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at·tached

(ə-tăcht′)

adj.

1. Architecture Joined to or by a wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding: a block of attached houses.

2. Biology Fixed to a surface for one part of the life cycle, as a barnacle.

3. Feeling affection for someone; fond or involved: She is very attached to her cousins.

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attached

(əˈtætʃt)

adj

1. (foll by to) fond (of); full of regard (for): he was very attached to the old lady.

2. married, engaged, or associated in an exclusive sexual relationship: it's no good dancing with her, she's already attached.

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at•tached

(əˈtætʃt)

adj.

1. joined; connected; bound.

2. Zool. permanently fixed to the substratum; sessile.

[1545–55]

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Adj.	1.	attached - being joined in close association; "affiliated clubs"; "all art schools whether independent or attached to universities" affiliated, connected related, related to - being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics ; "painting and the related arts"; "school-related activities"; "related to micelle formation is the...ability of detergent actives to congregate at oil-water interfaces"
	2.	attached - used of buildings joined by common sidewalls; "a block of attached houses" architecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use" detached - used of buildings; standing apart from others; "detached houses"; "a detached garage"
	3.	attached - associated in an exclusive sexual relationship committed loving - feeling or showing love and affection; "loving parents"; "loving glances" unattached, uncommitted - not associated in an exclusive sexual relationship
	4.	attached - fond and affectionate; "she was very attached to her father" loving - feeling or showing love and affection; "loving parents"; "loving glances"

attached

adjective spoken for, married, partnered, engaged, accompanied I wondered if he was attached.

attached to fond of, devoted to, affectionate towards, full of regard for She is very attached to her family and friends.

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apegado adjunto anexo

attached

[əˈtætʃt] ADJ

1. (= close) they are very attached (to each other) → se quieren mucho
to be attached to (= fond of) [+ person] → tener cariño a; [+ theory] → estar apegado a
to become attached to sb (fig) → encariñarse con algn

2. to be attached (= married, spoken for) → no estar libre

3. (= associated) the salary attached to the post is → el sueldo que corresponde al puesto es ...
to be attached to an embassy → estar agregado a una embajada
commission attached to the Ministry of → comisión que depende del Ministerio de ...

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attach

(əˈtӕtʃ) verb

to fasten or join. I attached a label to my bag.atar, sujetar, adjuntar

atˈtached adjective

(with to) fond of. I'm very attached to my brother.apegado

atˈtachment noun

1. something extra attached. There are several attachments for this food-mixer.accesorio

2. (with for/to) liking or affection. I feel attachment for this town.cariño, apego

attached

→ adjunto , apegado

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

attached

a. añadido-a, pegado-a, unido-a.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

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First: In order to facilitate the fastening to it of an additional line from a neighboring boat, in case the stricken whale should sound so deep as to threaten to carry off the entire line originally attached to the harpoon.

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But I am particularly attached to these young men, and know them to be so much attached to me!

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But I am sure she cannot mean to torment, for she is very much attached to my brother.

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I cannot let you continue in your error; and yet, perhaps, since my manners gave such an impression, I have as much reason to be ashamed of confessing that I never have been at all attached to the person we are speaking of, as it might be natural for a woman to feel in confessing exactly the reverse.

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(Count of the Holy Roman Empire, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Brazen Crown, Perpetual Arch-Master of the Rosicrucian Masons of Mesopotamia; Attached (in Honorary Capacities) to Societies Musical, Societies Medical, Societies Philosophical, and Societies General Benevolent, throughout Europe; etc.

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If soldiers are punished before they have grown attached to you, they will not prove submissive; and, unless submissive, then will be practically useless.

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In the first row, and among those who were most bent over the bed, four were noticeable, who, from their gray cagoule , a sort of cassock, were recognizable as attached to some devout sisterhood.

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To make the jacket sit yet more close to the body, it was gathered at the middle by a broad leathern belt, secured by a brass buckle; to one side of which was attached a sort of scrip, and to the other a ram's horn, accoutred with a mouthpiece, for the purpose of blowing.

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By means of a secondary tackle I had attached to the shears, I swung the boom to a nearly perpendicular position, then lowered the butt to the deck, where, to prevent slipping, I spiked great cleats around it.

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He will not fail, therefore, to set a due value on any plan which, without violating the principles to which he is attached, provides a proper cure for it.

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Aramis led Porthos into the last but one compartment, and showed him, in a hollow of the rocky wall, a barrel of powder weighing from seventy to eighty pounds, to which he had just attached a fuse.

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Mainwaring she gave jealousy and wretchedness to his wife, and by her attentions to a young man previously attached to Mr.

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