clouer au sol

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /klu.e o sɔl/
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Verb

clouer au sol

  1. (transitive, figuratively) to pin down (a person); to ground (an aircraft)

Usage notes

Often used in the passive voice: être cloué au sol, "to be rooted to the spot".

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