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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 shackle
shack·le [ʼʃækl̩] vt1) ( chain)to \shackle sb jdn [mit Ketten] fesseln;the government is \shackled by its own debts der Regierung sind durch eigene Schulden die Hände gebunden;to be \shackled by convention/ outmoded attitudes an Konventionen/überholten Ansichten haften -
3 shackle
A n ( chain) fer m ; fig ( constraint) chaîne f ; to throw off the shackles of sth briser les chaînes de qch.B vtr mettre [qn] aux fers.
См. также в других словарях:
shackle — shack|le1 [ˈʃækəl] n 1.) the shackles of sth literary the limits put on your freedom and happiness by something, especially a particular form of government used to show disapproval ▪ They finally managed to throw off the shackles of communism.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
