 | English | German  |  |
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 | to shackle sb. | 872 jdn. fesseln [in Ketten legen] |  |
 | to captivate sb. | 661 jdn. fesseln [fig.] |  |
 | to fetter sb. [a prisoner] | 491 jdn. fesseln [mit Fesseln] |  |
 | to mesmerize sb. | 448 jdn. fesseln [fig.] [faszinieren] |  |
 | to trammel sb. | 406 jdn. fesseln [fig.] [einengen] |  |
 | to handcuff sb. | 206 jdn. fesseln [mit Handschellen] |  |
 | to enthrall sb. [Am.] | 137 jdn. fesseln [fig.] [packen, begeistern] |  |
 | to engage sb. [engross] | 132 jdn. fesseln [fig.] [ganz in Beschlag nehmen] |  |
 | to pinion sb. [a person with chains, bonds etc.] | 129 jdn. fesseln |  |
 | to mesmerise sb. [Br.] [often mesmerize] | 122 jdn. fesseln [fig.] [faszinieren] |  |
 | to enthral sb. [Br.] | 101 jdn. fesseln [packen, bezaubern] |  |
 | to attract sb. | 91 jdn. fesseln [fig.] [faszinieren] |  |
 | to thrill sb. [story, film etc.] | 73 jdn. fesseln [fig.] [Buch, Film etc.] |  |
 | to arrest [thrill, attract] | 41 fesseln [fig.] |  |
 | to chain sb. | 39 jdn. fesseln [mit Ketten] |  |
 | to enchain sb. | 33 jdn. fesseln [in Ketten legen] [auch fig.] |  |
 | to absorb sb. | 21 jdn. fesseln [fig.] [Buch etc.] |  |
 | to enfetter sb. | 7 jdn. fesseln [in Ketten oder Fußeisen legen] |  |
 | to chain sb. up [enchain] | jdn. fesseln |  |
 | to tie sb. up [prisoner, hands, etc.] | jdn. fesseln |  |
 | to truss sb. up [coll.] | jdn. fesseln [an Armen und Beinen, bewegungslos machen] |  |
 | to truss (up) sb. [tie up] | jdn. fesseln [mit Stricken] |  |
Nouns |
 | bonds [fetters] | 130 Fesseln {pl} |  |
 | fetters [also fig.] | 101 Fesseln {pl} [auch fig.] |  |
 | shackles [also fig.] | 76 Fesseln {pl} [auch fig.] |  |
 | chains | 60 Fesseln {pl} |  |
 | anat. ankles | 26 Fesseln {pl} |  |
2 Words: Others |
 | in bonds {adv} | in Fesseln |  |
 | in fetters {adv} | in Fesseln |  |
 | fetterless {adj} | ohne Fesseln |  |
2 Words: Verbs |
 | to rivet | (Aufmerksamkeit) fesseln |  |
 | to put sb. in chains | jdm. Fesseln anlegen [jdm. Ketten anlegen] |  |
 | to tie sb. to sth. | jdn. an etw. fesseln [binden] |  |
 | to re-engage sb. | jdn. wieder fesseln [durch Roman, usw.] |  |
 | to attract sb.'s attention | jds. Aufmerksamkeit fesseln |  |
 | to capture sb.'s attention | jds. Aufmerksamkeit fesseln |  |
 | Unverified to enchain sb.'s attentions [idiom] | jds. Aufmerksamkeit fesseln [Redewendung] |  |
 | to loose sb.'s bonds | jds. Fesseln lösen |  |
 | to loosen sb.'s bonds | jds. Fesseln lösen |  |
 | idiom to capture sb.'s imagination | jds. Interesse fesseln |  |
2 Words: Nouns |
 | cankles [coll.] | klobige Fesseln {pl} [Fußgelenke] |  |
3 Words: Verbs |
 | to attract attention | die Aufmerksamkeit fesseln |  |
 | to arrest the attention | die Aufmerksamkeit fesseln |  |
 | to catch the attention | die Aufmerksamkeit fesseln |  |
 | to captivate the senses | die Sinne fesseln [fig.] |  |
 | to clog a horse | ein Pferd fesseln |  |
 | to fetter | in Fesseln schließen |  |
 | to manacle sb. | jdn. (mit Ketten) fesseln |  |
 | to bind sb. to oneself [fig.] | jdn. an sichAkk. fesseln [fig.] |  |
 | to confine sb. to bed | jdn. ans Bett fesseln [fig.] |  |
 | to shackle sb. [also fig.] | jdn. in Fesseln legen [auch fig.] |  |
 | to put sb. in irons | jdn. in Fesseln schlagen [bes. fig.] |  |
 | to duct-tape [Am.] | mit Klebeband fesseln |  |
 | to come out of one's shell [idiom] | seine Fesseln abstreifen [seine Selbsteinschränkungen, Zwänge] |  |
 | to burst one's bonds | seine Fesseln sprengen |  |
3 Words: Nouns |
 | games pinning of a piece | Fesseln {n} einer Figur [Schach] |  |
 | chains of habit | Fesseln {pl} der Gewohnheit |  |
4 Words: Others |
 | fetlock-deep {adj} | bis zu den Fesseln |  |
4 Words: Verbs |
 | to hogtie [Am.] | an allen vieren fesseln |  |
 | agr. to spancel sth. | etw.Akk. an den Füßen fesseln [z. B. eine Kuh] |  |
 | to pinion sb. | jdm. die Arme binden / fesseln |  |
 | idiom to keep sb. glued to the telly [Br.] [coll.] | jdn. an den Fernseher fesseln |  |
4 Words: Nouns |
 | the shackles of love [fig.] | die Fesseln {pl} der Liebe [fig.] |  |
5+ Words: Verbs |
 | to bind hand and foot | an Händen und Füßen fesseln |  |
 | to hogtie sb. [Am.] | jdn. an Händen und Füßen fesseln |  |
 | idiom to free oneself from the fetters of sth. | sich von den Fesseln des / der ... befreien |  |
Fiction (Literature and Film) |
 | lit. F Cutting the Ties of Karma: Understanding the Patchwork of Your Past Lives [Phyllis Krystal] | Die Fesseln des Karma sprengen: Befreiung aus kosmischen Bindungen |  |
 | lit. F Smokescreen [Dick Francis] | Gefilmt / [früher] Mit Fesseln ins Finale |  |
 | lit. F A Fresh Perspective [Elisabeth Fairchild] | Herz in Fesseln |  |
 | lit. F A Rogue's Proposal [Stephanie Laurens] | In den Fesseln der Liebe |  |
 | film F Lost Horizon [Frank Capra] | In den Fesseln von Shangri-La |  |
 | film F The Single Standard [John S. Robertson] | Unsichtbare Fesseln |  |
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