different between tightly vs attacher

English

Etymology

From tight +? -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ta?tli/

Adverb

tightly (comparative tightlier or more tightly, superlative tightliest or most tightly)

1. In a tight manner.

   tightly clenched fingers

Translations

English

Etymology

attach +? -er.

Noun

attacher (plural attachers)

1. Someone who attaches.
2. A means of attaching.

Anagrams

• achatter, re-attach, reattach

French

Etymology

From Old French atachier, variant of estachier (“bind”), derived from estache (“stick”), from Frankish *stakka (“stick”). Cognate with Old Occitan estacha, Italian stacca, Spanish estaca; from Gothic *stakka. Doublet of attaquer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ta.?e/

Verb

attacher

1. to affix, bind, tie something to something else, especially with rope
2. (usually passive) to attach (durably bind, tie via links of emotional or physical dependence)
3. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to become attached, become fond of (grow emotionally bound to)

4. to attach, attribute (a certain quality or value to)

5. (reflexive, with à) to exert oneself, to make an effort, to make a commitment

Conjugation

Derived terms

• attacher Pierre avec Paul
• attacher sa tuque

Related terms

• taquet

Further reading

• “attacher” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• rachetât, tchatera