binding, bandage, tie
1. A strip of cloth or material used to wrap around and secure something; a bandage
The nurse applied a bandage to the wound.
A enfermeira aplicou uma atadura na ferida.
2. The act or result of binding or tying something together
The atadura of the rope held the boxes securely.
A atadura da corda manteve as caixas bem presas.
3. Figuratively: a bond, constraint, or tie that limits freedom
He felt the atadura of family obligations.
Ele sentia a atadura das obrigações familiares.
Related Idioms & Phrases
atadura de sapato - shoelace
quebrar as ataduras - to break free from constraints
soltar as ataduras - to release from bonds
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