No. 9,564 in French
délier
To untie or loosen.
In a sentence
Il faut délier cette corde avant de mettre le bateau à l'eau.
You need to untie this rope before launching the boat.
In this sentence, 'délier' is used to express the action of untying a rope or string.
Les exercices réguliers peuvent délier les muscles raides.
Regular exercises can loosen stiff muscles.
Here, 'délier' is metaphorically used to describe loosening or making muscles more flexible.
Ces discussions ont permis de délier les langues pour exprimer leurs pensées.
These discussions allowed people to untie their tongues and express their thoughts.
In this context, 'délier' is figuratively applied to indicate liberating someone's ability to speak freely.
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