cenyir

Pronúncia: səɲí
    verb transitiu
  1. to girdle, encircle, surround.
  2. cenyir una ciutat de muralles to encircle a city with a wall, throw a wall round a city.
  3. la muralla cenyeix la ciutat the wall (surrounds \ encircles) the city.
  4. to fasten round one’s waist.
  5. [espasa] to gird on, buckle on.
  6. [cinturó, faixa, etc.] to put on
  7. [front] to bind, encircle, wreathe (amb, de with).
  8. to fit tight.
  9. to tighten (up), draw in.
  10. cenyir l’espasa to put one’s sword on, to wear the sword.
  11. cenyir la corona to take the crown.
    12. verb pronominal
  12. to reduce expenditure, tighten one’s belt.
  13. [en parlar] to limit oneself, be brief.
  14. cenyir-se a un tema to limit oneself to a subject, concentrate on a subject.
  15. cenyir-se a l’assumpte to stick to the matter in hand.