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tackedpast participle
UK
/tækt/
US
/tækt/
Used as the past participle of 'tack' functioning adjectivally.
Traductions
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.
Traductions supplémentaires
ajouté à la va-viteSe dit d’un ajout effectué rapidement, sans soin particulier; registre courant.
Définitions
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

tacked

Past Simple

tacked
Past Simple
tacked
Past Participle
tacking
ing-form
UK
/tæk/
US
/tæk/
Traductions
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.
Définitions
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.
Synonymes
attach
fasten
affix
stick
join
bind
tacknoun
Définitions
A small, sharp-pointed nail, usually with a flat, broad head, used for fastening or attaching objects.
She used a tack to pin the poster to the wall.
A course or method of action, especially one that is different from a previous course.
The company decided to take a new tack in its marketing strategy.
The equipment used in horseback riding, such as saddles and bridles.
He spent the afternoon cleaning and organizing his horse tack.
A change in direction in sailing, made by turning the bow of the boat through the wind.
The sailor executed a tack to avoid the approaching storm.
A temporary, loose stitch used in sewing to hold layers of fabric together before the final stitching.
She put a tack in the hem to keep it in place while she sewed.
Nautical: the lower forward corner of a fore-and-aft sail or the rope attached to that corner.
The sail ripped near the tack during the heavy squall.
The property or quality of being adhesive; stickiness.
The glue must have sufficient tack to hold the veneer in place.
tackadjective
Définitions
Attributive, chiefly technical: adhesive or slightly sticky in quality.
Apply a tack coat to the asphalt to improve bonding.
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