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1 constrain
constrain [kənˈstreɪn]• women often feel constrained by family commitments les femmes trouvent souvent contraignantes les responsabilités familiales* * *[kən'streɪn]transitive verb sout2) ( limit) entraverconstrained — [smile] contraint; [silence] gêné; [atmosphere] de gêne
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2 tie
tie [taɪ]1. nounb. ( = necktie) cravate fc. ( = draw) égalité f (de points) ; ( = drawn match) match m nul ; ( = drawn competition) concours m dont les vainqueurs sont ex æquob. ( = link) lier ; ( = restrict) restreindre4. compounds• we can't tie him down to a date nous n'arrivons pas à lui faire fixer une date► tie in intransitive verba. ( = be linked) être lié[+ label] attacherb. ( = conclude) [+ business deal] conclurec. [+ capital, money] immobiliser* * *[taɪ] 1.1) ( piece of clothing) cravate f2) ( fastener) attache f3) ( bond) (gén pl) lien mfamily ties — liens mpl familiaux
4) ( constraint) contrainte f2.transitive verb (p prés tying)1) ( attach) attacher [label, animal] (to à); ligoter [hands]; ficeler [parcel, chicken] ( with avec); ( join in knot) nouer [scarf, cravate]; attacher [laces]2) ( link) associer (to à)to be tied to — être lié à [growth, activity]; Finance être indexé sur [inflation, interest]
3)3.to be tied to — ( constrained by) être rivé à [job]; être cloué (colloq) à [house]
intransitive verb (p prés tying)1) ( fasten) s'attacher2) gen, Sport ( draw) ( in match) faire match nul; ( in race) être ex aequo; ( in vote) [candidates] obtenir le même nombre de voix•Phrasal Verbs:- tie back- tie down- tie on- tie up -
3 tie
A n1 ( piece of clothing) ( also neck tie) cravate f ; regimental/school tie GB cravate d'un régiment/d'une école ; ⇒ old school tie ;3 ( bond) ( gén pl) lien m ; family ties liens mpl familiaux ; to strengthen/sever ties with resserrer/rompre les liens avec ;4 ( constraint) contrainte f ; pets can be a tie les animaux familiers peuvent être une contrainte ;5 ( draw) Sport match m nul ; to end in a tie [game] se terminer sur un score nul ; there was a tie for second place il y a eu ex-aequo pour la deuxième place ; there was a tie between the candidates les candidats ont obtenu le même nombre de voix ;7 Mus liaison f.1 (attach, fasten closely) attacher [label, animal, prisoner] (to à) ; ligoter [hands, ankles] (with avec) ; ficeler [parcel, chicken] (with avec) ; tie the apron round your waist attache-toi le tablier autour de la taille ;2 ( join in knot) nouer [scarf, cravate] ; attacher [laces] ; tie a bow in the ribbon fais un nœud avec le ruban ; tie a knot in the string fais un nœud à la ficelle ;3 fig ( link) associer ; to tie sb/sth to sth associer qn/qch à qch ; to be tied to ( linked to) être lié à [belief, growth, activity] ; Fin être indexé sur [inflation, interest rate] ; ( constrained by) [person] être lié par des obligations à [party, group] ; [person] être sous contrat à [company] ; être rivé à [job] ; être cloué à [house] ; [person, business] être soumis à [limitations, market forces] ;4 Mus lier [notes].1 ( fasten) s'attacher ; the ribbons tie at the back les rubans s'attachent derrière ; the laces/rope won't tie il n'y a pas moyen d'attacher les lacets/la corde ;2 Sport, gen ( draw) ( in match) faire match nul (with avec) ; ( in race) être ex aequo (with avec) ; ( in vote) [candidates] obtenir le même nombre de voix ; to tie for second/third place être deuxième/troisième ex aequo ; to tie on 20 points être ex aequo 20 à 20.D v refl ( p prés tying) to tie oneself to lit s'attacher à [railings, etc] ; fig s'astreindre à [job, commitment].my hands are tied j'ai les mains liées.■ tie back:▶ tie [sth] back, tie back [sth] nouer [qch] derrière [hair] ; attacher [qch] sur le côté [curtain].■ tie down:▶ tie [sb/sth] down, tie down [sb/sth] ( hold fast) amarrer [hot air balloon] ; immobiliser [hostage] ; she feels tied down fig elle a l'impression d'être clouée ; to tie sb down to sth ( limit) imposer qch à qn ; to tie sb down to an exact date/price arriver à soutirer une date/une prix exacte à qn ; to tie oneself down s'astreindre (to à).■ tie in with:▶ tie in with [sth]1 ( tally) concorder avec [fact, event] ; it all ties in with what we've been saying tout cela concorde avec ce que nous venons de dire ;2 ( have link) être en rapport avec ; does this fact tie in with the murder? est-ce que cet élément est en rapport avec le meurtre? ;▶ tie [sth] in with sth, tie in [sth] with sth1 ( combine) combiner [qch] avec qch ;2 ( connect) relier [qch] avec qch [fact, information].■ tie on:▶ tie [sth] on, tie on [sth] attacher [label, ribbon, bauble].■ tie together:▶ tie together [facts, information] s'enchaîner ;▶ tie [sth] together, tie together [sth] attacher [bundles, objects] ; we tied his hands together on lui a attaché les mains.■ tie up:▶ tie [sb/sth] up, tie up [sb/sth]1 ( secure) ligoter [prisoner] ; ficeler [parcel] ; fermer [sack] ; attacher [animal] ; amarrer [boat] ;3 ( finalize) régler [details, matters] ; conclure [deal] ; to tie up the loose ends régler les derniers détails ;4 ( hinder) bloquer [procedure] ; US bloquer [traffic, route] ; US suspendre [production] ; to get tied up [traffic, route] se bloquer ; [production] être suspendu ; [person] être pris ;▶ to be tied up ( be busy) être pris ; he's tied up in a meeting/with a client il est pris par une réunion/avec un client ; I'm a bit tied up right now je suis assez pris.
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