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1 shackle
1. noun, usu. in pl.(lit. or fig.) Fessel, die2. transitive verb(lit. or fig.) anketten (to an + Akk.)* * *verb (to put shackles on.) in Ketten legen* * *shack·le[ˈʃækl̩]I. vt1. (chain)▪ to \shackle sb jdn [mit Ketten] fesseln▪ to \shackle sb/sth jdn/etw behindern [o hemmen]the government is \shackled by its own debts der Regierung sind durch eigene Schulden die Hände gebundento be \shackled by convention/outmoded attitudes an Konventionen/überholten Ansichten haftenII. n NAUT, TECH Schäkel m* * *['ʃkl]1. n2. vtin Ketten legenthey were shackled together/to the wall — sie waren aneinandergekettet/an die Wand (an)gekettet
to shackle sb with sth (fig) — jdn mit etw belasten
to be shackled by sth (fig) — an etw (acc) gebunden sein
* * *shackle [ˈʃækl]A s1. pl Fesseln pl, Ketten pl (beide auch fig), Hand-, Beinschellen pl2. TECHa) Gelenkstück n (einer Kette)c) Lasche f4. ELEKa) Schäkel mB v/t1. fesseln (auch fig hemmen)2. SCHIFF, TECH laschen* * *1. noun, usu. in pl.(lit. or fig.) Fessel, die2. transitive verb(lit. or fig.) anketten (to an + Akk.)* * *v.fesseln v. -
2 fetter
1. noun1) (shackle) Fußfessel, die2. transitive verbfesseln; (fig.) hemmen [Fortschritt, Entwicklung]* * *['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.) die Fessel2. verb(to fasten with a fetter: She fettered the horse.) fesseln* * *fet·ter[ˈfetəʳ, AM -ɚ]vt usu passive▪ to \fetter sb1. (chain) jdn fesselnto \fetter a horse ein Pferd anbindento be \fettered by superstition im Aberglauben befangen sein* * *['fetə(r)]1. vtprisoner fesseln; goat anpflocken; (fig) in Fesseln legen2. nfetters pl — (Fuß)fesseln pl; (fig) Fesseln pl
to put a prisoner in fetters — einen Gefangenen in Fesseln legen
* * *fetter [ˈfetə(r)]A s1. Fußfessel f2. pl fig Fesseln pl:escape from the fetters of marriage sich aus den Fesseln der Ehe befreienB v/t1. jemandem Fußfesseln anlegen2. fig behindern* * *1. noun1) (shackle) Fußfessel, die2. transitive verbfesseln; (fig.) hemmen [Fortschritt, Entwicklung]* * *n.Fessel -n f. v.fesseln v.
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