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For the verb: "to bind"
Simple Past: bound
Past Participle: bound
Multiple Entries:
  bound    bind  
  This term can also be found in the Oxford entry for 'bind'.

Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2009 Oxford University Press:
bound /baʊnd/
  1. prét pp ➡ See Also→ bind .
  1. noun bond m;
    in a ~, with one ~ d'un bond.
  1. bounds npl lit, fig limites fpl;
    to be out of ~s (place) être interdit d'accès;
    Sport être hors du terrain;
    to be within/beyond the ~s of sth fig rester dans/dépasser les limites de qch;
    it's not beyond the ~s of possibility ce n'est pas impossible;
    there are no ~s to her curiosity il n'y a pas de limites à sa curiosité.
  1. adjective
    1. (certain) to be ~ to do sth aller sûrement faire qch;
      she's ~ to know elle doit sûrement savoir;
      it was ~ to happen cela devait arriver;
    1. (obliged) (by promise, rules, terms) tenu ( by par;
      to do de faire      );
      I am ~ to say that‥ je dois dire que‥;
    1. (book) relié;
      leather-~ relié en cuir;
    1. (heading for) ~ for (person, bus, train) en route pour;
      (aeroplane) à destination de;
    1. (connected) to be ~ up with sth être lié à qch.
  1. transitive verb (border) borner;
    ~ed by lit, fig borné par.
  1. intransitive verb bondir;
    to ~ into the room entrer dans la pièce en coup de vent.
  1. -bound combining form
    1. (heading for) London-~ à destination de Londres;
    1. (confined) fog-/strike-~ immobilisé par le brouillard/la grève.


'bound' found in these Oxford entries:
bound: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012

Principal Translations/Principales traductions
boundadj (tied)attaché adj
Take the bound newspapers to the recycling bin, but leave the loose ones.
Jette les journaux attachés dans la poubelle de recyclage, mais laisse les autres.
boundadj figurative (legally obligated) figuré : juridiquelié adj
We are bound by the terms of the contract.
Nous sommes liés par les termes du contrat.
 
Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
boundadj (book) livrerelié adj
The hardbound books will past longer than the paperbacks.
Les livres reliés en dur durent plus longtemps que ceux reliés avec une couverture souple.
bound, be bound toadj (certain)sûr, certain adj
It is bound to rain this month.
Il est sûr (or: certain) qu'il va pleuvoir ce mois-ci.
boundn (a leap) sautbond nm
With a bound, he reached the apples high on the tree.
D'un bond, il atteignit les pommes au sommet de l'arbre.
bound, boundsn (boundaries) frontièreslimite nf
The bounds of his property were clearly marked.
Les limites de sa propriété étaient clairement indiquées.
boundvi (leap) sauterbondir⇒ vi
The puppy runs and bounds in the field.
Le chiot court et bondit dans les champs.
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bind: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012

Principal Translations/Principales traductions
bind (fasten)attacher v
bind (artery (medical)) artère (médical)ligaturer v
bind (wound) blessurebander v
bind (by law) par la loicontraindre v
bind (music) musiqueliaison nf
bind (tie down) attacherligoter v
bind (book) livrerelier v
bind (stick together) cimenterlier v
bind (encircle)entourer v
bind (by law) par la loiobliger v
bind (stick together)donner de la cohésion à v
bind (plants) plantligaturer v
bind sauce (culinaire)lier v
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bound: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012

Compound Forms/Formes composées
be boundêtre lié adj
be bound tovtr informal (be likely or certain to)devoir v impers
He's bound to rob you blind, if you don't watch him.
Well, that was bound to happen sooner or later.
Ça devait arriver !
bound booklivre relié
bound form (Linguistics) Linguistiqueaffixe
bound hand and footadj (with hands and feet tied)pieds et poings liés loc adj
The kidnappers left him bound hand and foot in the trunk of the car.
The criminal was bound hand and foot so he couldn't escape.
bound hand and footadj figurative (inescapably obligated)soumis à adj
Every child is bound hand and foot by their parents' rules.
bound toadj colloquial (likely to)forcément adv
That boy is so reckless, he's bound to end up in jail.
Cet enfant est si bagarreur qu'il finira forcément en prison.
bound upadj (tied with ropes, etc.)attaché adj
 ficelé adj
 ligoté adj
bound variable (mathematics) mathématiquesvariable liée nf
desk-boundsédentaire adj
duty-bound (obligé)engagé adj
hand-boundles mains attachées, liées
homeward boundchemin du retour nm
homeward-boundchemin du retour nm
honor-bound UStenu par l'honneur adj
honour-bound (morally obliged) moralement obligéengagé d'honneur adj
ice-boundfermée par les glaces, pris dans les glaces
leather-boundrelié cuir adj
leather-boundrelié en cuir adj
lower boundborne inférieure
muscle-boundrigide adj
outward-bounden partance adj
paper-bound publicationbroché adj
recession bound, recession-boundadj (heading for economic downturn)voué, condamné à la récession adj
Note: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun
remain bound by sthvi figurative (continue to be constrained by sth)rester lié par qch v
spiral boundà spirale
spiral-bound notebookcahier à spirales
tradition-boundattaché aux traditions
upper boundn (mathematics: greater or equal number) mathématiquesmajorant nm
upward bounden direction du haut adj
wire-boundà spirale adj
without boundsans limite phrase
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