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fet·ter  (ftr)
n.
1. A chain or shackle for the ankles or feet.
2. Something that serves to restrict; a restraint.
tr.v. fet·tered, fet·ter·ing, fet·ters
1. To put fetters on; shackle.
2. To restrict the freedom of. See Synonyms at hamper1.
[Middle English feter, from Old English; see ped- in Indo-European roots.]
Translations
fetters [ˈfetəz] NPL → grilletes mpl (fig) → trabas fpl
fetters [ˈfɛtərz] npl (= constraints) → entraves fpl
fetters [ˈfɛtəz] npl → catene fpl (fig) → restrizioni fpl
fetters [ˈfɛtəz] npl → catene fpl (fig) → restrizioni fpl


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Many a one cannot loosen his own fetters, but is nevertheless his friend's emancipator.
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In fact, the exhortation seemed rather a superfluous one to a man with a great pair of iron fetters on his feet.
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