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cloué

confined, laid up, grounded, nailed

→ clouer
verb · singular masculine, past tense Rare #44,293
confined, laid up, grounded Often used in expressions like « cloué au lit » (confined to bed) or « cloué au sol » (grounded).
FR: Le brouillard a cloué l'avion au sol.
EN: The fog grounded the plane.
nailed
FR: J'ai cloué la planche au mur.
EN: I nailed the board to the wall.

Il n’avait pas bougé quand je l’avais cloué au sol.

He hadn’t moved when I pinned him to the ground.

Je l'ai cloué.

I nailed it.

Un rhume l'a cloué au lit.

A cold confined him to bed.

Sa maladie l'a cloué au lit pendant des mois.

His illness confined him to bed for months.

L'avion a été cloué au sol à cause du brouillard.

The plane was grounded because of the fog.

Tu as cloué les pieds de ton grand-père.

You nailed your grandfather's feet.