buckle

• Nom avec deux sens principaux : attache servant à joindre les deux extrémités d'une ceinture ou d'une sangle, souvent avec un ardillon mobile ; ou forme déformée par torsion ou pliage.

A noun with two primary meanings: a fastener used to join two ends of a belt or strap, often featuring a movable prong; or a shape that has been distorted by twisting or folding.

1. Fastener for a belt or strapA2formal

   A device, typically made of metal or plastic, used to join the ends of a belt or strap, often featuring a movable prong that fits into a hole.

   boucle de ceinture

   • He tightened the buckle on his leather belt.
   • The strap's buckle was made of polished brass.
   • She fastened the buckle of her backpack securely.

   Synonymescatchclaspclipclosurefastenerhasp

2. A bend or kinkB2formal

   A shape that is distorted by being bent, twisted, or folded, often as a result of pressure or weakness.

   courbure, pli

   • The metal pipe had a buckle from the heavy weight.
   • A buckle appeared in the road after the earthquake.
   • The paper had a buckle where it had been folded.

   Synonymesbendcreasedistortionfoldkinkwrinkle

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de boucler une sangle ou une ceinture, de se tordre ou de plier sous une pression, ou de se préparer à faire quelque chose (par exemple, s'atteler à une tâche).

A verb used to indicate the act of fastening a buckle or bending under pressure, or to prepare for something (e.g., buckle down).

1. Fasten with a buckleA2formal

   To close or secure something using a buckle or similar fastener.

   Boucler

   • She buckled her seatbelt before the car started.
   • He buckled the straps of his backpack tightly.
   • Make sure to buckle your shoes before you go out.

   Synonymesclaspfastenhooksecurestrap

   Antonymesloosenunbuckleunfasten

2. Fold or collapseB2formal

   To bend, warp, or give way under pressure or strain.

   Fléchir, céder sous la pression

   • The bridge buckled under the weight of the heavy truck.
   • His knees buckled when he heard the shocking news.
   • The metal frame buckled from the intense heat of the fire.

   Synonymesbendcave incollapsecrumpledistortgive waysagtwistwarpyield

   Antonymesendurestiffenstraightenwithstand

3. Bend out of shapeB2formal

   To become distorted or misshapen due to heat, pressure, or force.

   Se déformer

   • The plastic container buckled in the microwave.
   • The pavement buckled during the summer heatwave.
   • The old book's spine buckled from years of use.

   Synonymesbendcontortcrumpledeformdistorttwistwarpwrinkle

   Antonymesflattenlevelstraighten

Variantes phrasalbuckle downbuckle under