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1 elbow
elbow [ˈelbəʊ]1. nouncoude m3. compounds• to have enough elbow room avoir de la place pour se retourner ; (figurative) avoir les coudées franches* * *['elbəʊ] 1.noun ( all contexts) coude m2.to wear something through at the elbows — percer or trouer quelque chose aux coudes
transitive verb••more power to your elbow — GB je te souhaite bien du courage (colloq)
out at (the) elbow(s) — [person] loqueteux; [garment] miteux
to rub elbows with somebody — (colloq) US fréquenter quelqu'un
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2 elbow
A n ( all contexts) coude m ; to lean on one's elbows être accoudé ; at sb's elbow à portée de main ; to wear sth through at the elbows percer or trouer qch aux coudes ; there is an elbow in the pipe le tuyau est coudé.B vtr to elbow sb in the stomach donner un coup de coude dans l'estomac de qn ; to elbow sb aside ou out of the way écarter qn du coude or d'un coup de coude.C vi to elbow through sth jouer des coudes à travers qch ; to elbow (one's way) forward avancer en jouant des coudes.more power to your/his etc elbow GB je te/lui souhaite bien du courage ○ ; to be out at (the) elbow(s) [person] être loqueteux ; [garment] être miteux ; to be up to the elbows in sth être dans qch jusqu'au cou ; to bend the ou an elbow ○ lever le coude ○ ; to give sb the elbow ○ se débarrasser de qn ; to rub elbows with sb ○ US fréquenter qn. -
3 rest
A n1 ( what remains) the rest (of food, books, day, story) le reste (of de) ; you can keep/leave the rest tu peux garder/laisser le reste or ce qui reste ; I've forgotten the rest j'ai oublié le reste ; for the rest of my life pour le restant de mes jours ; for the rest… pour ce qui est du reste… ; and all the rest of it ○ et tout et tout ○ ;2 ( other people) he is no different from the rest (of them) il n'est pas différent des autres ; why can't you behave like the rest of us? pourquoi ne peux-tu pas faire comme nous? ;3 (repose, inactivity) repos m ; a day of rest un jour de repos ; to recommend six weeks' rest conseiller six semaines de repos ; to set ou put sb's mind at rest rassurer qn ; to lay sb/sth to rest lit, fig enterrer qn/qch ;4 ( break) pause f ; (nap, lie-down) sieste f ; to have ou take a rest se reposer ; to have a rest in the afternoon faire une sieste dans l'après-midi ; let's have a little rest et si on faisait une petite pause? ; it was a rest from the serious business of the day cela nous a reposés des dures tâches de la journée ; he really needs a rest il a vraiment besoin de se reposer ;5 ( object which supports) support m ;6 Mus pause f ;B vtr2 ( allow to rest) reposer [legs, feet] ; ne pas utiliser [injured limb] ; laisser [qch] au repos [horse] ; rest your legs! repose tes jambes! ;C vi1 (relax, lie down) [person] se reposer ; I won't rest until I know je n'aurai de cesse de savoir ; to rest easy être tranquille ;2 ( be supported) to rest on [hand, weight, shelf] reposer sur ; to be resting on [elbow, arm] être appuyé sur ; to rest on one's spade s'appuyer sur sa bêche ; I need something to rest on j'ai besoin d'un support ;4 [dead person] to rest in peace reposer en paix ; may he rest in peace qu'il repose en paix ; God rest his soul Dieu ait son âme ;5 fig ( lie) to let the matter ou things rest en rester là ; you can't just let it rest there! tu ne peux pas laisser les choses en l'état!a change is as good as a rest Prov le changement a les mêmes vertus que le repos ; to rest on one's laurels se reposer sur ses lauriers ; give it a rest ○ ! ça suffit comme ça ○ ! ; … and there the matter rests voilà la situation actuelle, voilà où en est l'affaire.■ rest in:■ rest on:▶ rest on [sb/sth]1 [eyes, gaze] s'arrêter sur [object, person] ;2 ( depend) reposer sur [assumption, reasoning].■ rest up se reposer.■ rest with:▶ rest with [sb/sth] [decision, choice] être entre les mains de, appartenir à.
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