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barnacled

/ˈbɑːnəkl̩d/

/ˈbɑrnɪkəld/

Traduzioni

barnacledadjective

more barnacled

Comp.

most barnacled

Super.

/ˈbɑːnəkl̩d/

/ˈbɑrnɪkəld/

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.

Traduzioni aggiuntive

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

Sinonimi

barnacleverb

barnacled

Past Simple

barnacled

Past Simple

barnacled

Past Participle

barnacling

Gerund

/ˈbɑː.nə.kəl/

/ˈbɑr.nə.kəl/

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.

Sinonimi

cling to

attach to

adhere to

stick to

latch on (to)

latch onto

piggyback on

accumulate on

accrete

barnaclepast participle

barnacled

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.

Traduzioni aggiuntive

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

Sinonimi

Definizioni

barnacledadjective

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.

barnacleverb

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.

barnaclepast participle

Covered with or as if with barnacles; encrusted.

The barnacled hull needed a thorough cleaning before repainting.