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manacles

/ˈmæn.ə.kəlz/

Translations

manaclenoun

manacles

/ˈmæn.ə.kəl/

entraveTerme général; au pluriel, « manacles » se rend le plus souvent par « menottes » ou « entraves » selon le contexte.

The prisoner was led away in manacles.

Le prisonnier a été emmené en entraves.

Additional translations

menotteSurtout pour des entraves aux poignets; plus courant au pluriel « menottes ».

Synonyms

manacleverb

manacles

manacled

Past Simple

manacled

Past Participle

manacling

Gerund

/ˈmæn.ə.kəl/

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.

Synonyms

manaclenoun

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.

manacleverb

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.