attacher

From attach +‎ -er.

attacher (plural attachers)

1. Someone who attaches.
2. A means of attaching.

• achatter, re-attach, reattach

Inherited from Old French atachier, variant of estachier (“bind”), derived from estache (“stick”).

Cognate with Old Occitan estacha, Italian stacca, Spanish estaca; from Gothic *stakka. Doublet of attaquer.

• IPA^(key): /a.ta.ʃe/

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attacher

1. to affix, bind, tie something to something else, especially with rope
2. (usually passive voice) to attach (durably bind, tie via links of emotional or physical dependence)
3. (pronominal) to become attached, become fond of (grow emotionally bound to)

   Je me suis beaucoup attaché à cet animal.

   I've gotten very attached to this pet.

4. to attach, attribute (a certain quality or value to)

   J'attache énormément d'importance à ses opinions.

   I attach a lot of importance to his opinions.

5. (reflexive) to exert oneself, to make an effort, to make a commitment [with à]

• attachement
• attacher Pierre avec Paul
• attacher le grelot
• attacher sa tuque

• taquet

• Saint Dominican Creole French: tacher

• “attacher”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

• rachetât, tchatera