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2 Translation results for shackles in Spanish

noun | verb

shackle noun

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shackles
grillete

Example sentences of
shackle noun

  • •placed shackles on the legs of the prisoners
  • •the shackles of illiteracy can be just as confining as leg irons
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shackle verb

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shackled, has shackled, is shackling, shackles
ponerle grilletes (a alguien)

Example sentences of
shackle verb

  • •The guard shackled the prisoner.
  • •unwilling to shackle the dogs to the wall of the house
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Synonyms of
shackle verb

hinder, impede, obstruct, block, inhibit, hamper

Detailed synonyms for shackle verb

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Reverse translation for shackles

grillete  - shackle 
ponerle grilletes  (a alguien)
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