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1 fetter
'fetə
1. noun(a chain that holds the foot or feet of a prisoner, animal etc to prevent running away: The prisoner was in fetters.) cadenas, grilletes
2. verb(to fasten with a fetter: She fettered the horse.) encadenartr['fetəSMALLr/SMALL]1 encadenar2 figurative use estorbar, poner trabas a2 figurative use trabas nombre femenino pluralfetter ['fɛt̬ər] vt: encadenar, poner grillos an.• calceta s.f.• grillete s.m.v.• aherrojar v.• encadenar v.• manear v.• trabar v.'fetər, 'fetə(r)transitive verb (liter) \<\<prisoner\>\> encadenar, ponerle* grillos a['fetǝ(r)]VT [+ person] encadenar, poner grilletes a; [+ horse] trabar; (fig) poner trabas a* * *['fetər, 'fetə(r)]transitive verb (liter) \<\<prisoner\>\> encadenar, ponerle* grillos a -
2 fetter
adv.engrillar, encadenar.s.1 grillete, calceta.2 traba.pl.grilletes; cadenas, ataduras (esclavos, prisioneros) (sentido figurado sobre derechos, libertad)vt.1 poner grilletes a ; encadenar, atar (sentido figurado)2 sujetar con grilletes, encadenar, poner grillos, poner los grilletes. (pt & pp fettered) -
3 fettered
adj.encadenado.pp.participio pasado del verbo FETTER.pt.pretérito del verbo FETTER. -
4 encadenar
encadenar ( conjugate encadenar) verbo transitivo ‹prisionero/bicicleta› to chain (up)
encadenar verbo transitivo
1 to chain [a, to] figurado está encadenada a la casa, she's tied to the house
2 (ideas) to link, connect ' encadenar' also found in these entries: English: chain - fetter -
5 poner
poner ( conjugate poner) verbo transitivo 1 ponle el collar al perro put the dog's collar on; poner una bomba to plant a bomb 2 ( agregar) to put 3 ‹inyección/supositorio› to give 4◊ poner la mesa to lay o set the table5 (instalar, montar) 6 [ ave] ‹ huevo› to lay 7 (Esp) (servir, dar):◊ póngame un café, por favor I'll have a coffee, please;¿cuántos le pongo? how many would you like? 1 ‹ dinero› ( contribuir) to put in; 2 ‹ atención› to pay; ‹cuidado/interés› to take; 3 ‹examen/problema› to set; 4 ( dar) ‹nombre/apodo› to give; ‹ ejemplo› to give; 5 ( enviar) ‹ telegrama› to send 6 ( escribir) ‹dedicatoria/líneas› to write 7 (Esp) (exhibir, dar) ‹ película› to show;◊ ¿ponen algo interesante en la tele? is there anything interesting on TV?;¿qué ponen en el Royal? what's on o what's showing at the Royal? 1 ‹programa/canal› to put on; ‹cinta/disco/música› to put on;◊ puso el motor en marcha she switched on o started the enginepuso el reloj en hora she put the clock right 2 (Esp) ( al teléfono): poner a algn con algo/algn to put sb through to sth/sb (en estado, situación) (+ compl): poner a algn en un aprieto to put sb in an awkward position vi [ ave] to lay ponerse verbo pronominal 1 ( refl) ( colocarse): ponerse de pie to stand (up); ponerse de rodillas to kneel (down), get down on one's knees 2 [ sol] to set 3 ( refl) ‹calzado/maquillaje/alhaja› to put on; 1 (en estado, situación) (+ compl): se puso triste she became sad; cuando lo vio se puso muy contenta she was so happy when she saw it; se puso como loco he went mad; ponerse cómodo to make oneself comfortable 2 ( empezar) ponerse a + inf to start -ing, to start + inf; (Esp):
poner verbo transitivo
1 (en un lugar, una situación) to put: me puso en un aprieto, he put me in a tight corner (seguido de adjetivo) to make: me pone contento, he makes me happy
2 (hacer funcionar) to turn o switch on
3 (un fax, telegrama) to send
poner una conferencia, to make a long-distance call
4 (una multa, un castigo) to impose
5 (abrir un negocio) to set up
6 (vestir) to put on
7 (exponer) tienes que poner la planta al sol/a la sombra, you have to put the plant in the sun/shade
8 (aportar) yo puse mil pesetas, I contributed a thousand pesetas
9 (conjeturar, imaginar) to suppose: pongamos que..., supposing (that)...
10 (estar escrito) lo pone aquí, it's written here
no pone nada de eso, it doesn't say anything about that
11 TV Cine to put on, show
12 Tel ponme con él, put me through to him
13 (un nombre) le pondremos Tadeo, we are going to call him Tadeo
ya le puso título a la novela, he has already given the novel a title Locuciones: poner a alguien a caldo, to pull sb to pieces
poner a cien, to make sb nervous: me pone a cien cuando habla de ese modo, when he talks that way I get nervous
poner en duda, to call into question: los inversores pusieron su competencia en duda, the investors questioned his competence
poner a alguien en evidencia, to show sb up
poner en evidencia, to show up: la situación pone en evidencia la falta de justicia del sistema, the situation exposes the system's unfairness
poner a alguien en su sitio, to put sb in his place ' poner' also found in these entries: Spanish: activar - alinear - alta - alto - altura - antecedente - antena - arreglar - arrinconar - aunar - bandeja - brete - cabeza - calzar - caldo - calle - cara - cargar - carta - caso - cien - codificar - comprometer - confiar - coto - crecer - cuenco - cuestión - dejar - denuncia - depositar - descomponer - descubierta - descubierto - desesperar - diente - dirigir - discutir - distribuir - enchufar - enderezar - enervar - enfermar - enfrentar - enmascarar - entregar - entregarse - escenificar - escobilla - esmerarse English: acquaint - action - apply - arm - arrange - aside - best - blur - bond - box - bracket - bundle - bung - cap - cast - cheek - claim - code - collect - compromise - connect - cork - crack - cross - crown - curb - date - dip - discomfit - dishwasher - egg - end - endanger - excite - face - fault - feature - fetter - fill in - fit - fluster - follow up - forewarn - free - gather - get - glaze - go - gown - grin -
6 prisionero
prisionero
◊ -ra sustantivo masculino, femeninoprisoner; lo hicieron prisionero he was taken prisoner o captured
prisionero,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino prisoner ' prisionero' also found in these entries: Spanish: desencadenarse - excarcelar - liberación - prisionera - encadenar - escapar - liberar English: bang up - captive - fraud - P.O.W. - prisoner - take - fetter - march -
7 fetters
s.grillos, manijas, cierto género de prisiones con que aseguran a los reos. (plural)3ps.tercera persona del presente singular del verbo: FETTER.
См. также в других словарях:
Fetter — Fet ter (f[e^]t t[ e]r), n. [AS. fetor, feter; akin to OS. feter[=o]s, pl., OD. veter, OHG. fezzera, Icel. fj[ o]turr, L. pedica, Gr. pe dh, and to E. foot. [root] 77. See {Foot}.] [Chiefly used in the plural, {fetters}.] 1. A chain or shackle… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fetter — Fet ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fettered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fettering}.] 1. To put fetters upon; to shackle or confine the feet of with a chain; to bind. [1913 Webster] My heels are fettered, but my fist is free. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fetter — Fetter, Adolf von, preuß. General, geb. 27. Juli 1846 in Köln, wurde 1865 Leutnant, besuchte 1869–1873 mit Unterbrechung durch den Krieg die Kriegsakademie, war zur Dienstleistung beim Großen Generalstab befehligt, wirkte als Lehrer an der… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
fetter — I noun bond, bridle, catena, chain, check, compes, confinement, constraint, control, curb, detention, deterrence, deterrent, disadvantage, encumbrance, gyve, hamper, handicap, hindrance, impediment, imprisonment, incarceration, inhibition,… … Law dictionary
fetter — vb shackle, *hamper, trammel, clog, manacle, hog tie Analogous words: *hinder, impede, obstruct, block, bar, dam: *restrain, curb, check: baffle, balk, thwart, foil, *frustrate: bind, *tie Contrasted words: * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
fetter — [v] tie up, hold bind, chain, check, clog, confine, cuff, curb, drag feet, encumber, hamper, hamstring*, handcuff, hang up, hinder, hobble, hog tie*, hold captive, leash, manacle, put straitjacket on*, repress, restrain, restrict, shackle, throw… … New thesaurus
fetter — ► NOUN 1) a chain or shackle placed around a prisoner s ankles. 2) a restraint or check. ► VERB 1) restrain with fetters. 2) (be fettered) be restricted. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
fetter — [fet′ər] n. [ME feter < OE < base of fot, FOOT, akin to Ger fessel] 1. a shackle or chain for the feet 2. anything that holds in check; restraint vt. [ME feterien < OE (ge)feterian] 1. to bind with fetters; shackle; chain … English World dictionary
fetter — {{11}}fetter (n.) O.E. fetor chain or shackle for the feet, from P.Gmc. *fetero (Cf. O.S. feteros (pl.), M.Du. veter fetter, in modern Dutch lace, string, O.H.G. fezzera, O.N. fiöturr, Swed. fjätter), from PIE root *ped foot (see FOOT (Cf … Etymology dictionary
fetter — UK [ˈfetə(r)] / US [ˈfetər] verb [transitive] Word forms fetter : present tense I/you/we/they fetter he/she/it fetters present participle fettering past tense fettered past participle fettered 1) literary to limit someone s freedom to do what… … English dictionary
fetter — [OE] Etymologically, fetters are shackles for restraining the ‘feet’. The word comes from prehistoric Germanic *feterō, which derived ultimately from the same Indo European base, *ped , as produced English foot. The parallel Latin formation,… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins