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hobble, tether, hinder, obstruct, understand
/ɑ̃tʁave/
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To restrict movement or progress, with a slang sense of understanding.
Examples
Personne ne doit entraver la circulation.
No one should obstruct traffic.
Si tu n’entraves pas, demande une explication.
If you don’t get it, ask for an explanation.
Tu entraves ce qu’il raconte ?
Do you get what he is saying?
On entravait les chevaux pour la nuit.
They hobbled the horses for the night.
Cette règle risque d’entraver la recherche.
This rule may hinder research.
Similar words
lier
empêcher
piger
obstruer
capter
comprendre
retenir
gêner
freiner
attacher
Meanings
Examples
On entravait les chevaux pour la nuit.
They hobbled the horses for the night.
Le gardien a entravé l’animal avant de partir.
The keeper tethered the animal before leaving.
Ses pattes étaient entravées par une corde.
Its legs were hobbled with a rope.
Il faut entraver la chèvre sans la blesser.
You must tether the goat without hurting it.
Les chevaux entravés ne pouvaient plus s’éloigner.
The hobbled horses could no longer wander off.
Examples
Les retards entravent le chantier.
The delays hamper the building work.
Cette règle risque d’entraver la recherche.
This rule may hinder research.
La douleur entravait ses mouvements.
Pain restricted his movements.
Personne ne doit entraver la circulation.
No one should obstruct traffic.
Le manque de moyens entrave leur projet.
A lack of resources holds back their project.
Similar words
gêner
freiner
obstruer
empêcher
Examples
J’entrave rien à cette histoire.
I don’t understand a thing about this story.
Tu entraves ce qu’il raconte ?
Do you get what he is saying?
Elle n’entrave que dalle à ces consignes.
She doesn’t understand those instructions at all.
On entrave enfin pourquoi il est parti.
We finally get why he left.
Si tu n’entraves pas, demande une explication.
If you don’t get it, ask for an explanation.
FAQ
What does entraver usually mean?
To hinder an action or movement.
What was its physical sense?
To restrain an animal with a tether or hobble.
Can it mean “understand”?
Yes, in slang, especially in negative statements.
Is j’entrave rien standard formal French?
Does entraver take an object?
Yes, such as entraver la circulation.
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