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1 clout
A n1 ( blow) claque f, coup m ; to give sth a clout frapper qch ; to give sb a clout donner un coup or une claque à qn ;2 fig ( weight) influence f (with auprès de, sur) ; to have ou carry a great deal of clout avoir beaucoup d'influence, avoir du poids ; to have emotional clout [play, film] avoir un impact emotionnel ;ne'er cast a clout till May be out Prov ≈ en avril ne te découvre pas d'un fil, en mai fais ce qu'il te plaît. -
2 clout
1 noun∎ to give sb a clout flanquer une calotte à qn;∎ to give sth a clout flanquer un coup dans qch∎ to have or to carry a lot of clout avoir le bras long∎ proverb ne'er cast a clout till May be out ≃ en avril, ne te découvre pas d'un fil(hit → person) flanquer une calotte à; (→ thing) flanquer un coup dans -
3 muscle
A n1 (in arm, leg etc) muscle m ; calf/stomach muscles muscles du mollet/de l'estomac ; without moving a muscle sans broncher ; don't move a muscle! ne bouge pas! ;3 ( clout) puissance f ; financial/military muscle poids or puissance financière/militaire ; they have no muscle ils ne font pas le poids ; we have the muscle to compete with these firms nous avons assez de ressources pour être en compétition avec ces entreprises ; to give muscle to donner du poids à [argument, threat].C vtr to muscle one's way into sth essayer de s'imposer dans [discussion] ; se frayer un chemin jusqu'à [room].■ muscle in ○ s'immiscer (on dans) ; to muscle in on sb's territory piétiner les plates-bandes de qn ○.
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