What does lazo in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word lazo in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use lazo in Spanish.

The word lazo in Spanish means bow, bow, bond, lasso, lariat, rope, snare, snare, trap, tie with a ribbon, lasso, slipknot, shoelace, bond, tie, fall for it, take the bait. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word lazo

bow

nombre masculino (adorno: nudo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ata el regalo con un lazo bonito.
Tie the present with a nice bow.

bow

nombre masculino (nudo fácil de deshacer) (knot)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cierra los paquetes con aquellas cuerdas y hazles lazos.
Seal the packets with those strings and make bows.

bond

nombre masculino (unión)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El lazo entre madre e hijo se establece antes de nacer.
The bond between mother and child is established before birth.

lasso, lariat, rope

nombre masculino (cuerda con nudo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los vaqueros deben aprender a echar el lazo.
Cowboys have to learn how to manage a lasso.

snare

nombre masculino (trampa)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La caza con lazo es ilegal.
Hunting with snares is illegal.

snare, trap

nombre masculino (figurado (engaño, treta) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le echó el lazo en cuanto vio que tenía dinero.
He laid a trap for him as soon as he found out he was rolling in money.

tie with a ribbon

verbo transitivo (sujetar con un lazo)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
La madre lazó el pelo de la niña.

lasso

verbo transitivo (atrapar animales)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El vaquero lazaba a las reses para marcarlas.

slipknot

locución nominal masculina (nudo para sujetar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Enlazó a la vaca con un lazo corredizo para vacunarla.
He tied up the cow with a slipknot so he could give it a vaccine.

shoelace

(cordón para sujetar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un lazo de zapato desatado ha sido la causa de muchas caídas.
An untied shoelace has been the cause of many falls.

bond, tie

(afectos que unen)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

fall for it, take the bait

locución verbal (coloquial (caer en la trampa)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El estafador los tentó con una gran suma y picaron el anzuelo.

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