rattachant
Present participle of rattacher.
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rattacher
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
b. to reattach
Lalie essayait de rattacher le ruban à son chapeau.Lalie was trying to reattach the ribbon to her hat.
a. to link to
Les historiens rattachent cet événement à la Révolution française.Historians link this event to the French Revolution.
3. (figurative) (to cause to feel a personal or emotional bond)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
a. to tie (figurative)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
Rien ne rattache Jacob à cette ville, car sa famille vit dans le Sud.Nothing ties Jacob to this town because his family lives in the South.
4. (figurative) (to make dependent on; used with "à")
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
a. to assign to
L'entreprise a rattaché le service informatique à la direction des opérations.The company assigned the IT department to the Operations Division.
b. to incorporate into
La France a rattaché la Savoie à son territoire en 1860.France incorporated Savoy into its territory in 1860.
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Participles
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Indicative of "rattacher"
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Collins French Verb Conjugation Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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