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1 rod
rod n1 ( stick) ( of wood) tige f ; ( of metal) tringle f ; Tech tige f ; curtain/stair rod tringle à rideaux/de marche ; steel rod tige en acier ;2 ( for punishment) baguette f ;4 ( staff of office) bâton m de commandement ;5 Meas perche f ;6 ( in eye) bâtonnet m (rétinien) ;to make a rod for one's own back s'attirer des ennuis ; to rule with a rod of iron gouverner avec une main de fer ; spare the rod and spoil the child Prov qui aime bien châtie bien Prov. -
2 punch
punch [pʌntʃ]1 noun∎ he gave him a punch on the chin/in the stomach il lui a donné un coup de poing dans le menton/dans l'estomac;∎ familiar to pack a powerful or mean punch (hit hard) cogner dur□ ; Boxing avoir du punch□ ; (drink, cocktail) être costaud; (film) être percutant□∎ find a slogan with a bit more punch trouvez un slogan un peu plus accrocheur(c) (for holes → in paper) perforateur m inv; (→ in metal) poinçonneuse f; (for tickets → by hand) poinçonneuse f; (→ machine) composteur m; (steel rod, die) poinçon m(d) (for stamping design) machine f à estamper(e) (for nails, bolts) chasse-clou m∎ he punched him on the chin/nose il lui a donné un coup de poing au menton/sur le nez;∎ he punched him in or on the jaw il lui a donné un coup de poing dans les gencives;∎ he punched the door il a martelé la porte à coups de poing;∎ to punch the air lever le bras en signe de victoire(b) (key, button) appuyer sur;∎ I punched the return key j'ai appuyé sur la touche retour(c) (pierce → ticket) poinçonner; (→ in machine) composter; (→ paper, computer card) perforer; (→ sheet metal) poinçonner;∎ to punch a hole in sth faire un trou dans qch;∎ to punch the time clock or one's time card pointer∎ to punch cattle être cowboy(strike) frapper;∎ no punching! pas de coups de poing!;∎ they were punching away at each other ils se donnaient des coups de poingpunch line chute f (d'une histoire drôle);∎ I've forgotten the punch line j'ai oublié la chute ou comment ça finit➲ punch in∎ punch your number in composez votre numéro∎ familiar I'll punch your face or head or teeth in! je vais te casser la figure!American (on time clock) pointer (en arrivant)(a) (enter → code, number) taper, composer(b) (cut out → form, pattern) découper;∎ the holes are punched out by a machine les trous sont faits par une machine(c) (remove → nail, bolt) enlever au chasse-clou∎ American to get punched out se faire tabasser ou amocher;∎ American to punch it out with sb échanger des coups de poing avec qn□ -
3 knitting-needle
noun (a thin rod of steel or plastic etc, used in knitting.) aiguille à tricoter
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