English-Spanish translations for straitjacket

camisa de fuerzaNo deberíamos convertirlo en una camisa de fuerza. We should not make it a straitjacket. Queremos una Europa como espacio, no como camisa de fuerza. We want an open Europe, not one tied in a straitjacket. Pero el gobierno griego está atrapado en la camisa de fuerza del euro. But the Greek Government is stuck inside the euro straitjacket.

A jacket-like garment with very long sleeves which can be secured in place, thus preventing the wearer from moving his or her arms. Often used in psychiatric hospitals to prevent patients from injuring themselves or others
Any situation seen as confining or restricting
To put someone into a straitjacket#Noun|straitjacket

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