menotte
French → English
(legal) Handcuff: a metal shackle used to bind the wrists of a prisoner or suspect together
Les policiers ont mis les menottes au suspect avant de le faire monter dans le fourgon.
(English) The police put handcuffs on the suspect before making him get into the van.
Il a été conduit devant le juge avec les menottes aux mains sous haute surveillance.
(English) He was brought before the judge with handcuffs on under high surveillance.
(informal) Tiny hand: an affectionate term for a small child's hand
Le bébé serrait le doigt de sa maman avec sa petite menotte potelée.
(English) The baby squeezed his mother's finger with his little chubby hand.
Elle couvrait de baisers les menottes de son enfant pour le consoler de son chagrin.
(English) She covered her child's tiny hands with kisses to comfort him in his grief.
Entry ID: fr:en:menotte · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary