attacher

attach +‎ -er.

attacher (plural attachers)

1. Someone who attaches.
2. A means of attaching.

• re-attach, reattach

From Old French atachier, variant of estachier (“bind”), derived from estache (“stick”), from Frankish *stakka (“stick”). Cognate with Old Occitan estacha, Italian stacca, Spanish estaca; from Gothic *stakka.

• IPA^(key): /a.ta.ʃe/

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attacher

1. to affix, bind, tie something to something else, especially with rope
2. (usually passive) to attach (durably bind, tie via links of emotional or physical dependence)
3. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to become attached, become fond of (grow emotionally bound to)

   Je me suis beaucoup attaché à cet animal.

   I've gotten very attached to this pet.

4. to attach, attribute (a certain quality or value to)

   J'attache énormément d'importance à ses opinions.

   I attach a lot of importance to his opinions.

5. (reflexive, with à) to exert oneself, to make an effort, to make a commitment

• attacher sa tuque
• attacher à la même réalité

• taquet

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

• rachetât, tchatera