tether
A rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movementA rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement.
» Tom is at the end of his tether.
У Тома ось-ось урветься терпець.
Том на грані зриву.
Meaning
4 sensesA rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement.
Strick, Haltegurt, Spannseil
при́вязьprívjazʹ, страхо́вочная верёвкаstraxóvočnaja verjóvka
(figuratively)The limit of one's abilities, resources, patience, etc.
Since his hours have increased, I feel that he is at the end of his tether.
Limit, Grenze, Ende
преде́лpredél, грани́цаgraníca
(figuratively)An attachment to a place, time, entity or person.
Despite moving, he maintained a strong tether to his culture back home.
A strong rope or line that connects a sailor's safety harness to the boat's jackstay.
- restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
Examples
10 sentencesTom is at the end of his tether.
У Тома ось-ось урветься терпець.
Yanni was tethered to the house.
The goat had been tethered to the fence.
ruКозел был привязан к забору.
He was at the end of his tether.
deEr war mit seinen Kräften am Ende.
When on a spacewalk, astronauts use safety tethers to attach themselves to their spacecraft.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
From Middle English tether, teder, from Old English *tēoder and/or Old Norse tjóðr ( > DanFrom Middle English tether, teder, from Old English *tēoder and/or Old Norse tjóðr ( > Danish tøjr, Swedish tjuder); both from Proto-Germanic *teudrą (“rope; cord; shaft”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *dewtro-, from Proto-Indo-European *dew- (“to tie”), or from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to pull”). Cognate with North German Tüder (“tether for binding the cattle”), Swedish tjuder (“tether for binding cattle”).
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