Translations for vice-like in the English»French Dictionary

vice-like Brit, vise-like Am ADJ

vice-like grip:

vice-like

comme un étau

Translations for vice-like in the French»English Dictionary

étau <pl étaux> [eto] N m TECH

étau

vice Brit

étau

vise 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] N 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 HISTORY (instrument, peine):

carcan

iron collar