enchaîné

chained, tied up, tied down

→ enchaîner
en put into or cause to become + chaîn chain, series + é Masculine singular past participle
adjective · singular masculine Rare #50,845
chained, tied up, tied down Can be used figuratively for being unable to leave or act freely.
FR: Le vélo est enchaîné à un arbre.
EN: The bike is chained to a tree.
Forms of enchaîner
MasculineFeminine
Singular enchaîné —
Plural enchaînés —

Et je suis enchaîné.

And I'm chained up.

— Full River Red (2023)

Je suis mieux enchaîné par son assurance que mes fers.

I am more tightly bound by his confidence than by my chains.

— Army of Shadows (1969)

J'étais enchaîné au bureau toute la journée.

I was chained to my desk all day.

Mon peuple aussi est enchaîné et je dois baisser mon regard vers le sol.

My people are enslaved too, and I have to lower my gaze to the ground.

— Aguirre, la colère de Dieu (1972)