WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| Principal Translations |
| shackle [sb]⇒ vtr | (put restraints on) (poner grilletes) | engrilletar a vtr + prep |
| | | encadenar a vtr + prep |
| | | aprisionar a vtr + prep |
| | Police shackled him and put him in the back of the van. |
| | Los policías lo engrilletaron y lo subieron al furgón. |
| the shackles of [sth] npl | figurative ([sth] restrictive) (figurado) | las cadenas de nfpl + prep |
| | We must shake off the shackles of capitalist thinking! |
| | ¡Tenemos que romper las cadenas de este pensamiento capitalista! |
| shackles npl | (fetters, restraints) | grilletes nmpl |
| | | cadenas nfpl |
| | | prisiones nfpl |
| | | grillos nmpl |
| | The man was brought into the court in shackles. |
| | El acusado fue conducido a la corte en grilletes. |
| Additional Translations |
| shackle n | (metal link) | argolla nf |
| | The worker connected the chain using a shackle. |
'shackle' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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