🪢yoke (yoke)

Signification

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

Traduction de la signification

Une pièce en bois fixée sur les cous des animaux; symboliquement, un fardeau ou une oppression.

Une piece en bois fixee sur les cous des animaux; symboliquement, un fardeau ou une oppression.

Phrases d'exemple

The oxen were bound together by a heavy yoke.

Les bœufs étaient liés ensemble par un lourd joug.

Les boeufs etaient lies ensemble par un lourd joug.

The oxen were joined by a wooden yoke.

Les bœufs étaient reliés par un joug en bois.

Les bœufs étaient reliés par un joug en bois.

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

Le fermier a mis le joug sur les bœufs pour labourer le champ.

Le fermier a mis le joug sur les bœufs pour labourer le champ.

Expressions d'exemple

under the yoke

sous le joug

sous le joug

Synonymes

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

Entrée 1

harness, burden, oppression, bondage, restraint

Entrée 2

harness, burden, bond, restraint

Entrée 3

harness, collar, burden

Antonymes

freedom, liberty, independence, liberation, release

Entrée 1

freedom, liberty, independence

Entrée 2

freedom, liberation, independence, release

Entrée 3

freedom, liberation

Collocations

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

Entrée 1

yoke of slavery, heavy yoke, break the yoke

Entrée 2

wooden yoke, under the yoke, yoke of oppression

Entrée 3

ox yoke, under the yoke, throw off the yoke