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atarse los zapatos

tie one's shoes

→ atar
phrase Rare #48,706
tie one's shoes A reflexive phrase meaning to tie one's own shoes or shoelaces. The pronoun changes with the subject: atarme, atarte, atarse, etc.
SP: Mi hijo ya puede atarse los zapatos solo.
EN: My son can already tie his shoes by himself.

Si no puede ni atarse los zapatos.

If he can't even tie his own shoelaces.

— Solo en casa (1990)

Su pequeña hija acaba de aprender a atarse los zapatos.

Her little daughter has just learned how to tie her shoes.

Tom no sabe atarse los zapatos.

Tom doesn't know how to tie his shoes.