liar
Meaning
- to bind, tie
- to wrap, wrap up
- to roll (a cigarette)
- (colloquial) to deceive, confuse
- (Spain, colloquial, reflexive) to french, snog, make out, hook up
Concepts
Synonyms
poner candado
hacer líos
hacer un manojo
hacer un lío
amarrar con cabresto
cuplir con un ciclo
envolver en mantillas
Translations
binden
lier
fare un fascio legare saldamenteFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈljaɾ/
Etymology
In summary
From Latin ligāre, possibly through the intermediate of Old French lier in the Middle Ages, as it appeared relatively late in Spanish texts. See also the doublet ligar, a semi-learned term, as well as the inherited Old Spanish form legar (“to tie, bind”) (in modern Spanish, this word survives as a rare regionalism, often with a specialized sense such as "tie or bind a sheep for shearing", or "to join together, unite"). Compare Sicilian alligari.
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