festnageln

Meaning

1. (transitive, weak) to nail, to nail down (employ a nail as a fastener)
2. (figuratively, transitive, weak) to pin down (to corner someone in order to get a firm answer)
3. (figuratively, transitive, weak) to pigeonhole (to categorize something in a specific way, or associate it with a specific topic, to the exclusion of everything else)

Concepts

nail

spike

nail down

pill down

Synonyms

sich krallen

nageln

befestigen

festnehmen

gefangen nehmen

anheften

dingfest machen

annageln

Translations

inchiodare

pregar

clavar

clouer

clavetear

nagelen

inkloppen

vastpinnen

choper

pegar

reter

comprometer

comprometer

clavar

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

aanaagle

Basel-Landschaft

naagle

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɛstˌnaːɡəln/

Etymology

fest- + nageln