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1 bind
∎ bind him to his chair attachez-le à sa chaise;∎ to bind sb hand and foot ligoter qn;∎ he was bound hand and foot il avait les pieds et les poings liés(b) (encircle) entourer, ceindre;∎ Medicine to bind a wound bander ou panser une blessure∎ the book is bound in leather le livre est relié en cuir(e) (stick together) lier, agglutiner;∎ Cookery add eggs to bind the sauce ajouter des œufs pour lier la sauce∎ they are bound by friendship c'est l'amitié qui les unit;∎ they are very much bound up with each other (lovers) ils sont très attachés l'un à l'autre; (friends) ils sont très liés;∎ the two companies are bound by commercial interests des intérêts commerciaux lient les deux sociétés∎ we are bound to tell the truth nous sommes obligés ou tenus de dire la vérité;∎ she bound me to my promise elle m'a obligé à tenir ma promesse;∎ they bound him to secrecy ils lui ont fait jurer le secret;∎ Law to be bound by oath être lié par serment(i) (apprentice) mettre en apprentissage(c) (mechanism) se gripper3 noun∎ working at weekends is a real bind! quelle corvée de devoir travailler le week-end!, c'est la plaie de devoir travailler le week-end!;∎ we're in a bit of a bind nous sommes plutôt dans le pétrin(tie, truss) lier, attacher(a) (apprentice) mettre en apprentissage∎ they were bound over to keep the peace ils ont été sommés de ne pas troubler l'ordre publicattacher, lier; figurative lier, unir -
2 bind
bind [baɪnd](preterite, past participle bound)a. ( = fasten) attacher (to à)c. [+ book] relier• to bind o.s. to do sth s'engager à faire qche. [+ ingredient, chemical] lier2. noun[+ people] unir[+ wound] bander• the future of their country is inextricably bound up with Europe l'avenir de leur pays est inextricablement lié à celui de l'Europe* * *[baɪnd] 1.(colloq) noun corvée f2.transitive verb (prét, pp bound)1) ( tie up) attacher [person, hands, feet] (to à); panser [wound]2)to bind somebody to do — [law, oath] imposer à quelqu'un de faire
to be bound by — être tenu par [law, oath]
3) ( unite) (also bind together) unir [people, community]4) ( in sewing) poser un biais sur5) ( in bookbinding) relier [book]3.intransitive verb (prét, pp bound) Culinary [mixture] lierPhrasal Verbs:- bind up••to be in a bind — (colloq) être dans le pétrin (colloq)
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