désengoncer
English translation: to unshackle, liberate, release
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| 16:17 Feb 2, 2010 |
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|  Selected response from: Rob Grayson United Kingdom Local time: 10:11 | ||||||
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| 3 +3 | see notes |
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| 4 | to release from fetters |
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| 3 | to liberate |
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| 3 | loosen up |
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| 3 | to redefine |
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| 3 | disentangle / straighten out / unravel |
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| 3 | disensconce |
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7 mins confidence: 
to liberate Explanation: or 'to release' http://www.cnrtl.fr/definition/engoncer |
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8 mins confidence:
loosen up Explanation: . |
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8 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +3
peer agreement (net): +3see notes Explanation: Like you, I struggled to find any useful references for "désengoncer", though I had a feeling (backed up by your text) that it had to do with throwing off restrictions. I had a flash of inspiration and looked up "engoncer" in my Collins-Robert, which, sure enough, gives "to cramp or restrict". So, logically, "désengoncer" means to do the opposite: to free up or throw off restrictions. Now, how you work this into your sentence is another matter. Since the text is talking about justice, you could maybe work in something like "removing the shackles from environmental justice"... just thinking aloud. |
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