binds in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for binds in the English»French Dictionary

I.bind [Brit bʌɪnd, Am baɪnd] N inf

bind

corvée f

what a bind!

quelle corvée!

it's a bind having to …

c'est une vraie corvée de devoir …

II.bind <pret, pp bound> [Brit bʌɪnd, Am baɪnd] VB trans

1. bind (tie up):

bind hands, feet, bundle, parcel

attacher

bind person

ligoter

bind wound

panser

they bound him to a post

ils l'ont attaché à un poteau

2. bind (constrain):

to bind sb to do law, rule, contract, oath:

imposer à qn de faire

to be bound by person: law, rule, contract, oath

être tenu par

3. bind (unite):

bind, a. bind together people, family, community

unir

the love that binds him to her

l'amour qui l'unit à elle

4. bind (in sewing):

bind edge

poser un biais sur

5. bind (in bookbinding):

bind book

relier (in en)

6. bind FOOD:

bind mixture

lier (with avec)

III.bind <pret, pp bound> [Brit bʌɪnd, Am baɪnd] VB intr

bind (cohere) BIOL, CHEM particles:

se lier (to à)

bind FOOD mixture:

lier

IV.to bind oneself VB refl

to bind oneself refl < pret, pp bound> (commit oneself):

to bind oneself (to belief, action)

s'engager (to sth à qc)

to bind oneself (emotionally)

se lier (to sb à qn)

V.bind [Brit bʌɪnd, Am baɪnd]

to be in a bind inf Am

être dans le pétrin inf

I.bind over VB [Brit bʌɪnd -, Am baɪnd -] (bind [sb] over) LAW

bind over

relâcher [qn] sous condition

he was bound over to keep the peace

on l'a relâché sous condition qu'il ne récidive pas

he was bound over to appear before the High Court

on l'a relâché sous condition pour qu'il puisse comparaître devant la cour suprême

I.bind up VB [Brit bʌɪnd -, Am baɪnd -] (bind up [sth], bind [sth] up)

bind up wound, part of body

bander

bind up bundle

attacher

double bind N

1. double bind (gen):

double bind

impasse f

to be caught in a double bind

être pris dans une impasse

2. double bind PSYCH:

double bind

double contrainte f

double bind

double-bind m

to put sb in a double bind

exercer la double contrainte sur qn

Translations for binds in the French»English Dictionary

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gerber blé

to bind

brocher livre

to bind [sth] (with paper)

ligoter qn accord, règlement:

to bind sb

entoiler livre

to bind [sth] in canvas

s'arrimer à pays, communauté:

to bind itself to

garrotter bras, jambes

to bind

binds in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for binds in the English»French Dictionary

I.bind [baɪnd] N inf

it's a bind

c'est casse-pieds mf

to be in a bit of a bind inf

être un peu dans le pétrin

to put sb in a real bind

mettre qn dans le pétrin

II.bind <bound, bound> [baɪnd] VB intr

bind

lier

III.bind <bound, bound> [baɪnd] VB trans

1. bind (tie):

bind

attacher

to bind sb/sth to sth

attacher qn/qc à qc

to be bound hand and foot

être pieds et poings liés

to be bound to sb

être attaché à qn

2. bind (unite):

to bind (together)

lier ensemble

3. bind (commit):

to bind sb to +infin

obliger qn à +infin

4. bind TYPO:

bind book

relier

5. bind (when cooking):

bind

lier

Translations for binds in the French»English Dictionary

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lier qn/qc à qn/qc

to bind sb/sth to sb/sth

relier livre

to bind

attacher qn à qn/qc

to bind sb to sb/sth

binds Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

it's a bind

c'est casse-pieds mf

to be in a bit of a bind inf

être un peu dans le pétrin

to put sb in a real bind

mettre qn dans le pétrin

to bind sb/sth to sth

attacher qn/qc à qc

to bind (together)

lier ensemble

to bind sb to +infin

obliger qn à +infin

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

As well as transporting oxygen to the tissues, this binds carbon monoxide much more efficiently than does human haemoglobin.

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It is not religion that binds women, but the selective dictates of those who wish them cloistered.

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When nisin attacks an individual bacterium, it binds to the bacteria and prevents it from pumping up its defences and turning into a "superbug".

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The encoded protein localizes to the centrosome where it binds to microtubules as part of a complex referred to as the gamma-tubulin ring complex.

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Beneath the playful jabs and willful tempers is a force of gravity that binds them, even when the waves get rough.

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Normally, the blood protein haptoglobin binds circulating myoglobin and other heme-containing substances, but in rhabdomyolysis the quantity of myoglobin exceeds the binding capacity of haptoglobin.

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Serosa is entirely different from the adventitia, a connective tissue layer which binds together structures rather than reducing friction between them.

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Additional uses are in the making of nicotine transdermal patches since the copolymer binds well with other agents to form gel like substances.

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In the nucleus the heteromeric complex binds promoters and interact with transcriptional activators.

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The repressor complex then binds to its operator sequence in the genes it regulates, shutting off the genes.

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