ceñirse

ceñirse

► verbo pronominal

1 (atenerse) to keep (a, to), limit oneself (a, to)

■ ceñirse al tema to keep to the subject

2 (adaptarse) to adhere (a, to), stick (a, to), abide (a, by)

■ se ciñe a la normativa she sticks to the rules

3 (ajustarse una prenda) to cling

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VPR

1) (=reducirse)

ceñirse a algo: esta biografía se ciñe a la vida personal del autor — this biography limits itself o restricts itself to the author's personal life

me voy a ceñir a algunos detalles significativos — I am going to limit o restrict myself to certain relevant details

2) (=atenerse)

ceñirse a algo: no se ciñeron a lo acordado — they did not keep to o stick to the agreement

será difícil ceñirse al presupuesto — it will be difficult to keep to o keep within o stay within the budget

por favor, cíñase a las preguntas del fiscal — please keep to the questions of the public prosecutor, please limit yourself to answering the questions of the public prosecutor

3) frm (=ponerse) to put on

quiso ceñirse de nuevo el traje de novia — she wanted to put on her wedding dress again

se ciñó la correa alrededor de la cintura — she put the belt around her waist

se ciñó la gorra y se marchó — he put o pulled his hat on and left

ceñirse la corona — to be crowned, take the crown liter

ceñirse la espada — †† to put on one's sword, gird one's sword liter

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(v.) = fit + snugly

Ex. English riders will wear riding breeches with swede patches that fit very snugly.

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(v.) = fit + snugly

Ex: English riders will wear riding breeches with swede patches that fit very snugly.

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ceñirse verbo reflexivo
1 (a un tema) to limit oneself, stick [a, to]: hay que ceñirse a los términos del contrato, we must keep to the terms of the contract
ciñéndonos a este caso en concreto, let's just concentrate on this particular case
2 (prenda) to cling [a, to] (marcar una prenda los contornos) to cling [a, to]
(el cinturón, la espada) to put on
'ceñirse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ceñir
English:
stick to
- book
- keep
- stick

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vpr

1. [apretarse] to tighten;

se ciñó la espada he girded o put on his sword

2. [limitarse]

nos debemos ceñirse al presupuesto we have to keep within the budget;

cíñete a contestar a lo que te han preguntado restrict yourself to answering the questions you have been asked;

me ciño a lo que dicta la ley I'm sticking to the letter of the law;

la retrospectiva no se ciñe a sus cuadros más conocidos the retrospective does not restrict itself to her best-known works

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ceñirse

v/r

:

ceñirse a algo fig stick to sth

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vr

ceñirse a : to restrict oneself to, to stick to