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1 knuckle
knuckle ['nʌkəl]1 noun∎ I grazed my knuckles on the wall je me suis écorché les doigts contre le mur;∎ near the knuckle (joke, remark) limite(b) (joint of meat) jarret mAmerican coup-de-poing m américain►► familiar knuckle sandwich coup m de poing□ ;∎ I gave him a knuckle sandwich je lui ai mis mon poing sur la gueuleBritish s'y mettre;∎ we'd better knuckle down to some work il vaudrait mieux se mettre ou s'atteler au travailcéder, se soumettre;∎ don't knuckle under to the pressure/management ne cédez pas à la pression/la direction -
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knuckle n1 ( of person) jointure f (du doigt), articulation f (du doigt) ; to crack one's knuckles faire craquer ses doigts ; to rap sb on ou over the knuckles lit, fig taper sur les doigts de qn ; to get a rap over the knuckles lit, fig se faire taper sur les doigts ;2 ( on animal) jarret m ;3 Culin (of lamb, mutton) manche m de gigot ; (of pork, veal) jarret m ; pig's knuckles jambonneau m.to be near the knuckle ○ être limite ○ ; to give sb a knuckle sandwich ◑ balancer son poing dans la figure de qn ○.■ knuckle down ○ s'y mettre (sérieusement) ; to knuckle down to se mettre sérieusement à [task, work].■ knuckle under ○ se soumettre, céder. -
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knuckle [ˈnʌkl]* * *['nʌkl]1) ( of person) jointure f, articulation fto rap somebody on ou over the knuckles — lit, fig taper sur les doigts de quelqu'un
2) ( on animal) jarret m•Phrasal Verbs: -
4 knuckle
(a joint of a finger: She hit her hand against the wall and grazed her knuckles.) jointure -
5 white-knuckle
►► white-knuckle ride tour m de manège terrifiant;∎ figurative the film was a bit of a white-knuckle ride le film était palpitantUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > white-knuckle
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6 white
white [waɪt]1. adjective• the public likes politicians to be whiter-than-white les gens aiment que les hommes politiques soient irréprochables2. nouna. blanc m3. compounds► white sauce noun (savoury) sauce f blanche ; (sweet) crème f pâtissière (pour le plum-pudding de Noël)* * *[waɪt], US [hwaɪt] 1.1) (colour, part of egg, eye) blanc m3) ( wine) blanc m4) (in chess, draughts) blancs mpl2.whites plural noun3.tennis/chef's whites — tenue f de tennis/de chef-cuisinier
1) blanc/blanche2) [race, child, skin] blanc/blanche; [area] habité par des Blancs; [culture, prejudice, fears] des Blancsa white man/woman — un Blanc/une Blanche
••the men in white coats — hum les infirmiers psychiatriques
whiter than white — plus blanc/blanche que neige
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near the knuckle — phrasal 1. : near the permitted, accepted, or tolerable limit of what can be said or done: as a. : verging on the border line between decency and indecency jokes that were embarrassingly near the knuckle b. : verging on what is offensive or… … Useful english dictionary
near the knuckle — If something is near the knuckle, it is bit explicit or too close to the truth for comfort … The small dictionary of idiomes
near the knuckle — ► near the knuckle Brit. informal verging on being indecent or offensive. Main Entry: ↑knuckle … English terms dictionary
near the knuckle — adjective Risqué, sexual, suggestive of impropriety. So near the knuckle, I wonder they got past the censor … Wiktionary
to the knuckle — devoid of resources All the meat has gone: It s to the knuckle. It s not MGM or anything. There s no money. (Bogarde, 1983) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
be near the knuckle — British, informal if a joke or a remark is near the knuckle, it is about sex in a way that some people find offensive. Some of his jokes were a bit near the knuckle and, unfortunately, I was watching the show with my parents … New idioms dictionary
near the knuckle Brit. — near the knuckle Brit. informal verging on the indecent or offensive. → knuckle … English new terms dictionary
near the knuckle — See knuckle, near the … A concise dictionary of English slang
Go the knuckle — fight, especially with the fists … Dictionary of Australian slang
go the knuckle — Australian Slang fight, especially with the fists … English dialects glossary
Knuckle — Knuc kle, n. [OE. knokel, knokil, AS. cuncel; akin to D. knokkel, OFries. knokele, knokle, G. kn[ o]chel, Sw. knoge, Dan. knokkel, G. knochen bone, and perh. to E. knock.] 1. The joint of a finger, particularly when made prominent by the closing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English