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pommel ['pɒməl] ( British pt & pp pommelled, cont pommelling, American pt & pp pommeled, cont pommeling)1 nounpommeau m= pummel►► pommel horse cheval-d'arçons m inv -
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horse [hɔ:s]cheval m• stop horsing about! arrêtez de chahuter !* * *[hɔːs]1) cheval mthe horses — (colloq) fig ( horseracing) les courses fpl (de chevaux)
3) Military [U] cavalerie f•Phrasal Verbs:••to flog GB ou beat US a dead horse — (colloq) perdre sa peine et son temps
hold your horses! — (colloq) arrêtez!, une minute!
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horse nI could eat a horse j'ai une faim de loup ; to back the wrong horse miser sur le mauvais cheval ; to eat like a horse manger comme quatre ; to flog GB ou beat US a dead horse ○ perdre sa peine et son temps ; (straight) from the horse's mouth de source sûre ; to get on one's high horse monter sur ses grands chevaux ; hold your horses! ○ arrêtez!, une minute! ; it's horses for courses c'est la solution idoine ; you can take ou lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink Prov on ne saurait faire boire un âne qui n'a pas soif Prov ; that's a horse of a different colour ça c'est une autre paire de manches ; to work like a horse travailler comme un forcené or une bête de somme ; wild horses wouldn't drag it out of me pour rien au monde je ne le révélerais ; wild horses wouldn't drag me there je n'irais pas pour tout l'or du monde!■ horse about, horse around chahuter. -
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horn [hɔ:n]1 noun∎ the horn of plenty la corne d'abondance;∎ the Horn of Africa la Corne de l'Afrique, la péninsule des Somalis;∎ British figurative to draw or to pull in one's horns (back off) se calmer; (spend less) restreindre son train de vie;∎ British to be on the horns of a dilemma être pris dans un dilemme∎ familiar he blows a mean horn (jazz trumpet) il touche à la trompette; (saxophone) il touche au saxo;∎ American figurative to blow one's own horn se vanter∎ to sound or to blow the horn klaxonner, corner∎ to sound or to blow the horn donner un coup de sirène∎ to have the horn avoir la trique ou le gourdin;∎ to give sb the horn (arouse) exciter qn□∎ to get on the horn to sb passer un coup de fil ou de bigophone à qn(h) (of loudspeaker) pavillon m∎ cream horn = pâtisserie en forme de cornet remplie de crème(handle, comb) en corne(gore) encorner, donner un coup de corne à►► Music horn player corniste mf;Music horn section les cors mpl -
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Pommel — may refer to:* Pommel (saddle), the slightly raised area at the front of a saddle * Pommel (sword), the counterweight at the end of the handle of a (European) sword * Pommel horse, an artistic gymnastics apparatusee also* Pummel … Wikipedia
Pommel — Pom mel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pommeled}or {Pommelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pommeling} or {Pommelling}.] To beat soundly, as with the pommel of a sword, or with something knoblike; hence, to beat with the fists. [Written also {pummel}.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pommel — Pom mel, n. [OE. pomel, OF. pomel, F. pommeau, LL. pomellus, fr. L. pomum fruit, LL. also, an apple. See {Pome}.] A knob or ball; an object resembling a ball in form; as: (a) The knob on the hilt of a sword. Macaulay. (b) The knob or protuberant… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pommel — index impinge Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
pommel — (n.) early 14c., from O.Fr. pomel (12c.), rounded knob, dim. of pom hilt of a sword, from L.L. pomellum, dim. of L. pomum apple, the connecting notion being roundness. Sense of front peak of a saddle first recorded mid 15c. In M.E. poetry it also … Etymology dictionary
pommel — ► NOUN 1) the upward curving or projecting front part of a saddle. 2) a rounded knob on the end of the handle of a sword, dagger, or old fashioned gun. ► VERB (pommelled, pommelling; US pommeled, pommeling) ▪ pummel … English terms dictionary
pommel — [päm′əl; ] for v. [ pum′əl] n. [ME pomel < OFr dim. of pome, apple: see POME] 1. the knob on the end of the hilt of some swords and daggers 2. the rounded, upward projecting front part of a saddle vt. pommeled or pommelled, pommeling or… … English World dictionary
Pommel — Latin for little apple , the counter weight which secures the hilt to the blade and allows the hand to either rest on it or grip it. Sometimes it includes a small rivet (capstan rivet) called a pommel nut, pommel bolt, or tang nut. On some… … Medieval glossary
pommel — I UK [ˈpɒm(ə)l] / UK [ˈpʌm(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms pommel : singular pommel plural pommels 1) the raised part at the front of a horse s saddle 2) the round end on the handle of a sword or gun II UK [ˈpɒm(ə)l] / UK [ˈpʌm(ə)l] / US… … English dictionary
pommel — pom•mel [[t]ˈpʌm əl, ˈpɒm [/t]] n. v. meled, mel•ing (esp. brit.) melled, mel•ling. 1) a knob, as on the hilt of a sword 2) the protuberant part at the front and top of a saddle 3) spo either of the two curved handles on the top surface of a… … From formal English to slang
pommel — I. noun Etymology: Middle English pomel, from Anglo French, from Vulgar Latin *pomellum ball, knob, from diminutive of Latin pomum fruit Date: 14th century 1. the knob on the hilt of a sword or saber 2. the protuberance at the front and top of a… … New Collegiate Dictionary