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shackled

/ˈʃæk.əld/

shackledverb

shackled

Past Simple

shackled

Past Participle

Past tense and past participle form of the verb "shackle."

Translations

enchaînerVerbe : mettre des chaînes ou des entraves à quelqu’un.

The guards shackled the prisoners before the transfer.

Les gardes ont enchaîné les prisonniers avant le transfert.

Additional translations

entraverVerbe : mettre des entraves à quelqu’un ; usage courant et soutenu selon le contexte.

Definitions

Simple past tense and past participle of shackle.

The guards shackled the prisoners before the transfer.

Synonyms

shackledadjective

more shackled

Comp.

most shackled

Super.

/ˈʃæk.əld/

Translations

entravéAu sens figuré et concret : privé de liberté de mouvement, limité.

The shackled prisoner could barely move his arms.

Le prisonnier entravé pouvait à peine bouger les bras.

entravéSens physique : attaché avec des entraves.

The captives sat shackled in the dimly lit cell.

Les captifs étaient assis, entravés, dans la cellule faiblement éclairée.

Additional translations

enchaînéSens physique : lié au moyen de chaînes ou de fers.

enchaînéSens physique : lié par des chaînes ou des fers.

Definitions

Restrained or restricted, as if by shackles.

The shackled prisoner could barely move his arms.

Synonyms

Antonyms

shackledpast participle

Definitions

Physically bound with shackles; fettered.

The captives sat shackled in the dimly lit cell.

shackleverb

shackled

Past Simple

shackled

Past Simple

shackled

Past Participle

shackling

ing-form

/ˈʃæk.əl/

Translations

entraverSens général : limiter la liberté, le mouvement ou le développement.

The new regulations threaten to shackle the growth of small businesses.

Les nouvelles réglementations menacent d'entraver la croissance des petites entreprises.

enchaînerSens concret : attacher avec des chaînes ou des entraves.

The prisoners were shackled and led away by the guards.

Les prisonniers ont été enchaînés et emmenés par les gardes.

Additional translations

manillerEmploi technique : fixer à l’aide d’une manille.

Definitions

To restrain or restrict the freedom of someone or something.

The new regulations threaten to shackle the growth of small businesses.

To bind with shackles or chains.

The prisoners were shackled and led away by the guards.

To connect or fasten (a chain, rope, or cable) with a shackle.

They shackled the towline to the trailer hitch.

Synonyms

shacklenoun

Definitions

A metal fastening, usually one of a pair, for encircling and confining the ankle or wrist of a prisoner or captive.

The prisoner was led away in shackles, his hands bound tightly.

A restraint or impediment to free action, progress, or expression.

The new regulations acted as a shackle on the company's growth.

A U-shaped metal piece with a pin or bolt across the opening, used to secure a chain or rope to something.

The sailor used a shackle to attach the anchor to the boat.

A length of anchor chain equal to 15 fathoms (approximately 90 feet), used as a unit of measurement at sea.

The chart shows the anchor resting in three shackles of water.

shackleadjective

Definitions

Relating to or designed for use with a shackle.

Inspect all shackle pins before each lift.