atenerse

pron.v.

to be confident, to trust.

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atenerse

Conjugation model [TENER], like {{link=tener}}tener

► verbo pronominal

1 (ajustarse) to abide (a, by), comply (a, with)

2 (acogerse) to rely (a, on)

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VPR

atenerse a —

1) (=ceñirse a)

aténgase a lo que se le pregunta — confine yourself to answering the question

2) (=cumplir)

atenerse a la ley — to abide by o obey the law

aténgase a lo que se le ordena — follow the orders

debes atenerte a lo acordado — you must stick to what has been agreed

3) (=remitirse a)

me atengo a mis declaraciones previas — I stand by my previous statements

simplemente nos atenemos a lo que has dicho — we are simply taking into account o bearing in mind what you said

contigo nunca sé a qué atenerme — I never know what to expect with you

si lo haces atente a las consecuencias — if you do it, you'll have to take the consequences

4) (=adaptarse a) to keep within

atente a tus ingresos y no gastes tanto — keep within your income and don't spend so much

viven ateniéndose a sus posibilidades — they live within their means

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verbo pronominal

a) (ajustarse, someterse)

atenerse a algo: atenerse a las reglas to abide by o comply with the rules; me atengo a las órdenes recibidas I am obeying orders; no sé a que atenerme I don't know what I should be doing; atenerse a las consecuencias — to live with o abide by the consequences

b) (limitarse)

atenerse a algo: si nos atenemos a lo que dijeron ellos ... if we go by what they said ...; aténgase a los hechos — confine yourself to the facts

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verbo pronominal

a) (ajustarse, someterse)

atenerse a algo: atenerse a las reglas to abide by o comply with the rules; me atengo a las órdenes recibidas I am obeying orders; no sé a que atenerme I don't know what I should be doing; atenerse a las consecuencias — to live with o abide by the consequences

b) (limitarse)

atenerse a algo: si nos atenemos a lo que dijeron ellos ... if we go by what they said ...; aténgase a los hechos — confine yourself to the facts

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atenerse [E27 ]

v pron

1 (ajustarse, someterse) atenerse A algo:

tendrás que atenerte a las reglas or normas you will have to abide by o comply with the rules

me atengo a las órdenes/instrucciones recibidas I am obeying orders/following instructions

se atuvo a lo que se le había pedido she did exactly what had been asked of her

me han dado tantas instrucciones contradictorias que no sé a que atenerme they've given me so many conflicting instructions I don't know who I should listen to/what I should be doing

tendrás que atenerte a las consecuencias you will have to live with o abide by the consequences

tienes que atenerte a tus medios económicos you must keep within your means

2 (limitarse) atenerse A algo:

si nos atenemos a lo que dijeron ellos, la situación es muy distinta if we go by what they said then the situation appears very different

aténgase a los hechos confine yourself to o (colloq) stick to the facts

3 (reafirmar) atenerse A algo:

me atengo a lo que declaré la semana pasada I'm sticking to o (AmE) I'm sticking with what I said last week (colloq), I stand by o (frml) abide by what I said last week

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atenerse (conjugate atenerse) verbo pronominal

a) (ajustarse, someterse) atenerse a algo ‹a las reglas› to abide by o comply with sth;

‹a las órdenes› to obey sth;
‹a las consecuencias› to live with o abide by sth;

◊ no sé a qué atenerme I don't know where I stand

b) (limitarse):

◊ si nos atenemos a lo que dijeron ellos … if we go by what they said …;

aténgase a los hechos confine yourself to the facts
■atenerse verbo reflexivo
1 (ajustarse a reglas) to abide [a, by]: puedes desobedecer la orden, pero atente a las consecuencias, you can disobey the order, but you must bear the consequences
2 (remitirse) to go by: uno debe saber a qué atenerse, one must know what to expect
'atenerse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
consecuencia
English:
abide by
- go by
- keep to
- stand by
- stick by
- stick to
- toe
- stand
- stick

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atenerse vpr

1.

atenerse a [seguir, cumplir] [promesa, orden] to stick to;

[ley, normas] to observe, to abide by;

atente a las instrucciones que se te han dado stick to o follow the instructions you have been given;

el gobierno se atendrá a la decisión del tribunal the government will abide by the court's decision;

con tantas versiones diferentes de lo que pasó, no sabemos a qué atenernos there are so many different versions of what happened that we don't know what to believe;

atenerse a las consecuencias to accept the consequences

2. [remitirse]

me atengo a lo dicho por mi colega I would agree with what my colleague has said

3. [limitarse]

si nos atenemos a lo que sabemos… if we stick to what we know…;

atenerse a la verdad to stick to the truth

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atenerse

v/r

:

atenerse a normas abide by; consecuencias face, accept;

me atengo a lo dicho I’m sticking to what I said;

saber a qué atenerse know where one stands

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atenerse {80} vr

: to abide

tendrás que atenerte a las reglas: you will have to abide by the rules