verb🔗ShareLier, attacherTo tie; to confine by any ligature."The teacher bound the student's unruly papers together with a large, colorful ribbon. "Le professeur a lié les papiers indisciplinés de l'élève avec un grand ruban coloré.actionconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSe lier, adhérerTo cohere or stick together in a mass."Just to make the cheese more binding"Juste pour que le fromage adhère davantage.massmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÊtre lié, être contraintTo be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction."I wish I knew why the sewing machine binds up after I use it for a while."J'aimerais savoir pourquoi la machine à coudre se bloque après que je l'ai utilisée pendant un certain temps.actionconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareLier, attacherTo exert a binding or restraining influence."These are the ties that bind."Ce sont les liens qui attachent.lawactionbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareLier, attacherTo tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc."to bind grain in bundles  to bind a prisoner"Lier les céréales en bottes ; attacher un prisonnier.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRestreindre, limiter, contraindreTo confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind."Frost binds the earth."Le gel restreint la terre.actionpolicelawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareLier, attacherTo couple."The teacher is bound to a strict schedule for the week. "L'enseignant est lié à un emploi du temps strict pour la semaine.actionbeingprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareObliger, lierTo oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other social tie."to bind the conscience  to bind by kindness  bound by affection  commerce binds nations to each other"obliger la conscience  lier par la gentillesse  lié par l'affection  le commerce lie les nations les unes aux autreslawmoralsocietyphilosophystategovernmenthumanrightfamilyvalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareObliger, lierTo put (a person) under definite legal obligations, especially, under the obligation of a bond or covenant."The contract bound the student to complete all course requirements. "Le contrat obligeait l'étudiant à remplir toutes les exigences du cours.lawgovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareObliger, lierTo place under legal obligation to serve."to bind an apprentice  bound out to service"Obliger un apprenti à servir.governmentlawpoliticsmilitaryserviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBordurer, borderTo protect or strengthen by applying a band or binding, as the edge of a carpet or garment."The seamstress carefully bound the edges of the tablecloth to prevent fraying. "La couturière a soigneusement bordé les bords de la nappe pour éviter l'effilochage.materialappearancewearChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareLier, attacherTo make fast (a thing) about or upon something, as by tying; to encircle with something."to bind a belt about one  to bind a compress upon a wound"attacher une ceinture autour de quelqu'un, attacher une compresse sur une blessureactionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBandager, couvrirTo cover, as with a bandage."to bind up a wound"Bandager une blessure.medicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareConstiper, entraverTo prevent or restrain from customary or natural action, as by producing constipation."Certain drugs bind the bowels."Certains médicaments constipent les intestins.medicinephysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRelierTo put together in a cover, as of books."The three novels were bound together."Les trois romans ont été reliés ensemble.writingstationeryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareLier, attacherTo make two or more elements stick together."The glue bound the broken pieces of the ceramic plate together. "La colle a lié les morceaux cassés de l'assiette en céramique.materialcompoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareLier, associerTo associate an identifier with a value; to associate a variable name, method name, etc. with the content of a storage location."The program is bound to the correct file, so it can access the data. "Le programme est lié au fichier correct, ce qui lui permet d'accéder aux données.computingtechnicaltechnologyinternetmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSe plaindre, geindreTo complain; to whine about something."My little brother was bound about not getting to play video games after dinner. "Mon petit frère se plaignait de ne pas pouvoir jouer aux jeux vidéo après le dîner.attitudeemotioncharactercommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareTenus de(with infinitive) Obliged (to)."You are not legally bound to reply."Vous n'êtes pas légalement tenus de répondre.morallawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Sharelié(of a morpheme) That cannot stand alone as a free word."The prefix "un-" in the word "unhappy" is a bound morpheme; it cannot stand alone as a word. "Le préfixe « un- » dans le mot « malheureux » est un morphème lié ; il ne peut pas exister seul comme mot.grammarlanguagelinguisticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareLié, borné(of a variable) Constrained by a quantifier."The number of cookies each child can have is bound by the number of cookies in the jar. "Le nombre de cookies que chaque enfant peut avoir est lié au nombre de cookies dans le bocal.computingmathlogicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareConstipéConstipated; costive."My grandmother was feeling bound this morning, so she stayed home from school. "Ma grand-mère se sentait constipée ce matin, alors elle est restée à la maison et n'est pas allée à l'école.medicinephysiologybodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareLié, limitéConfined or restricted to a certain place; e.g. railbound."The train schedule was railbound, so we couldn't change our travel plans. "L'horaire des trains était lié aux rails, nous n'avons donc pas pu modifier nos plans de voyage.placeconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareEntravé, bloquéUnable to move in certain conditions; e.g. snowbound."The heavy snowfall left the city bound, and we couldn't leave our houses. "Les fortes chutes de neige ont bloqué la ville, et nous n'avons pas pu quitter nos maisons.conditionweathersituationenvironmentdisasterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePrêt, préparéReady, prepared."The students were bound to succeed; they had studied diligently all week. "Les étudiants étaient prêts à réussir ; ils avaient étudié avec diligence toute la semaine.attitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareEn partance pour, en route pour, prêt à Ready to start or go (to); moving in the direction (of)."Is that message bound for me?"Ce message est-il en partance pour moi ?directionattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareCertain de, susceptible de(with infinitive) Very likely (to), certain to"They were bound to come into conflict eventually."Ils étaient certains d'entrer en conflit un jour ou l'autre.possibilityfutureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLimite, frontière(often used in plural) A boundary, the border which one must cross in order to enter or leave a territory."I reached the northern bound of my property, took a deep breath and walked on."J'ai atteint la limite nord de ma propriété, j'ai pris une profonde inspiration et j'ai continué à marcher.areageographyplacenationpoliticspropertyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLimite, borneA value which is known to be greater or smaller than a given set of values."The upper bound for the test scores was 95, meaning no one scored higher. "La limite supérieure des résultats du test était de 95, ce qui signifie que personne n'a obtenu un score supérieur.mathvaluenumbercomputingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBordurer, délimiterTo surround a territory or other geographical entity."France, Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra bound Spain."La France, le Portugal, Gibraltar et Andorre bordent l'Espagne.geographyareaworldChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDélimiter, bornerTo be the boundary of."The river bound the farmer's field. "La rivière délimitait le champ de l'agriculteur.areapropertygeographyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSautA sizeable jump, great leap."The deer crossed the stream in a single bound."Le cerf a traversé le ruisseau d'un seul saut.actionachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSautA spring from one foot to the other in dancing."The dancer's bound was impressive, a powerful spring from one foot to the other. "Le saut de la danseuse était impressionnant, un puissant bond d'un pied à l'autre.dancesportentertainmentactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRebond, sautA bounce; a rebound."the bound of a ball"le rebond d'une ballephysicsactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSauter, bondirTo leap, move by jumping."The rabbit bounded down the lane."Le lapin a bondi le long de la ruelle.actionanimalsportwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFaire bondir, faire sauterTo cause to leap."to bound a horse"Faire bondir un cheval.actionanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRebondir, sauterTo rebound; to bounce."a rubber ball bounds on the floor"Une balle en caoutchouc rebondit sur le sol.actionphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFaire rebondir, faire sauterTo cause to rebound; to throw so that it will rebound; to bounce."to bound a ball on the floor"Faire rebondir une balle sur le sol.physicssportactionenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
