tether (redirected from tethers)

teth·er  (tr)

n.

1.

a. A rope, chain, or similar restraint for holding an animal in place, allowing a short radius in which it can move about.

b. A similar ropelike restraint used as a safety measure, especially for young children and astronauts.

2. A rope, chain, or similar restraint for holding one, especially an animal, in place, allowing a short radius in which one can move about.

3. The extent or limit of one's resources, abilities, or endurance: drought-stricken farmers at the end of their tether.

tr.v. teth·ered, teth·er·ing, teth·ers

To fasten or restrict with or as if with a tether.

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[Middle English tedir, tethir, from Old Norse tjdhr.]

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tether [ˈtɛðə]

n

1. a restricting rope, chain, etc., by which an animal is tied to a particular spot

2. the range of one's endurance, etc.

at the end of one's tether distressed or exasperated to the limit of one's endurance

vb (tr)

to tie or limit with or as if with a tether

[from Old Norse tjothr; related to Middle Dutch tūder tether, Old High German zeotar pole of a wagon]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tether - restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal leash, lead constraint, restraint - a device that retards something's motion; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted"
Verb	1.	tether - tie with a tether; "tether horses" attach - cause to be attached

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tether

noun

leash, rope, lead, bond, chain, restraint, fastening, shackle, fetter, halter The eagle sat on a tether, looking fierce.

verb

tie, secure, bind, chain, rope, restrain, fasten, shackle, leash, fetter, manacle He dismounted, tethering his horse to a tree.

at the end of your tether exasperated, exhausted, at your wits' end, finished, out of patience, at the limit of your endurance She was emotionally at the end of her tether.

Translations

tether [ˈteðəʳ]

A. N → ronzal m, soga f
to be at the end of one's tether → no aguantar más, no poder más

B. VT [+ animal] → atar(con una cuerda) (to a)

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tether [ˈtɛðə^r]

vt → attacher

n (= rope, chain) → attache f
to be at the end of one's tether (fig) → être à bout

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tether

n (lit) → Strick m; (= chain) → Kette f; he was at the end of his tether (Brit fig inf: = annoyed, impatient) → ihm hats gereicht (inf); (= desperate) → er war am Ende (inf)

vt (also tether up) animal → anbinden, festbinden

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tether [ˈtɛðəʳ]

1. n → laccio
to be at the end of one's tether (fig) → non poterne più

2. vt (animal) → legare

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tether [ˈtɛðəʳ]

1. n → laccio
to be at the end of one's tether (fig) → non poterne più

2. vt (animal) → legare

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tether

n tether [ˈteðə]

a rope or chain for tying an animal to a post etc He put a tether on his horse. looptou حَبْل تُرْبَط به الدابَّه لِتَرْعى въже úvazek tøjr der Haltestrick σκοινί cuerda; cadena lõõg افسار lieka longe חֵבֶל קְשִירָה रस्सी putilo, spona kötél tali penambat tjóður corda; catena つなぎなわ (소 등을) 메어 두는 밧줄 pantis, pasaitas valgs; saite; pinekļi tali penambat touw tjor, løpesnor pęta corda pripon привязь; путы uzda, povraz, reťaz povodec kaiš tjuder เชือกล่าม hayvan bağlama ipi (拴牛、馬的)繫繩 прив'язь لمبي رسي جس ميں جانور کو باندھ کر چرنے کے ليے چھوڑ ديتے ہيں dây dắt （拴牛、马的）系绳

v

to tie with a tether He tethered the goat to the post. vasmaak يَرْبُط الدابَّه بِحَبْل إلى عَمود завързвам uvázat tøjre anbinden δένω με σκοινί atar, amarrar lõastama بستن panna liekaan attacher (à) לִקשוֹר עִם חֵבֶל קְשִירָה पगहासेबाध spona, putilo kipányváz menambatkan tjóðra legare つなぐ (동물을) 밧줄로 메어 놓다 pririšti piesiet menambat vastmaken tjore, binde pętać, wiązać prender com corda a priponi привязывать uviazať privezati vezati lancem tjudra ล่ามด้วยเชือก bağlamak 拴 прив'язувати, припинати رسي سے باندھ دينا buộc dây 拴