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déchaîner — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • unchain verb To remove the chains binding someone or something.
  • unleash verb To release from a leash or restraint.
  • unshackle verb To remove shackles from someone or something.

Senses

déchaîner is used for these senses in English:

  • let loose (intransitive, idiomatic, sometimes followed by with or on) To shout, make a loud sound, or perform a sudden, vehement action; to behave in a raucous, frenzied manner.
  • unchain to free; to liberate.
  • unleash (transitive) To free from a leash, or as from a leash.
  • unshackle To remove shackles from someone or something.

unchain — full definition

  1. verb To remove the chains binding someone or something.
  2. verb To set free from restriction or control.

unleash — full definition

  1. verb To release from a leash or restraint.
  2. verb To suddenly let loose a force, emotion, or effect.

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