atteler

From Vulgar Latin *attelare, from Latin protelare.

• IPA^(key): /a.t(ə).le/

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atteler

1. (transitive) to harness, yoke, hitch (e.g. a horse to a wagon)
2. (reflexive, figurative) to get down to, apply oneself to
   • 2022 December 1, Mohamed Berkani, “Pourquoi "Beyrouth-sur-Seine", le livre de Sabyl Ghoussoub, a ravi les jurés du Goncourt des lycéens (et les autres)”, in Franceinfo‎:

     L’écrivain et journaliste franco-libanais s’attèle à narrer l’histoire de ses parents et sa propre quête d’identité dans un récit plein d’humour.

     The French-Lebanese writer and journalist sets out to tell the story of his and his parents' search for identity in an account that is full of humour.

With the exception of appeler, jeter and their derived verbs, all verbs that used to double the consonants can now also be conjugated like amener.

• attelage
• réatteler
• ski attelé

• “atteler”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

• Arlette