étau

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Etymology

From Old Frankish *stok.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.to/
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Noun

étau m (plural étaux)

  1. vise, vice (instrument consisting of two jaws for holding work)
  2. (figuratively) noose, net
    L’étau se resserre. ― The noose is tightening.
    • 2023 May, Constant Léon, “L'Arménie en quête de soutien”, in Le Monde diplomatique, page 12:
      L’étau se resserre autour du Haut-Karabakh, que Bakou entend ramener dans son giron.
      The net is tightening around Nagorno-Karabakh, which Baku intends to bring back into its fold.

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