🛡️gird (garde)

verb
/ɡɜːrd/
entourer, se préparer (entourer, se preparer)

Signification

to encircle or bind with a belt or band; to prepare oneself for something difficult
to encircle with a belt or band; to prepare for action
Traduction de la signification
entourer quelque chose ou se préparer à quelque chose de difficile
entourer quelque chose ou se preparer à quelque chose de difficile

Phrases d'exemple

He girded himself for the long journey ahead.

Il s'est préparé pour le long voyage à venir.
Il s'est preparé pour le long voyage à venir.

The knight girded his sword before battle.

Le chevalier a ceinturé son épée avant la bataille.
Le chevalier a ceinturé son épée avant la bataille.

Expressions d'exemple

gird up one's loins
se préparer à un défi
se preparer à un défi

Synonymes

encircle, bind, surround, fasten, brace, prepare, equip
Entrée 1
encircle, bind, surround, fasten, brace
Entrée 2
encircle, surround, prepare, equip

Antonymes

loosen, release, ungird, remove, unstrap, disarm
Entrée 1
loosen, release
Entrée 2
ungird, remove, unstrap, disarm

Collocations

gird oneself, gird up, gird belt, gird loins, gird for battle, gird with sword, gird tightly, gird around
Entrée 1
gird oneself, gird up, gird belt
Entrée 2
gird loins, gird oneself, gird for battle, gird with sword, gird tightly, gird around

Vocabulaires connexes

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to contain as a part; to add as a member or element
to walk with long, decisive steps; to make progress
to promote or publicize a product or service
To make or become sore by rubbing; to feel irritation or impatience.