se ciña al tema del debate

I would ask you to keep to the subject of the debate

cíñase a contestar la pregunta

restrict o limit yourself to answering the question

2. ceñirse liter:

ceñirse espada

to gird on liter

ceñirse corona

to take

ceñirse corona

to put on

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procuren ceñirse al tema del debate

please try to keep to the point o subject o topic of the discussion

Translations for ceñirnos in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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to hew to sth

ceñirse a algo

stick to rules

ceñirse a

stick to subject/facts

ceñirse a

keep to arrangement/plan

ceñirse a

keep to script

ceñirse a

let's try and keep to the matter in hand

tratemos de ceñirnos al asunto or al tema que estamos tratando

to go by the book

ceñirse (estrictamente) a las normas or reglas

ceñirnos in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ceñirnos in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.ceñir irr VB trans

1. ceñir tb. MIL (rodear):

ceñir

to surround

2. ceñir:

ceñir (ponerse)

to put on

ceñir (cinturón)

to buckle on

3. ceñir (acortar):

ceñir

to shorten

4. ceñir (abreviar):

ceñir

to shorten

II.ceñir irr VB refl ceñirse

1. ceñir:

ceñirse (ajustarse)

to limit oneself

ceñirse (al hablar)

to be brief

ceñirse al presupuesto

to keep to the budget

2. ceñir (vestido):

ceñirse

to be close-fitting

3. ceñir (ponerse):

ceñirse

to put on

se ciñó el cinturón

he/she buckled on his/her belt

Translations for ceñirnos in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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stick to rules

ceñirse a

to keep to sth

ceñirse a algo

ceñirnos Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

ceñirse al presupuesto

to keep to the budget