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fetters
/ˈfetəz/
noun
kajdany
Also
pęta(n)okowy(f)
Definition
Chains or manacles used to restrain a prisoner, typically placed around the ankles. Figuratively, anything that restricts or confines.
Examples
The prisoner was held in fetters.
Więzień był trzymany w kajdanach.
They sought to break free from the fetters of tradition.
Starali się uwolnić z pęt tradycji.
Synonyms
Collocations
in fettersbreak the fettersmental fetters
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