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Translate straitjacket from English to German

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straitjacket:
- Zwangsjacke
Wiktionary:
- straitjacket → Zwangsjacke
- straitjacket → Zwangsjacke

English

Detailed Translations for straitjacket from English to German

straitjacket:

straitjacket [the ~] noun

the straitjacket
die Zwangsjacke
- Zwangsjacke [die ~] noun

Translation Matrix for straitjacket:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Zwangsjacke	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 → Zwangsjacke

straitjacket

noun

eine Jacke aus festem Stoff, die hinten geschlossen wird und deren Ärmel auf dem Rücken miteinander verknoten werden, so dass die Person, die sie trägt ruhig gestellt wird, da sie sich nicht mehr völlig frei bewegen kann
- Zwangsjacke → straitjacket; strait jacket

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• straitjacket	→ Zwangsjacke	↔ 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.

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