Англо-русский словарь - fetter
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fetter
1. noun
1) usu. pl. путы; ножные кандалы
2) pl. оковы, узы to burst ones fetters - сломать оковы, вырваться на свободу
2. v.
1) сковывать, заковывать
2) спутывать (лошадь); fig. связывать по рукам и ногам Syn: see shackle
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1.
1. путы 2. ножные кандалы in fetters —- закованный; скованный (также перен.) 3. оковы, узы to burst one's fetters —- разбить оковы, освободиться 4. спутывать (лошадь) 5. сковывать, заковывать (в кандалы) 6. связывать, стеснять, сковывать fettered by convention —- связанный условностями fettered by superstition —- опутанный суеверием ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
2.
n. & v. --n. 1 a a shackle for holding a prisoner by the ankles. b any shackle or bond. 2 (in pl.) captivity. 3 a restraint or check. --v.tr. 1 put into fetters. 2 restrict, restrain, impede. Etymology: OE feter f. Gmc ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
3.
I. noun Etymology: Middle English feter, from Old English; akin to Old English fot foot Date: before 12th century 1. a chain or shackle for the feet 2. something that confines ; restraint II. transitive verb Date: before 12th century 1. to put ~s on ; shackle 2. to restrain from motion, action, or progress Synonyms: see hamper ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
4.
(fetters, fettering, fettered) 1. If you say that you are fettered by something, you dislike it because it prevents you from behaving or moving in a free and natural way. (LITERARY) ...a private trust which would not be fettered by bureaucracy... The black mud fettered her movements. = hamper VERB: be V-ed, V n c darkgreen]disapproval 2. You can use fetters to refer to things such as rules, traditions, or responsibilities that you dislike because they prevent you from behaving in the way you want. (LITERARY) = constraints N-PLURAL: usu with supp, oft N of n c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
5.
~1 n fetters literary a) the things that prevent someone from being free (breaking the fetters of convention) b) chains that were put around a prisoner's feet in former times ~2 v literary 1 to restrict someone's freedom and prevent them from doing what they want (fettered by family responsibilities) 2 to put chains on a prisoner's hands or feet ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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