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barnacled

UK
/ˈbɑːnəkl̩d/
US
/ˈbɑrnɪkəld/

Translations

barnacledadjective
more barnacled
Comp.
most barnacled
Super.
UK
/ˈbɑːnəkl̩d/
US
/ˈbɑrnɪkəld/
couvert de balanes
The old ship was barnacled after years of being at sea.
Le vieux navire était couvert de balanes après des années passées en mer.
Additional translations
scléroséFiguré ; se dit surtout d’un système, d’une administration ou d’une institution figée par l’inertie et les habitudes.
Synonyms
encrusted
covered
clung
attached
adhered
barnacleverb

barnacled

Past Simple

barnacled
Past Simple
barnacled
Past Participle
barnacling
Gerund
UK
/ˈbɑː.nə.kəl/
US
/ˈbɑr.nə.kəl/
se couvrir de balanesSens littéral.
Over the years, the pier's pilings had been barnacled by the tides.
Au fil des ans, les pieux de la jetée s'étaient couverts de balanes sous l'effet des marées.
s'accrocherSens figuré.
Reporters barnacled to the candidate throughout the campaign.
Les journalistes s'accrochaient au candidat tout au long de la campagne.
Synonyms
cling
cling to
attatch
attach
attach to
adhere
adhere to
stick
stick to
encrust
fasten
latch on (to)
latch onto
piggyback on
accumulate on
accrete
barnaclepast participle

barnacled

couvert de balanesSens littéral.
The barnacled hull needed a thorough cleaning before repainting.
La coque couverte de balanes avait besoin d'un nettoyage complet avant d'être repeinte.
Additional translations
encrasséPar extension, quand l'idée est celle d'un revêtement tenace ou sale.
Synonyms
encrusted
incrusted
crusted
concreted
fouled
coated
covered
affixed
attached
stuck
clinging

Definitions

barnacledadjective
Covered with or having barnacles attached.
The old ship was barnacled after years of being at sea.
(figurative) Encrusted, aged, or resistant to change, especially because of long-standing attachments or accumulated layers.
The proposal faced opposition from a barnacled bureaucracy.
barnacleverb
To cover or encrust (something) with barnacles or barnacle-like growth.
Over the years, the pier's pilings had been barnacled by the tides.
(Figurative) To cling stubbornly or persistently to someone or something.
Reporters barnacled to the candidate throughout the campaign.
barnaclepast participle
Covered with or as if with barnacles; encrusted.
The barnacled hull needed a thorough cleaning before repainting.
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