| English | German | |
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| to shackle sb. | 937 jdn. fesseln [in Ketten legen] | |
| to captivate sb. | 715 jdn. fesseln [fig.] | |
| to fetter sb. [a prisoner] | 521 jdn. fesseln [mit Fesseln] | |
| to mesmerize sb. | 481 jdn. fesseln [fig.] [faszinieren] | |
| to trammel sb. | 445 jdn. fesseln [fig.] [einengen] | |
| to handcuff sb. | 226 jdn. fesseln [mit Handschellen] | |
| to enthrall sb. [Am.] | 146 jdn. fesseln [fig.] [packen, begeistern] | |
| to pinion sb. [a person with chains, bonds etc.] | 143 jdn. fesseln | |
| to engage sb. [engross] | 138 jdn. fesseln [fig.] [ganz in Beschlag nehmen] | |
| to mesmerise sb. [Br.] [often mesmerize] | 127 jdn. fesseln [fig.] [faszinieren] | |
| to enthral sb. [Br.] | 115 jdn. fesseln [packen, bezaubern] | |
| to attract sb. | 92 jdn. fesseln [fig.] [faszinieren] | |
| to thrill sb. [story, film etc.] | 76 jdn. fesseln [fig.] [Buch, Film etc.] | |
| to arrest [thrill, attract] | 43 fesseln [fig.] | |
| to chain sb. | 40 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] | 135 Fesseln {pl} | |
| fetters [also fig.] | 107 Fesseln {pl} [auch fig.] | |
| shackles [also fig.] | 103 Fesseln {pl} [auch fig.] | |
| chains | 62 Fesseln {pl} | |
| anat. ankles | 27 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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