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bound [baʊnd]sûr ⇒ 2 (a) obligé ⇒ 2 (b) lié ⇒ 2 (c), 2 (e), 2 (g) relié ⇒ 2 (f) à destination de ⇒ 2 (d) saut, bond ⇒ 3 (a) sauter, bondir ⇒ 4 borner, limiter ⇒ 5 borne, limite ⇒ 61 pt & pp of bind∎ it was bound to happen c'était à prévoir;∎ it's bound to rain tomorrow il pleuvra sûrement demain;∎ but he's bound to say that mais il est certain que c'est cela qu'il va dire;∎ he's bound to apologize il ne va pas manquer de s'excuser;∎ she's up to no good, I'll be bound je parie qu'elle ne mijote rien de bon(b) (compelled) obligé;∎ they are bound by the treaty to take action l'accord les oblige à prendre des mesures;∎ the teacher felt bound to report them l'enseignant s'est cru obligé de les dénoncer;∎ I'm bound to say I disagree je dois dire que je ne suis pas d'accord∎ bound up lié;∎ his frustration is bound up with his work sa frustration est directement liée à son travail∎ bound for (person) en route pour; (shipment, cargo etc) à destination de; (train) à destination ou en direction de;∎ to be homeward bound être sur le chemin du retour;∎ where are you bound for? où allez-vous?;∎ I'm bound for Chicago je suis en route pour Chicago;∎ all shipments bound for Madrid toutes cargaisons à destination de Madrid;∎ the train is bound for Rome le train est à destination ou en direction de Rome;∎ on a plane bound for Tokyo dans un avion à destination de ou en route pour Tokyo∎ bound hand and foot pieds et poings liés∎ bound in boards cartonné(g) Linguistics lié3 noun∎ at one bound, in a single bound d'un seul bond ou saut∎ lower bound minorant m;∎ upper bound majorant m∎ the children bounded into/out of the classroom les enfants sont entrés dans/sortis de la salle de classe en faisant des bonds;∎ the dog bounded down the hill le chien dévala la colline en bondissantborner, limiter;∎ a country bounded on two sides by the sea un pays limité par la mer de deux côtés;∎ an area bounded by Smith Street on the west, James Avenue on the south une zone délimitée par Smith Street à l'ouest et James Avenue au sudlimite f, borne f;∎ the situation has gone beyond the bounds of all reason la situation est devenue complètement aberrante ou insensée;∎ her rage knew no bounds sa colère était sans bornes;∎ within the bounds of possibility dans la limite du possible;∎ figurative to keep within bounds rester dans la juste mesure, pratiquer la modération;∎ the castle gardens are out of bounds to visitors les jardins du château sont interdits au public;∎ to beat the bounds = dans certaines régions de Grande-Bretagne, parcourir le périmètre d'une paroisse en frappant le sol de baguettes, pour en rappeler les limites
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