No. 9,718 in Spanish
atar
To tie.
In a sentence
Necesito atar los cables para que no se enreden.
I need to tie the cables so they don't get tangled.
Here, 'atar' means to tie or fasten something (the cables) together.
Debemos atar los cabos sueltos antes de presentar el proyecto.
We must tie up loose ends before presenting the project.
In this sentence, 'atar' is used metaphorically to imply completing or solving incoherent parts or issues in a task.
Juan tuvo que atar la cuerda alrededor del tronco para escalar.
Juan had to tie the rope around the trunk to climb.
Here, 'atar' describes the physical action of securing a rope to an object.
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