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manacled

/ˈmæn.ə.kəld/

manacledadjective

more manacled

Comp.

most manacled

Super.

/ˈmænəkl̩d/

Translations

menotté

The manacled prisoner was led into the courtroom by two guards.

Le prisonnier menotté a été conduit dans la salle d’audience par deux gardes.

Additional translations

enchaînéSe dit aussi au sens figuré pour exprimer une forte contrainte ou limitation.

Definitions

Restrained or shackled, typically with handcuffs or similar restraints.

The manacled prisoner was led into the courtroom by two guards.

Figuratively restricted, constrained, or limited in action, expression, or development.

Her imagination felt manacled by the strict curriculum.

Synonyms

manacleverb

manacled

Past Simple

manacled

Past Simple

manacled

Past Participle

manacling

ing-form

/ˈmæn.ə.kəl/

Translations

menotterSurtout au sens concret, pour immobiliser avec des menottes.

The guards manacled the prisoner before leading him to the cell.

Les gardes ont menotté le prisonnier avant de le conduire à sa cellule.

Additional translations

entraverSens figuré ou plus général: limiter, restreindre, priver de liberté d'action.

Definitions

To restrain or bind someone's hands or wrists with manacles.

The guards manacled the prisoner before leading him to the cell.

To restrict or confine someone or something, often metaphorically.

The new regulations manacled the company's ability to innovate.

Synonyms

manaclenoun

Definitions

A metal band, chain, or shackle for fastening someone's hands or ankles.

The prisoner was led away in manacles.

Something that confines, restrains, or limits freedom or progress (figurative).

For many people, poverty is a manacle that is hard to escape.