Traduzioni di vice-like nel dizionario inglese»francese

vice-like ingl brit, vise-like ingl am AGG

vice-like grip:

vice-like

comme un étau

Traduzioni di vice-like nel dizionario francese»inglese

étau <pl étaux> [eto] SOST m TECN

étau

vice ingl brit

étau

vise ingl am

étau fig

stranglehold (autour de on)

être pris en étau

to be caught in a vice-like grip

l'étau se resserre

the net is tightening (autour de around)

carcan [kaʀkɑ̃] SOST m

1. carcan (entrave):

carcan politique/scolaire/administratif

political/educational/administrative constraints pl ou straitjacket

le carcan de la discipline/des institutions

disciplinary/institutional rigidity

briser le carcan de qc

to break free of sth

enfermer qn/qc dans le carcan de qc

to place sb/sth under the yoke of sth

2. carcan (objet qui enserre):

carcan

vice

le carcan d'un col empesé

the vice-like grip of a starched collar

3. carcan STOR (instrument, peine):

carcan

iron collar