No. 10,483 in French

ligoté

Tied up or bound.

In a sentence

Le prisonnier était ligoté pour qu'il ne s'échappe pas.
The prisoner was tied up so that he could not escape.
In this sentence, 'ligoté' is used as a past participle to describe the state of being tied up physically as a means of restraint.
Elle se sentait émotionnellement ligotée à cette relation.
She felt emotionally tied to this relationship.
Here, 'ligoté' is used metaphorically to express a feeling of emotional restraint or attachment.
L'enfant a ligoté plusieurs branches pour construire une cabane.
The child tied several branches together to build a hut.
In this case, the word 'ligoté' describes the action of binding together objects using a rope or similar material.

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