fetter

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfɛtər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈfɛtɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(fetər)

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fetter [sb/sth] vtr (restrain)encadenar a vtr + prep
  atar a vtr + prep
  amarrar a vtr + prep
  poner grilletes a loc verb
 The guards fettered the prisoner and took him to solitary confinement.
 Los guardas encadenaron al prisionero y le pusieron en régimen de aislamiento.
fetter [sth] vtr figurative, often passive (restrain, limit)restringir vtr
  limitar vtr
  (figurado)encadenar vtr
 Ryan was not fettered by the constraints of tradition or convention.
 Ryan no estaba restringido por las restricciones de la tradición y la convención.
fetters npl (restraints, shackles)grilletes nmpl
 The prisoner struggled to get free of his fetters.
 El prisionero luchó por liberarse de sus grilletes.
fetters npl figurative (limitations, restraints) (figurado)cadenas nfpl
  trabas nfpl
 The fetters of mediocrity will always hold the author back from achieving fame and fortune.
 Las cadenas de la mediocridad siempre frenarán al autor de conseguir fama y fortuna.
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