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pieds et poings liés adjective

pieds et poings liés / pieds et poings liés / pieds et poings liés / pieds et poings liés

tied hand and foot (locution adjectivale, invariable, au sens propre et figuré, en parlant d'une personne)

Exemples with "pieds et poings liés"

Il est pieds et poings liés. He's bound hand and foot.

Le voleur était pieds et poings liés. The thief was bound hand and foot.

Les corps étaient ligotés par les pieds et les mains. The bodies were tied by their feet and hands.

À Noël il a fait des pieds et des mains pour m'acheter une maquette d'avion réellement jolie. At Christmas he went out of his way to buy me a really nice model plane.

Arrête de traîner des pieds et fais ce que je t'ai dit. Stop stalling and do what I told you.

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