untie
gb/ʌntˈaɪ/ us/ʌntˈaɪ/
B1
Inglés
kiold, kibont, kicsomóz, eloldoz, elold
VERBO
B1
1
Patrón de uso:
untie [something]
Can you help me untie this knot? It’s too tight.
Segítenél kioldani ezt a csomót? Túl szoros.
She bent down to untie her shoelaces before coming inside.
Lehajolt, hogy kioldja a cipőfűzőjét, mielőtt bejött.
He carefully untied the ribbon on the gift box.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
I untied my shoes.
Kioldottam a cipőfűzőmet.
Please untie the ribbon.
Kérlek, oldd ki a szalagot.
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes use *open* instead of *untie* for shoelaces; *open* is not used for knots.
Significado
undo a knot or bow
Colocaciones
untie your shoelaces
|untie a knot
|untie a bow
|untie a ribbon
|untie the rope
|untie the string
|untie the package
|untie the bag
|untie a scarf
|untie your hair
Sinónimos
undo (Often used for knots and fastenings in general.)
|
unfasten (More general; not only for knots (e.g., buttons, straps).)
Antónimos
tie (To make a knot or bow.)
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knot (To form a knot in a rope or string.)
Temas
daily_life
|clothing
|tools
Definición
To make something not tied by undoing the knot.
To loosen and remove a knot or bow in a rope, string, shoelaces, etc., so it is no longer tied.
VERBO
B2
2
Patrón de uso:
untie [someone/something] (from [something])
They untied the dog and let it run in the yard.
Eloldották a kutyát, és hagyták, hogy szaladgáljon az udvaron.
The magician asked a volunteer to untie his hands.
A bűvész megkért egy önkéntest, hogy oldozza el a kezét.
She untied the boat from the dock before pushing off.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
He untied the dog.
Eloldotta a kutyát.
They untied her hands.
Eloldozták a kezét.
Error frecuente:
Don’t confuse *untie* (remove a rope/knot) with *release* (let someone go in general).
Significado
free someone or something bound
Colocaciones
untie someone
|untie his hands
|untie her wrists
|untie the dog
|untie the boat
|untie the horse
|untie someone from a chair
|untie the prisoner
|untie the rope around
|untie the straps
Sinónimos
unbound (Focuses on removing bindings; less common in everyday speech.)
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free (More general; may not specify that ropes or knots were involved.)
Antónimos
tie up (To bind or restrain with rope, string, etc.)
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bind (To restrain by tying or wrapping tightly.)
Temas
daily_life
|animals
|safety
Definición
To free someone or something that is tied.
To remove or loosen what is tying someone or something up, so that they are no longer bound or restrained.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
untie
AFI
GB/ʌntˈaɪ/
US/ʌntˈaɪ/
Sílabas y acento
un - tie (2 sílabas)
Stress on 2nd syllable (tie)
Formas de la palabra
Verb
- Base: untie
- 3rd Person Singular: unties
- Present Participle: untying
- Past: untied
Expresiones
untie someone’s hands
1/ʌntˈaɪ sˈʌmwˌʌnz hˈændz/
idiom
give someone freedom to act
To let someone do something without rules stopping them.
Ejemplos
- If you untie her hands, she’ll find a faster way to finish the project.
- Budget cuts tied our hands, but the new funding will untie them.
- The manager untied the team’s hands and told them to choose their own tools.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- The boss untied my hands to solve the problem.
untie the knot
1/ʌntˈaɪ ðə nˈɑt/
idiom
literary
solve a complicated problem
To solve a difficult problem.
Ejemplos
- It took a mediator to untie the knot between the two departments.
- We need to untie the knot of regulations before anything can change.
- Months of careful negotiation finally untied the knot.
untie the purse strings
1/ʌntˈaɪ ðə pˈɚs stɹˈɪŋz/
idiom
start spending money more freely
To be willing to spend money.
Ejemplos
- The company finally untied the purse strings for staff training.
- We’re hoping the council will untie the purse strings and fund the repairs.
- After months of delays, investors untied the purse strings and the project moved forward.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- They untied the purse strings and bought new computers.