bind in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for bind 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 bind 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

bind in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bind 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 bind 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

bind 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

The degree of unsaturation specifies the amount of hydrogen that a compound can bind.

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These proteins can bind promoter sequences in the host plant and activate the expression of plant genes that aid bacterial infection.

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In this form she can extend her hair to bind her opponents.

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Players attempt to arrive at the ruck first, drive forward and bind onto the opposition.

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These characteristics mean that it is used on square-rigged ships for securing the gaskets that bind stowed sails to the yards.

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It has just staunched its bleeding, but it still has a long way to go to bind up the deep wounds.

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To prevent fraying, various selvage motions (or styles) are used to bind the warp into the body of the cloth.

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The government finds itself in a bind over giving in to pressure to slow down the changes in pension age for women.

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He has pitched his tent among us to share our lives, heal our sores, bind up our wounds and give us new life.

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Many of these schemes use a covalent attachment scheme, using oligonucleotides with amide or thiol functional groups as a chemical handle to bind the heteroelements.

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