sujetarse

sujetarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (agarrarse) to hold on, hold tight

■ sujétate, que el autobús corre mucho hold tight, the bus is going really fast

2 figurado (someterse) to subject oneself (a, to)

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VPR

1) (=agarrarse)

a) [+ pelo, sombrero] to hold

salió sujetándose los pantalones — he came out holding his trousers up

¿tienes una goma para sujetarme el pelo? — have you got an elastic band to hold my hair up?

inclinó la cabeza y se sujetó el sombrero — he tilted his head and held his hat on

b)

• sujetarse a algo — to hold on to sth

tuvo que sujetarse a la barandilla para no caerse — he had to hold on to the handrail so as not to fall over

2) (=someterse)

• sujetarse a — [+ normas, reglas] to abide by; [+ autoridad] to submit to

no quieren sujetarse a un horario fijo — they don't want to tie themselves down to fixed hours, they don't want to be bound by a fixed timetable

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■sujetarse verbo reflexivo
1 (agarrarse) to hold on [a, to]: se sujetó a la barandilla, he held on to the banister
(sostener) to be held
2 (a unas reglas) to abide by
'sujetarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
coger
- sujetar

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vpr

1. [agarrarse]

se sujeta el pelo con una horquilla she keeps her hair in place with a hairclip;

sujétate bien o te caerás hold on tight or you'll fall;

sujetarse a to hold on to;

sujétate al pasamanos hold on to the handrail

2. [aguantarse] to stay in place;

esta pegatina no se sujeta this sticker won't stick properly

3. [someterse]

sujetarse a [normas] to comply with, to abide by;

[autoridad] to submit to

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sujetarse

v/r hold on

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vr

1) : to hold on, to hang on

2)

sujetarse a : to abide by