tie down
French translation: retenir
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Retenir Explanation: Tie down is an expression, in English, meaning that one is restrained. For example, "I can't go out tonight, because I'm tied down to this job." I used the infinitive of the verb Retenir, because I wasn't sure which tense you were looking for. Hope that this helps. Good luck! |
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Arrimage/Attache Explanation: Difficult without context. Tying down a boat would be Arrimage. Otherwise : The verb "Attacher" to tie Always try to give context if you want the right answer...otherwise everything becomes a guessing contest? |
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