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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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A n1 ⇒ The human body Anat ( of person) jambe f ; ( of animal) gen patte f ; ( of horse) jambe f ; to have a bad leg ○ être infirme d'une jambe ; to stand on one leg se tenir debout sur une jambe ; my legs can't go any further mes jambes ne me portent plus ;3 Culin ( of lamb) gigot m ; ( of veal) cuisseau m ; (of poultry, pork, game, frog) cuisse f ; ( of venison) cuissot m ;4 Sewing ( of trousers) jambe f ; these trousers are too long in the leg ce pantalon a les jambes trop longues ;5 (of journey, race) étape f ;C ○ vtr ( p prés etc - gg-) to leg it ( walk) arquer ○ ; ( walk fast) galoper ○ ; ( run away) cavaler ○.D - legged (dans composés) three-legged [furniture] à trois pieds ; four-/six-legged [animal] à quatre/six pattes ; long-legged [person] à jambes longues ; [animal] à longues pattes ; bare-legged jambes nues.break a leg ○ ! Theat je te dis merde ◑ ! ; US ( get lost) lâche-moi les baskets ○ ! ; shake a leg! remue-toi! ; she doesn't have a leg to stand on elle n'a rien sur quoi s'appuyer, elle n'a aucun argument valable ; show a leg ○ ! sors-toi ○ du lit ; to be all legs être tout en jambe ; to be on its last legs [machine, car] avoir fait son temps ; [regime] ne plus en avoir pour longtemps ; [company] être au bord de la faillite ; he is on his last legs il n'en a plus pour longtemps ; to cost an arm and a leg coûter les yeux de la tête ; to get one's leg over ◑ s'envoyer en l'air ◑ ; to give sb a leg up ○ faire la courte échelle à qn ; fig dépanner qn ○ ; to pull sb's leg faire marcher qn.
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