hem

dobladillo, bajo

Borde de una prenda o tela que se dobla y cose para que quede bien rematado.

En inglés sencillo: The edge of a piece of clothing or cloth, folded over and sewn to keep it neat.

• The hem is coming loose.
• She shortened the skirt by raising the hem.
• I caught my heel in the hem of my dress.

Expresiones frecuentes: skirt hem, sew a hem, turn up a hem, uneven hem

cercar, encerrar, acorralar

Rodear a alguien o algo de forma que apenas pueda moverse o actuar libremente.

En inglés sencillo: To surround someone or something so closely that movement or freedom is limited.

• Tall walls hem us in.
• The soldiers were hemmed in on all sides.
• She felt hemmed in by rules and expectations.

Cómo se usa: hem someone/something in (The crowd hemmed us in.); be hemmed in by something (The village is hemmed in by mountains.)

Sinónimos: surround, confine, enclose, hem in

Expresiones frecuentes: hem someone in, hem something in, hem someone about