cloués in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for cloués in the French»English Dictionary

clouer [klue] VB trans

1. clouer (fixer avec de gros clous):

clouer caisse

to nail down

clouer pancarte

to nail up

clouer planches

to nail together

2. clouer (fixer avec de petits clous):

clouer moquette, affiche

to tack

3. clouer (immobiliser):

clouer au sol adversaire

to pin [sb] down

les avions sont restés cloués au sol en raison du mauvais temps

the planes were grounded because of the weather

4. clouer (invalider) (temporairement):

clouer au lit/chez soi

to confine [sb] to bed/to one's home

(en permanence) être ou rester cloué au lit

to be bedridden

5. clouer (stupéfier):

clouer

to stun

être ou rester cloué

to be stunned

clouer de stupeur

to stun

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mettre ou clouer qn au pilori fig

to pillory sb

clouer ou clore le bec à qn inf

to shut sb up inf

Translations for cloués in the English»French Dictionary

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nail up

clouer

nail up doors, windows (seal) box, crate

clouer

skew-nail

clouer [qc] en biais

nail down

clouer

nail

clouer

to nail a picture to a wall

clouer un tableau sur un mur

to tack sth to wall, door

clouer qc à

to tack sth down

clouer qc avec des semences

cloués in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cloués in the French»English Dictionary

clouer [klue] VB trans

1. clouer (fixer):

clouer

to nail

clouer planches, caisse

to nail down

clouer le tableau sur le mur

to nail the picture to the wall

2. clouer inf (immobiliser):

clouer qn au lit

to keep sb stuck in bed

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clouer [ou mettre] qn/qc au pilori

to pillory sb/sth

Translations for cloués in the English»French Dictionary

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tack

clouer

nail down

clouer

to nail sth to sth

clouer qc à qc

to puncture sb's arrogance

clouer le bec à qn

cloués Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

clouer le tableau sur le mur

to nail the picture to the wall

clouer qn au lit

to keep sb stuck in bed

clouer [ou mettre] qn/qc au pilori

to pillory sb/sth