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1 knee
knee [ni:]1 noun(a) (part of body) genou m;∎ the snow was up to our knees, we were up to our knees in snow on avait de la neige jusqu'aux genoux;∎ at knee level à hauteur du genou;∎ to go down on one's knees, to fall to one's knees se mettre à genoux;∎ also figurative to be on one's knees être à genoux;∎ literary to bend or to bow the knee to or before sb fléchir le genou devant qn, s'incliner devant qn;∎ to bring sb to his/her knees faire capituler qn;∎ the war nearly brought the country to its knees la guerre a failli entraîner la ruine du pays(b) (of trousers) genou m;∎ worn at the knees usé aux genoux∎ come and sit on my knee viens t'asseoir sur mes genoux;∎ to put sb over one's knee donner la fessée à ou corriger qn;∎ I learnt it at my mother's knee j'ai appris cela dès ma plus tendre enfance;∎ on bended knee à genoux;∎ to go down on bended knee se mettre à genouxdonner un coup de genou à;∎ he kneed me in the groin il m'a donné un coup de genou dans l'aine;∎ she kneed the door open elle poussa la porte du genou►► Technology knee bracket console-équerre f;British knee breeches knickers mpl;knee drop (in wrestling) projection f sur le genou;knee jerk réflexe m rotulien;knee joint articulation f du genou;knee pad genouillère f;knee plate gousset m (de charpente);knee reflex réflexe m rotulien;Carpentry knee timber bois m courbant ou coudé -
2 scrape
scrape [skreɪp]1. noun• to scrape the bottom [ship] racler le fond( = make scraping sound) gratter ; ( = rub) frotter= scrape by• she scraped by on £30 per week elle vivotait avec 30 livres par semaine[+ contents] enlever en grattant ; [+ pan] récurer[+ objects, money] rassembler (à grand-peine)[+ earth, pebbles] mettre en tas ; [+ money] rassembler à grand-peine* * *[skreɪp] 1.1) (colloq) ( awkward situation)2) ( sound) raclement m2.transitive verb1) gratter [vegetables, shoes]2) ( damage) érafler3) ( injure) écorcher4) ( making noise) racler5) (colloq)3.to scrape a living — s'en sortir à peine ( doing en faisant)
1)to scrape against something — [car part] érafler quelque chose
2) ( economize) économiser le moindre sou•Phrasal Verbs:••to scrape the bottom of the barrel — être à court d'idées (or d'imagination or de personnes qualifiées etc)
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3 wrench
wrench [rent∫]1. nouna. ( = tug) mouvement m violent de torsion* * *[rentʃ] 1.1) ( tool) tourne-à-gauche m inv2) ( movement) (of handle, lid) mouvement m brusque (tournant)3) fig déchirement m2.transitive verb tourner [quelque chose] brusquement [handle]to wrench one's ankle/knee — se tordre la cheville/le genou
3. 4.to wrench something away from ou off something — arracher quelque chose de quelque chose
••to throw a wrench in the works — US créer des difficultés
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