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tackedpast participle
UK
/tækt/
US
/tækt/
Used as the past participle of 'tack' functioning adjectivally.
clouéSe dit d’un objet fixé avec des clous ou des punaises; surtout pour des affiches, panneaux, feuilles, etc.
The tacked poster on the wall was starting to curl at the edges.
L’affiche clouée au mur commençait à se recroqueviller sur les bords.
Additional translations
ajouté à la va-viteSe dit d’un ajout effectué rapidement, sans soin particulier; registre courant.
tackverb

tacked

Past Simple

tacked
Past Simple
tacked
Past Participle
tacking
Gerund
UK
/tæk/
US
/tæk/
ajouterAvec l’idée d’ajout en supplément, souvent dans une construction avec une préposition ou un complément.
He tacked a few more items onto the shopping list.
Il a ajouté quelques articles de plus à la liste de courses.
She tacked the poster to the wall.
Elle a punaisé l’affiche au mur.
virer de bordTermes de navigation.
The captain decided to tack the ship to avoid the storm.
Le capitaine a décidé de virer de bord pour éviter la tempête.
bâtirTerme de couture.
The tailor tacked the lining to the jacket before finishing the seams.
Le tailleur a bâti la doublure sur la veste avant de terminer les coutures.
Synonyms
attach
fasten
affix
stick
join
bind

Definitions

tackedpast participle
Fastened or attached with tacks or small nails.
The tacked poster on the wall was starting to curl at the edges.
Added or included in a hasty or careless manner.
The tacked comment at the end of the report seemed out of place.
tackverb
To fasten or attach something with tacks or small nails.
She tacked the poster to the wall.
To change the course of a sailing vessel by turning its bow into and through the wind.
The captain decided to tack the ship to avoid the storm.
To add something as an extra or supplement.
He tacked a few more items onto the shopping list.
Sewing: to make temporary stitches (tacks) to hold fabric in place.
The tailor tacked the lining to the jacket before finishing the seams.
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