wind2
wound, wound /waɪnd/Translation
v [i]
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⇨ serpentear
The road winds down the hill quite sharply La carretera serpentea la colina muy bruscamente
■ constr. Se usa generalmente seguido de una preposición o un adverbiov [t]
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⇨ dar cuerda
to wind a clock dar cuerda a un reloj
v [t]
→ to wind down→ to wind (sth) down [m]→ to wind (sth) up [m]→ to wind sb up [m]→ to wind up (doing sth)›
⇨ poner alrededor
You have to wind the bandage round your wrist Tienes que ponerte la venda alrededor de la muñeca
■ constr. Se usa generalmente seguido de una preposición o un adverbio(Definition of wind vvv from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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