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1 jambe
jambe [ʒɑ̃b]feminine noun• ça me fait une belle jambe ! a fat lot of good that does me! (inf)• j'en ai eu les jambes coupées ! it knocked me sideways (inf)* * *ʒɑ̃bnom féminin legavoir des jambes bien faites — to have nice ou good legs
plier les jambes — ( debout) to bend one's knees; ( assis) to draw one's legs up
aller or courir à toutes jambes — to run as fast as one's legs can carry one
j'ai les jambes comme du coton — (colloq) I feel weak at the knees
traîner la jambe — (colloq) to trudge along
Phrasal Verbs:••cela me fait une belle jambe — (colloq) a fat lot of good (colloq) that does me
parlez-lui de mariage et il prendra les jambes à son cou — mention marriage and you won't see him for dust (colloq)
faire quelque chose par-dessus or par-dessous la jambe — to do something in a slipshod manner
* * *ʒɑ̃b nfà toutes jambes [s'enfuir] — as fast as one's legs can carry one
* * *jambe nf1 ⇒ Le corps humain Anat, Zool leg; avoir une jambe plus courte que l'autre to have one leg shorter than the other; mes jambes ne me portent plus my legs won't carry me any further; avoir des jambes bien faites to have nice ou good legs; avoir de bonnes jambes to have strong ou sturdy legs; avoir des jambes de 20 ans to have the legs of a 20-year-old; plier les jambes ( debout) to bend one's knees; ( assis) to draw one's legs up; croiser les jambes to cross one's legs; être assis les jambes croisées to be sitting with one's legs crossed; il avait les jambes écartées his legs were wide apart; aller or courir à toutes jambes to run as fast as one's legs can carry one; avoir une jambe raide to have a stiff leg; j'ai mal aux jambes my legs are hurting; j'ai les jambes lourdes my legs feel heavy; se retrouver/tomber les jambes en l'air to land/fall flat on one's back; j'ai les jambes coupées or brisées my legs feel like lead; j'ai les jambes comme du coton I feel weak at the knees; traîner la jambe○ to trudge along; ⇒ plein;jambe artificielle artificial leg; jambe de bois wooden leg; c'est comme un emplâtre or cataplasme or cautère sur une jambe de bois it's useless; jambe de force Constr strut.cela me fait une belle jambe○ a fat lot of good○ that does me; il ne tient plus sur ses jambes he can hardly stand up; couper bras et jambes à qn to leave sb speechless; les jambes me rentrent dans le corps, je n'ai plus de jambes I'm on my last legs○, I'm very tired; prendre ses jambes à son cou to take to one's heels; parlez-lui de mariage et il prendra les jambes à son cou mention marriage and you won't see him for dust○; donner des jambes à qn to add wings to sb's heels; avoir qn dans les jambes to have sb under one's feet; tenir la jambe à qn to keep talking to sb; faire une partie de jambes en l'air◑ to have a roll in the hay○; traiter qn par-dessus or par-dessous la jambe to treat sb in an offhand manner; faire qch par-dessus or par-dessous la jambe to do sth in a slipshod manner.[ʒɑ̃b] nom fémininjambe artificielle/de bois artificial/wooden legil avait les jambes en coton his legs were like jelly ou cotton woolil est toujours dans mes jambes [enfant] he's always under my feet ou in my waydétaler ou s'enfuir à toutes jambes to make a bolt for it2. [du cheval] leg3. [vêtement] (trouser) leg4. [d'un compas] leg5. CONSTRUCTION propa. [d'une poutre] strutb. [d'un comble] joist stay
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