Translation examples
verb
Let's tie down as many factors as we can.
Intentemos atar tantos cabos sueltos como nos sea posible.
He took a length of twine from a locker and used it to tie down the lever.
— Cogió un trozo de cordel de una caja y lo usó para atar la palanca —.
Nathan was hanging on to the mainmast, working in tandem with another sailor to tie down one of the bigger sails.
Nathan estaba colgado del palo mayor, trabajando en equipo con otro marinero para atar una de las velas más grandes.
So that the national governments in trying to restrain the transnats were like the Lilliputians trying to tie down Gulliver.
De modo que los gobiernos nacionales tratando de contener a las transnacs eran como los liliputienses intentando atar a Gulliver.
All of which forced the management to try to tie down their workers with restrictive contracts, or to reward them handsomely to keep them on side – which, of course, gave leverage to those who sought more.
Todo lo cual obligaba a la dirección a intentar atar a sus trabajadores con contratos restrictivos o a retribuirles con generosidad para mantenerlos a su lado.
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