Translation of “cling to” to French

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Dictionary: "cling to" - translations and examples

cling to verb

s'accrocher (idea)

Wet clothes clung to her body.

Des vêtements mouillés s'accrochaient à son corps.

coller (clothing)

Wet clothes cling to the body.

Les vêtements mouillés collent au corps.

se cramponner

Collocations with "cling to" (1)

cling to opponent

Exemples with "cling to"

Wet clothes cling to the body. Les vêtements mouillés collent au corps.

Wet clothes clung to her body. Des vêtements mouillés s'accrochaient à son corps.

He clung to the hope that he would see her again someday. Il s'accrochait à l'espoir de la revoir un jour.

What the fuck are you up to taking advantage of his proximity to cling to him like a wet T-shirt?! Qu'est-ce que tu fabriques à tirer avantage de sa proximité pour t'accrocher à lui comme un T-shirt mouillé ?!

People cling on to life more than anything - a funny idea, given all the beautiful things that exist in the world. Les gens tiennent à la vie plus qu'à n'importe quoi, c'est même marrant quand on pense à toutes les belles choses qu'il y a dans le monde.

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