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2 it was a bit near the knuckle
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3 knuckle
(a joint of a finger: She hit her hand against the wall and grazed her knuckles.) nudilloknuckle n nudillotr['nʌkəl]1 nudillo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be near the knuckle rayar en la indecenciaknuckle ['nʌkəl] n: nudillo mn.• artejo s.m.• charnela s.f.• nudillo s.m.v.• someterse v.'nʌkəla) ( finger joint) nudillo mto be near the knuckle — (BrE colloq) pasarse de castaño oscuro (fam)
to give somebody a rap o to rap somebody on o (esp BrE) over the knuckles ( rebuke) — llamarle la atención a alguien, echarle un rapapolvo a alguien (Esp fam); (lit: hit) darle* en los nudillos a alguien
Phrasal Verbs:['nʌkl]N (Anat) nudillo m ; [of meat] jarrete mto rap sb's knuckles, rap sb over the knuckles — echar un rapapolvo a algn *
* * *['nʌkəl]a) ( finger joint) nudillo mto be near the knuckle — (BrE colloq) pasarse de castaño oscuro (fam)
to give somebody a rap o to rap somebody on o (esp BrE) over the knuckles ( rebuke) — llamarle la atención a alguien, echarle un rapapolvo a alguien (Esp fam); (lit: hit) darle* en los nudillos a alguien
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