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yoke [jəʊk]1 noun∎ under the yoke of tyranny sous le joug de la tyrannie;∎ a country struggling to cast off the yoke of foreign domination un pays qui lutte pour briser le joug de la domination étrangère(c) (pair of animals) attelage m, paire f(d) (of dress, skirt, blouse) empiècement m∎ the yoke of marriage les liens mpl du mariage∎ to yoke (up) oxen/bullocks to a plough atteler des bouvillons/des bœufs à une charrue(b) (ideas, qualities) lier, joindre -
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[jəuk] 1. noun1) (a wooden frame placed over the necks of oxen to hold them together when they are pulling a cart etc.) joug2) (a frame placed across a person's shoulders, for carrying buckets etc.) palanche3) (something that weighs people down, or prevents them being free: the yoke of slavery.) joug4) (the part of a garment that fits over the shoulders and round the neck: a black dress with a white yoke.) empiècement2. verb(to join with a yoke: He yoked the oxen to the plough.) mettre au joug
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