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Dictionary: tie-up   ('ŭp')
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A temporary immobilization, as of traffic, work, or mechanical operation.


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noun

    A cessation of normal activity, caused by an accident or strike, for example: gridlock, immobilization, jam, stoppage. See continue/stop/pause.

n. a place for mooring a boat.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a social or business relationship
  Synonyms: affiliation, association, tie

Meaning #2: an interruption of normal activity
  Synonyms: stand, standstill


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - forbindelse, sammenslutning

Nederlands (Dutch)
lint, relatie, staking, verkeersopstopping

Français (French)
n. - (gén) lien, (US) suspension, bouchon, (US) point d'amarrage

Deutsch (German)
n. - Verbindung, Stillstand, Verkehrsstau

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σύνδεση, δεσμός

Italiano (Italian)
intasamento

Português (Portuguese)
n. - situação sem saída (f), ligação (f), golpe de misericórdia (m)

Русский (Russian)
крепкая связь (с чем-л.), запаковать покупку и крепко перевязать ее шпагатом, привязать лодку/яхту/корабль к пристани, затянуть шнурок на ботинке, быть занятым по горло, заключить (сделку), связывать, обязывать

Español (Spanish)
n. - relación, conexión, enlace, paralización

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sammanslagning, fusion, förbindelse, samband, isht. am. stopp, dödläge

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
连结, 关连, 业务停顿, 协作, 联合, 合作, 停止

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 連結, 關連, 業務停頓, 協作, 聯合, 合作, 停止

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 정체, 협력, 연고

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 連結, 提携, 業務停滞, 不通

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) زريبه بقر أو مربط بقرة فيها, مرسى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קשר, מיזוג, שותפות, הפרעה, הפסקה (בעבודה), הפסקה בתנועה (בגלל סופה, תאונה וכו')‬


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