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After they had ridden about a mile, Haley suddenly drew up at the door of a blacksmith's shop, when, taking out with him a pair of handcuffs, he stepped into the shop, to have a little alteration in them.
Au bout d’environ un mille, Haley s’arrêta devant une forge, et y entra, une paire de menottes à la main.
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Haley now came to the door, with the handcuffs in his hands.
Haley sortit de la forge les menottes à la main, comme Georgie sautait à bas du chariot.
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
'At Erzerum I reckon they'll be waiting for us with the handcuffs.
Je crois qu’à Erzurum, on nous accueillera avec des menottes.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
As the handcuffs clinked on his wrists I said my last word to him.
Tandis que les menottes se refermaient sur ses poignets, je lui lançai ce dernier trait:
Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Buchan, John
Thirty-Nine Steps
Buchan, John
It is partly a neck hold, and partly a paralysing backward twist of the right arm, but if it is practised on a man from behind, it locks him as sure as if he were handcuffed.
C’est en partie une étreinte du cou, et en partie une contorsion paralysante du bras droit qui, pratiquées par derrière, immobilisent votre homme aussi sûrement que s’il avait des menottes aux poings.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
I do not wish to handcuff the police nor abolish a legitimate tool of investigation.
Je ne veux pas paralyser l'action de la police ni abolir un outil légitime d'enquête.

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handcuff

noun
SingularPlural
Common casehandcuffhandcuffs
Possessive casehandcuff'shandcuffs'

handcuff

verb
Basic forms
Pasthandcuffed
Imperativehandcuff
Present Participle (Participle I)handcuffing
Past Participle (Participle II)handcuffed
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I handcuffwe handcuff
you handcuffyou handcuff
he/she/it handcuffsthey handcuff
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am handcuffingwe are handcuffing
you are handcuffingyou are handcuffing
he/she/it is handcuffingthey are handcuffing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have handcuffedwe have handcuffed
you have handcuffedyou have handcuffed
he/she/it has handcuffedthey have handcuffed
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been handcuffingwe have been handcuffing
you have been handcuffingyou have been handcuffing
he/she/it has been handcuffingthey have been handcuffing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I handcuffedwe handcuffed
you handcuffedyou handcuffed
he/she/it handcuffedthey handcuffed
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was handcuffingwe were handcuffing
you were handcuffingyou were handcuffing
he/she/it was handcuffingthey were handcuffing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had handcuffedwe had handcuffed
you had handcuffedyou had handcuffed
he/she/it had handcuffedthey had handcuffed
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been handcuffingwe had been handcuffing
you had been handcuffingyou had been handcuffing
he/she/it had been handcuffingthey had been handcuffing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will handcuffwe shall/will handcuff
you will handcuffyou will handcuff
he/she/it will handcuffthey will handcuff
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be handcuffingwe shall/will be handcuffing
you will be handcuffingyou will be handcuffing
he/she/it will be handcuffingthey will be handcuffing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have handcuffedwe shall/will have handcuffed
you will have handcuffedyou will have handcuffed
he/she/it will have handcuffedthey will have handcuffed
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been handcuffingwe shall/will have been handcuffing
you will have been handcuffingyou will have been handcuffing
he/she/it will have been handcuffingthey will have been handcuffing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would handcuffwe should/would handcuff
you would handcuffyou would handcuff
he/she/it would handcuffthey would handcuff
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be handcuffingwe should/would be handcuffing
you would be handcuffingyou would be handcuffing
he/she/it would be handcuffingthey would be handcuffing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have handcuffedwe should/would have handcuffed
you would have handcuffedyou would have handcuffed
he/she/it would have handcuffedthey would have handcuffed
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been handcuffingwe should/would have been handcuffing
you would have been handcuffingyou would have been handcuffing
he/she/it would have been handcuffingthey would have been handcuffing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am handcuffedwe are handcuffed
you are handcuffedyou are handcuffed
he/she/it is handcuffedthey are handcuffed
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being handcuffedwe are being handcuffed
you are being handcuffedyou are being handcuffed
he/she/it is being handcuffedthey are being handcuffed
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been handcuffedwe have been handcuffed
you have been handcuffedyou have been handcuffed
he/she/it has been handcuffedthey have been handcuffed
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was handcuffedwe were handcuffed
you were handcuffedyou were handcuffed
he/she/it was handcuffedthey were handcuffed
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being handcuffedwe were being handcuffed
you were being handcuffedyou were being handcuffed
he/she/it was being handcuffedthey were being handcuffed
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been handcuffedwe had been handcuffed
you had been handcuffedyou had been handcuffed
he/she/it had been handcuffedthey had been handcuffed
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be handcuffedwe shall/will be handcuffed
you will be handcuffedyou will be handcuffed
he/she/it will be handcuffedthey will be handcuffed
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been handcuffedwe shall/will have been handcuffed
you will have been handcuffedyou will have been handcuffed
he/she/it will have been handcuffedthey will have been handcuffed