Definition
Fastened something lightly or temporarily with small nails or tacks; changed direction by turning a boat's sails relative to the wind.
Etymology
From Middle Dutch 'tak' meaning 'branch' or 'nail.' The nautical meaning came from tacking wooden boards together on ships.
Kelly Says
The sailing term 'tacking' is why we say someone is 'taking a different tack'—literally changing direction by adjusting your sails, which became a metaphor for changing strategy!
Translations
ARالعربية
مُتَصَم
mu-ta-sam
CSČeština
připevněný
pri-pe-v-ne-nyy
DADansk
fastgjort
fast-ge-ort
DEDeutsch
angeheftet
an-ge-he-fe-t
ELΕλληνικά
Τηραφασμενε
te-ra-f-ta-sme-ne
ESEspañol
enganchado
en-ga-na-cha-do
FAفارسی
اضافه شد
e-d-afe she-d
FISuomi
liitetty
lie-te-tty
FRFrançais
attaché
a-tach-e
HIहिन्दी
जोड़ दिया
jod-diya
HUMagyar
rögzítve
ro-g-zit-ve
IDBahasa Indonesia
ditambahkan
di-ta-mba-hkan
ITItaliano
aggiunto
a-d-d-joo-no
JA日本語
付け加える
tsu-ke-ka-e-ru
MSBahasa Melayu
ditambah
di-ta-mba-h
MYမြန်မာ
ပြုလုပ်
pyu-lo-k
NLNederlands
vastgemaakt
vast-ma-ke
PLPolski
przyczepiony
przy-che-p-io-ny
PTPortuguês
fixado
fi-xa-do
RUРусский
прикреплённый
pri-krep-lyon-nyy
SWKiswahili
imelewa
i-me-le-wa
TAதமிழ்
இணைக்கப்பட்டது
i-nai-kka-pa-ttu
TEతెలుగు
సంధించారు
san-dhi-n-cha-ru
TRTürkçe
eklendi
ek-len-di
UKУкраїнська
прикріплений
pri-krip-le-nyy
VITiếng Việt
bám vào
bam-vao