🪢yoke (yoke)

Meaning

A wooden crosspiece fastened over the necks of animals; symbolically, a burden or oppression.

a wooden crosspiece that is fastened over the necks of two animals and attached to a plow or cart; a burden or oppressive situation

a wooden crosspiece for joining two animals to pull a cart or plow; burden or oppression

Traducción del significado

Un travesaño de madera colocado sobre los cuellos de los animales; simbólicamente, una carga o opresión.

Un travesaño de madera colocado sobre los cuellos de los animales; simbolicamente, una carga o opresion.

Oraciones de ejemplo

The oxen were bound together by a heavy yoke.

Los bueyes estaban atados por un yugo pesado.

Los bueyes estaban atados por un yugo pesado.

The oxen were joined by a wooden yoke.

Los bueyes estaban unidos por un yugo de madera.

Los bueyes estaban unidos por un yugo de madera.

The farmer placed the yoke on the oxen to plow the field.

El granjero colocó el yugo sobre los bueyes para arar el campo.

El granjero colocó el yugo sobre los bueyes para arar el campo.

Expresiones de ejemplo

under the yoke

bajo el yugo

bajo el yugo

Synonyms

harness, burden, oppression, bondage, restraint, bond, collar

Entrada 1

harness, burden, oppression, bondage, restraint

Entrada 2

harness, burden, bond, restraint

Entrada 3

harness, collar, burden

Antonyms

freedom, liberty, independence, liberation, release

Entrada 1

freedom, liberty, independence

Entrada 2

freedom, liberation, independence, release

Entrada 3

freedom, liberation

Colocaciones

yoke of slavery, heavy yoke, break the yoke, wooden yoke, under the yoke, yoke of oppression, ox yoke, throw off the yoke

Entrada 1

yoke of slavery, heavy yoke, break the yoke

Entrada 2

wooden yoke, under the yoke, yoke of oppression

Entrada 3

ox yoke, under the yoke, throw off the yoke