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Detailed Translations for tack from English to French

tack:

to tack verb (tacks, tacked, tacking)

  1. to tack (change tack)
    enfiler; faire virer; lacer; virer de bord; tourner
    • enfiler verb (enfile, enfiles, enfilons, enfilez, )
    • lacer verb (lace, laces, laçons, lacez, )
    • tourner verb (tourne, tournes, tournons, tournez, )
  2. to tack (sail against the wind; beat against the wind; navigate)
    – turn into the wind 1
    barrer; contrecarrer; louvoyer; aller à l'encontre de
    • barrer verb (barre, barres, barrons, barrez, )
    • contrecarrer verb (contrecarre, contrecarres, contrecarrons, contrecarrez, )
    • louvoyer verb (louvoie, louvoies, louvoyons, louvoyez, )
  3. to tack (change one's tack; go overboard for)
    – reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) 1
    virer de bord
  4. to tack (beat against the wind; ply against the wind; sail against the wind)
    – turn into the wind 1
    traverser; croiser; louvoyer; crucifier
    • traverser verb (traverse, traverses, traversons, traversez, )
    • croiser verb (croise, croises, croisons, croisez, )
    • louvoyer verb (louvoie, louvoies, louvoyons, louvoyez, )
    • crucifier verb (crucifie, crucifies, crucifions, crucifiez, )

Conjugations for tack:

present
  1. tack
  2. tack
  3. tacks
  4. tack
  5. tack
  6. tack
simple past
  1. tacked
  2. tacked
  3. tacked
  4. tacked
  5. tacked
  6. tacked
present perfect
  1. have tacked
  2. have tacked
  3. has tacked
  4. have tacked
  5. have tacked
  6. have tacked
past continuous
  1. was tacking
  2. were tacking
  3. was tacking
  4. were tacking
  5. were tacking
  6. were tacking
future
  1. shall tack
  2. will tack
  3. will tack
  4. shall tack
  5. will tack
  6. will tack
continuous present
  1. am tacking
  2. are tacking
  3. is tacking
  4. are tacking
  5. are tacking
  6. are tacking
subjunctive
  1. be tacked
  2. be tacked
  3. be tacked
  4. be tacked
  5. be tacked
  6. be tacked
diverse
  1. tack!
  2. let's tack!
  5. tacked
  6. tacking
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

tack [the ~] noun

  1. the tack (basting-stitch)
    le point devant
  2. the tack (hobnail; cloutnail; clout)
    – a short nail with a sharp point and a large head 1
    le clou à tête plate

Translation Matrix for tack:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
clou à tête plate clout; cloutnail; hobnail; tack wire nail
point devant basting-stitch; tack
- mainsheet; saddlery; sheet; shroud; stable gear; tacking; weather sheet
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
aller à l'encontre de beat against the wind; navigate; sail against the wind; tack run counter to
barrer beat against the wind; navigate; sail against the wind; tack bar; barricade; block; blot out; clearly define; conclude; confine; cross; dam; define; demarcate; embank; encapsulate; enclose; end; envelope; fence; fence in; fence off; finish; hinder; jam; limit; map out; mark out; obstruct; oppose; outline; prevent; restrict; sabotage; stem; stop; thwart; trace out; upset
contrecarrer beat against the wind; navigate; sail against the wind; tack block; confine; counteract; cross; cross o.s.; dam; discourage; dissuade; embank; encapsulate; enclose; envelope; hamper; hinder; hold back; limit; make impossible; make the sign of the cross; obstruct; oppose; prevent; resist; restrain; restrict; sabotage; stem; stop; thwart; upset; withstand
croiser beat against the wind; ply against the wind; sail against the wind; tack meet; twill
crucifier beat against the wind; ply against the wind; sail against the wind; tack crucify
enfiler change tack; tack cant; lace; slip on; string; tack up; tie
faire virer change tack; tack turn
lacer change tack; tack cant; lace; lace up; string; tack up; tie
louvoyer beat against the wind; navigate; ply against the wind; sail against the wind; tack compromise
tourner change tack; tack churn; confuse; dangle; formulate; go back; make dizzy; open; open up; oscillate; phrase; put into words; return; reverse; revolve; rock; roll; rotate; shift; spin; spin round; stir; swing; swing around; swing round; swing to and fro; swirl; turn; turn around; turn away; turn on; twirl; twist; unlock; unscrew; veer; whirl; word
traverser beat against the wind; ply against the wind; sail against the wind; tack bear; come through; cross; cross over; endure; fly on; fly through; hike; live through; move over; pass through; pass through by boat; stand; sustain; travel; travel about; travel through; traverse
virer de bord change one's tack; change tack; go overboard for; tack
- alternate; append; assemble; baste; flip; flip-flop; hang on; interchange; piece; put together; set up; switch; tack on; tack together; tag on; wear round
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- baste

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Antonyms for "tack":

  • disassemble

Related Definitions for "tack":

  1. sailing a zigzag course1
  2. (nautical) the act of changing tack1
  3. (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind1
  4. gear for a horse1
  5. a short nail with a sharp point and a large head1
  6. the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails1
  7. reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)1
  8. fix to; attach1
  9. sew together loosely, with large stitches1
  10. fasten with tacks1
    • tack the notice on the board1
  11. create by putting components or members together1
    • He tacked together some verses1
  12. turn into the wind1
    • The sailors decided to tack the boat1
    • The boat tacked1

Wiktionary Translations for tack:

tack
verb
  1. nautical: to turn the bow through the wind
tack
noun
  1. marine|fr cordage fixant le point d’en bas, nommé point d’amure, d’une basse voile qui se trouve au vent.
  2. Petit clou
verb
  1. marine|fr Faire plusieurs routes en zigzag au plus près du vent, en lui présenter tantôt un côté du bâtiment, tantôt l’autre.
  2. navigation|fr changer de cap de façon à prendre le vent par l’autre coté de la voile, le vent venant de face.
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
• tack → virer de bord ↔ overstag — overstag gaan
• tack → louvoyer ↔ laveren — bij tegenwind zigzagswijze opzeilen
• tack → louvoyer ↔ lavieren — intransitiv, seemannssprachlich, veraltet: seitlings gegen den Wind segeln

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