agarrotar

v.

1 to cut off the circulation in (parte del cuerpo).

2 to garotte (ejecutar con garrote).

3 to stiffen, to garotte, to garrote.

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agarrotar

► verbo transitivo

1 (atar fuerte) to tighten, tie up tightly

2 (oprimir) to squeeze

3 (músculo) to stiffen

4 (dar garrote) to garotte

► verbo pronominal agarrotarse

1 (los músculos) to stiffen

2 (encasquillarse) to seize up

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1.

VT (=atar) to tie tight; [+ persona] to squeeze tight, press tightly; [+ criminal] to garrotte; [+ músculos] to stiffen

esta corbata me agarrota — this tie is strangling me

tengo los músculos agarrotados — I'm all stiff

2.

See:

agarrotarse

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1.

verbo transitivo <piernas/músculos> to make ... stiff

2.

agarrotarse v pron

a) manos/músculos to stiffen up

tengo las manos agarrotadas — my hands are stiff

b) motor/máquina to seize up

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= crick.

Ex. The crescent-shaped blowhole lies just in front of a crease in the neck, giving the impression that dolphin forever has its head cricked upwards.

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* agarrotarse = stiffen, seize up.

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1.

verbo transitivo <piernas/músculos> to make ... stiff

2.

agarrotarse v pron

a) manos/músculos to stiffen up

tengo las manos agarrotadas — my hands are stiff

b) motor/máquina to seize up

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= crick.

Ex: The crescent-shaped blowhole lies just in front of a crease in the neck, giving the impression that dolphin forever has its head cricked upwards.

* agarrotarse = stiffen, seize up.

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agarrotar [A1 ]

vt

A ‹piernas/músculos› to make … stiff

el frío le iba agarrotando los músculos the cold was making his muscles stiffen up o stiff

B (ejecutar) to garrotte

■ agarrotarse

v pron

1 «manos/músculos» to stiffen up

tengo las manos agarrotadas my hands are stiff

2 «motor/máquina» to seize up

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agarrotar (conjugate agarrotar) verbo transitivo ‹piernas/músculos› to make … stiff
agarrotarse verbo pronominal

a) [manos/músculos] to stiffen up;

◊ tengo las manos agarrotadas my hands are stiff

b) [motor/máquina] to seize up

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agarrotar

♦ vt

1. [parte del cuerpo]

estos ejercicios me agarrotan los músculos these exercises make my muscles stiff

2. [mecanismo] to seize up, to jam

3. [ejecutar con garrote] to garotte

♦ See also the pronominal verb agarrotarse

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agarrotar

v/t make stiff