grilhão; corrente; algema
1. (noun) A metal fastening, typically consisting of two rings connected by a chain, for securing a prisoner's wrists or ankles
The prisoner was bound in shackles.
O prisioneiro estava acorrentado com grilhões.
2. (noun) A restraint or impediment that prevents freedom of movement or action
The rules were seen as shackles on innovation.
As regras eram vistas como entraves à inovação.
3. (verb) To put shackles on someone; to restrain or confine
They shackled the prisoners before transport.
Acorrentaram os prisioneiros antes do transporte.
4. (verb) To restrict or limit someone's freedom or actions
Fear shackled his ability to speak freely.
O medo limitava sua liberdade de expressão.
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