fettered

ˈfɛtərd
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Translation of fettered into German

Adjective

1.

figurative restraint

Rare
restricted or confined
Rare
  • Her creativity felt fettered by the strict rules.Ihre Kreativität fühlte sich durch die strengen Regeln eingeschränkt.
2.

physically bound

Rare
restrained with chains or manacles
Rare
  • The prisoner was fettered and could not escape..Der Gefangene war gefesselt und konnte nicht entkommen
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Synonyms and analogies of fettered in English

Examples of fettered in a sentence

  • The project was fettered by bureaucratic red tape.
  • The fettered dog could not run freely.
  • The fettered slave awaited his fate.
fetter
ˈfɛtə
Noun
1.

figurative

something that confines or restrains
  • Freed from the fetters of obligation, he pursued his dreams..Befreit von den Fesseln der Verpflichtung verfolgte er seine Träume
2.

physical restraint

Dated
chain or shackle for ankles or feet
Dated
  • The prisoner wore a heavy fetter on each ankle.Der Gefangene trug an jedem Knöchel eine schwere Fessel.
Verb
tr.
1.

limitation

confine or limit freedom
  • She felt fettered by her strict upbringing.Sie fühlte sich durch ihre strenge Erziehung eingeschränkt.
2.

physical restraint

Dated
shackle or bind with chains
Dated
fesseln an Ketten legen fesseln mit Ketten
  • The guards fettered the prisoner before transport.Die Wachen fesselten den Gefangenen vor dem Transport.

Translations of "fettered" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective / Participle
gefesseltadj.

He remained fettered to his past, unable to move forward with his life.

Er blieb an seine Vergangenheit gefesselt und konnte nicht vorwärtskommen in seinem Leben.

The prisoner lay fettered in his cell, dreaming of freedom beyond the barred window.

Der Gefangene lag in seiner Zelle gefesselt und träumte von der Freiheit jenseits des vergitterten Fensters.

eingeschränktadj.

His potential remained fettered by his lack of resources and opportunities.

Sein Potenzial blieb durch seinen Mangel an Ressourcen und Möglichkeiten eingeschränkt.

The soldier's actions were fettered by the strict rules of engagement.

Die Handlungen des Soldaten wurden durch die strikten Einsatzregeln eingeschränkt.

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fettered: Examples and translations in context

No war, no inner insurrection can free our fettered and disunited nation.

Kein Krieg, kein innerer Aufstand kann unsere gefesselte und uneinige Nation befreien.

A moment more and I had fettered him to the granite.

Und noch einen Augenblick später hatte ich ihn an den Granit gefesselt.

She watched as the fettered balloons floated upward, just out of reach.

Sie sah zu, wie die gefesselten Luftballons nach oben stiegen, gerade außer Reichweite.

Her dreams felt fettered, held back by the weight of her responsibilities.

Ihre Träume fühlten sich wie gefesselt an, zurückgehalten durch die Last ihrer Verantwortung.

The soldiers marched with fettered feet, weighed down by their heavy shackles.

Die Soldaten marschierten mit gefesselten Füßen, beschwert durch die schweren Fesseln.

The novel's protagonist was fettered by a tragic past that haunted him.

Der Protagonist des Romans wurde durch eine tragische Vergangenheit, die ihn verfolgte, gefesselt.

Even when fettered by responsibilities, he found joy in small moments of freedom.

Selbst wenn er von Verantwortung gefesselt war, fand er Freude in kleinen Momenten der Freiheit.

For a long time no book has fettered me so much.

Schon lange hat mich kein Buch mehr so gefesselt.

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