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Translate straitjacket from English to Spanish

Summary

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straitjacket:
- camisa de fuerza
Wiktionary:
- straitjacket → camisa de fuerza
- straitjacket → camisa de fuerza

English

Detailed Translations for straitjacket from English to Spanish

straitjacket:

straitjacket [the ~] noun

the straitjacket
la camisa de fuerza
- camisa de fuerza [la ~] noun

Translation Matrix for straitjacket:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
camisa de fuerza	straitjacket
-	straightjacket

Related Words for "straitjacket":

straitjackets

Synonyms for "straitjacket":

hindrance; hinderance; deterrent; impediment; balk; baulk; check; handicap
straightjacket; garment

Related Definitions for "straitjacket":

a garment similar to a jacket that is used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent person¹
anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines¹
- they defected because Russian dance was in a straitjacket¹
- the government is operating in an economic straitjacket¹

Wiktionary Translations for straitjacket:

straitjacket

noun

a jacket-like garment
- straitjacket → camisa de fuerza

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• straitjacket	→ camisa de fuerza	↔ camisole de force — vieux\|fr camisole à manches bouclée par-derrière qu’on mettait quelquefois à des aliénés, à des prisonniers pour leur ôter l’usage de leurs bras et les empêcher de se blesser ou de frapper ceux qui les approchent.

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University