French word

rattacher

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁataʃe/

Meaning

  • verblink

Example

Nous allons rattacher ce document au dossier client.

We are going to link this document to the client file.

Illustration for rattacher (link)

More examples

Peux-tu rattacher ce fichier à l'email ?

Can you attach this file to the email?

Core concept

One thing is fastened back onto another, restoring or defining their connection.

Common phrases

  • rattacher un fichier

    attach a file

  • rattacher un document

    attach a document

  • rattacher à un dossier

    associate with a folder

Similar words

attacher: To fasten an object with a cord or clasp to keep it firmly in place.
joindre: To attach a document or file to another item.
relier: To connect objects or places, enabling interaction or travel between them.
associer: To associate things or people so they can be considered together.

Definition in French

Joindre ou fixer quelque chose à une autre chose, souvent pour établir ou rétablir un lien; s'emploie fréquemment avec «à».

Word origin

Rattacher combines the prefix re- with attacher, from Old French atachier, and extends attachment to renewed or assigned connection.

Usage tips

  • The usual construction is rattacher quelque chose à quelque chose, with à marking the thing that receives the attachment.

Other meanings

  • attachverb

Opposites

Related words

  • rattachementlinkingnoun
  • rattachéconnectedadjective
  • rattachableable to be linkedadjective

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