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handcuffing

UK
/ˈhænd.kʌf.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈhænd.kʌf.ɪŋ/

Translations

handcuffingnoun
handcuffings
pl
The police officer's handcuffing of the suspect was swift and efficient.
Le menottage du suspect par l'agent de police a été rapide et efficace.
Synonyms
detaining
manacling
binding
shackling
restraint
handcuffinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈhændˌkʌf.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈhændˌkʌf.ɪŋ/
de menottageEmploi adjectival ou complément de nom ; en français, on rend souvent l'idée par une construction prépositionnelle.
Officers practiced new handcuffing techniques during the training session.
Les agents ont pratiqué de nouvelles techniques de menottage pendant la séance de formation.
Synonyms
securing
fettering
restricting
immobilizing
binding
detaining
cuffing
manacling
shackling
restraining
handcuffverb

handcuffing

Gerund

handcuffed
Past Simple
handcuffed
Past Participle
handcuffing
Gerund
UK
/ˈhænd.kʌf/
US
/ˈhænd.kʌf/
The police officer handcuffed the suspect before escorting him to the patrol car.
L'agent de police a menotté le suspect avant de le conduire à la voiture de patrouille.
Additional translations
entraverAu sens figuré.
Synonyms
shackle
bind
restrain
manacle
secure

Definitions

handcuffingnoun
The act or process of securing someone's wrists with handcuffs.
The police officer's handcuffing of the suspect was swift and efficient.
handcuffinggerund / present participle
Relating to or involving the application of handcuffs.
Officers practiced new handcuffing techniques during the training session.
handcuffverb
To restrain someone by fastening their wrists together with handcuffs.
The police officer handcuffed the suspect before escorting him to the patrol car.
(figurative) To hinder or restrict the progress, action, or freedom of; to impede or constrain.
Strict regulations have handcuffed small businesses trying to innovate.
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