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leg [leg]1. nound. [of journey] étape f* * *[leg] 1.2) ( of furniture) pied m3) Culinary ( of lamb) gigot m; ( of veal) cuisseau m; (of poultry, pork, frog) cuisse f; ( of venison) cuissot m4) ( of trousers) jambe fto be too long in the leg — [trousers] avoir les jambes trop longues
5) (of journey, race) étape f2.(colloq) transitive verb (p prés etc - gg-)3.to leg it — ( walk) marcher, aller à pied; ( walk fast) galoper (colloq); ( run away) cavaler (colloq)
- legged combining formthree-legged — [furniture] à trois pieds
four-legged — [animal] à quatre pattes
long-legged — [person] à jambes longues
••to be on its last legs — [machine, car] avoir fait son temps; [regime] n'en avoir plus pour longtemps; [company] être au bord de la faillite
to give somebody a leg up — faire la courte échelle à quelqu'un; fig dépanner quelqu'un (colloq)
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