étau

French

Etymology

From Old Frankish *stok.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /e.to/

Noun

étau m (plural étaux)

vice (UK), vise (US)
(figuratively) noose
L'étau se resserre. ― The noose is tightening.

Further reading

“étau” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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