no atar ni desatar
التعريفات والمعاني
== Spanish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˌno aˌtaɾ ˌni desaˈtaɾ/ [ˌno aˌt̪aɾ ˌni ð̞e.saˈt̪aɾ]
Syllabification: no a‧tar ni de‧sa‧tar
=== Verb ===
no atar ni desatar (first-person singular present no ato ni desato, first-person singular preterite no até ni desaté, past participle no atado ni desatado)
(idiomatic) to make no progress; to go nowhere fast
==== Conjugation ====
=== Further reading ===
“no atar ni desatar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025