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barnacled

/ˈbɑːnəkl̩d/

/ˈbɑrnɪkəld/

barnacledadjective

more barnacled

Comp.

most barnacled

Super.

/ˈbɑːnəkl̩d/

/ˈbɑrnɪkəld/

Traductions

couvert de balanes

The old ship was barnacled after years of being at sea.

Le vieux navire était couvert de balanes après des années passées en mer.

Traductions supplémentaires

scléroséFiguré ; se dit surtout d’un système, d’une administration ou d’une institution figée par l’inertie et les habitudes.

Définitions

Covered with or having barnacles attached.

The old ship was barnacled after years of being at sea.

(figurative) Encrusted, aged, or resistant to change, especially because of long-standing attachments or accumulated layers.

The proposal faced opposition from a barnacled bureaucracy.

Synonymes

barnaclenoun

Définitions

A marine crustacean with an external shell, which attaches itself permanently to a variety of surfaces including rocks, ship hulls, and even other animals.

The ship's hull was covered in barnacles, slowing it down significantly.

A tenacious or persistent person or thing that clings to something or someone.

He was like a barnacle, never leaving her side even when she needed space.

barnacleverb

barnacled

Past Simple

barnacled

Past Simple

barnacled

Past Participle

barnacling

Gerund

/ˈbɑː.nə.kəl/

/ˈbɑr.nə.kəl/

Traductions

se couvrir de balanesSens littéral.

Over the years, the pier's pilings had been barnacled by the tides.

Au fil des ans, les pieux de la jetée s'étaient couverts de balanes sous l'effet des marées.

s'accrocherSens figuré.

Reporters barnacled to the candidate throughout the campaign.

Les journalistes s'accrochaient au candidat tout au long de la campagne.

Définitions

To cover or encrust (something) with barnacles or barnacle-like growth.

Over the years, the pier's pilings had been barnacled by the tides.

(Figurative) To cling stubbornly or persistently to someone or something.

Reporters barnacled to the candidate throughout the campaign.

Synonymes

cling to

attach to

adhere to

stick to

latch on (to)

latch onto

piggyback on

accumulate on

accrete

barnaclepast participle

barnacled

Traductions

couvert de balanesSens littéral.

The barnacled hull needed a thorough cleaning before repainting.

La coque couverte de balanes avait besoin d'un nettoyage complet avant d'être repeinte.

Traductions supplémentaires

encrasséPar extension, quand l'idée est celle d'un revêtement tenace ou sale.

Définitions

Covered with or as if with barnacles; encrusted.

The barnacled hull needed a thorough cleaning before repainting.

Synonymes

barnacleadjective

Définitions

Relating to, consisting of, or affected by barnacles; used before another noun.

Divers performed barnacle removal on the ship's propeller.