"ceñir" en el diccionario Español-Inglés

ceñir

a vt

1 (=ajustar)
el vestido le ceñía el cuerpo the dress clung to o hugged her body, the dress was really tight-fitting
la faja le ceñía el talle the sash fitted tightly around her waist

2 (Cos) to take in
habrá que ceñir más el talle the waist will need to be taken in more

3 liter (=rodear) to surround, encircle
la muralla que ciñe la ciudad  the wall that surrounds o encircles the city
un lazo de terciopelo le ceñía la cintura  she had a velvet ribbon around her waist, a velvet ribbon encircled o liter girdled her waist
ceñí su cuerpo con mis brazos  I wrapped my arms around his body

4 liter
(=llevar puesto)
la corona que ciñó nuestro rey the crown that our king wore, the crown that rested on the head of our king

b ceñirse vpr

1 (=reducirse)
ceñirse a algo: esta biografía se ciñe a la vida personal del autor this biography limits itself o restricts itself to the author's personal life
me voy a ceñir a algunos detalles significativos I am going to limit o restrict myself to certain relevant details

2 (=atenerse)
ceñirse a algo: no se ciñeron a lo acordado  they did not keep to o stick to the agreement
será difícil ceñirse al presupuesto  it will be difficult to keep to o keep within o stay within the budget
por favor, cíñase a las preguntas del fiscal  please keep to the questions of the public prosecutor, please limit yourself to answering the questions of the public prosecutor

3 frm (=ponerse) to put on
quiso ceñirse de nuevo el traje de novia  she wanted to put on her wedding dress again
se ciñó la correa alrededor de la cintura  she put the belt around her waist
se ciñó la gorra y se marchó  he put o pulled his hat on and left
ceñirse la corona  to be crowned, take the crown liter
ceñirse la espada  arcaico to put on one's sword, gird one's sword liter