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binde seg

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

see:Se: bindeto tie · to bind
  1. forplikte seg to commit oneself
    • binde seg til et politisk program to commit to a political programme
    • for å få stillingen måtte hun binde seg for to år to get the post she had to sign on for two years
    • han vil ikke binde seg til noen ennå he does not want to settle down with anyone yet
  2. oppføre seg ufritt;
    presse seg over evne
    to behave in an inhibited way;
    to push oneself beyond one's ability
    Eng. phraseto tense up
    • spillerne binder seg når de vet de må score the players tense up when they know they have to score