WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2025:
| Principales traductions |
| entrenched adj | figurative (established, secure) | enraciné, tenace, établi adj |
| | | bien ancré loc adj |
| | (idée, opinion,...) | tranché adj |
| | It is difficult to persuade people with entrenched attitudes to change their opinions. |
| Traductions supplémentaires |
| entrenched adj | (military: dug in a trench) (Militaire) | retranché adj |
| | The entrenched troops were running out of ammunition. |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2025:
| Principales traductions |
| entrench [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (establish, secure) (figuré) | ancrer⇒, enraciner⇒ vtr |
| | (une idée) | implanter (fermement), établir⇒ vtr |
| | The government is seeking to entrench property rights in the constitution. |
| | Le gouvernement cherche à ancrer (or: enraciner) les droits à la propriété dans la constitution. |
| entrench [sb]⇒ vtr | (military: dig a trench) | creuser une tranchée autour de [qch] loc v + prép |
| | | entourer [qch] d'une tranchée, entourer [qch] de tranchées loc v |
| | | to be entrenched : être retranché vi + adj |
| | The soldiers were entrenched on the left flank. |
| Traductions supplémentaires |
| entrench yourself vtr + refl | (military: dig a trench) | s'entourer [qch] d'une tranchée, entourer [qch] de tranchées loc v |
| | | se retrancher⇒ v pron |
| | The soldiers entrenched themselves in bunkers. |
| | Les soldats se sont retranchés dans des bunkers. |