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1 jerk
Ⅰ.jerk1 [dʒɜ:k]∎ the door was jerked open la porte s'ouvrit brusquement ou d'un coup sec∎ the train began to jerk violently le train se mit à cahoter ou bringuebaler dans tous les sens;∎ to jerk to a halt s'arrêter en cahotant(b) (person → jump) sursauter;∎ to jerk awake se réveiller en sursaut(c) (person, muscle → twitch) se contracter;∎ her hand jerked up instinctively instinctivement, elle leva la main3 noun∎ the train came to a halt with a jerk le train s'arrêta brutalement;∎ she gave the rope a jerk elle a donné une secousse à la corde, elle a tiré d'un coup sec sur la corde∎ she gave the handle a jerk elle a tiré d'un coup sec sur la poignée(c) (brusque movement) mouvement m brusque;∎ with a jerk of his head he indicated that I should leave d'un brusque signe de la tête, il me fit comprendre qu'il me fallait partir;∎ to wake up with a jerk se réveiller en sursaut(e) (in weightlifting) jeté m∎ to jerk sb off branler qnse branler, se palucherⅡ.jerk21 nounviande f séchée;∎ beef jerk bœuf m séché∎ jerk chicken/pork = poulet/porc roulé dans des épices puis cuit au four, spécialité des Caraïbes -
2 kick
[kik] 1. verb1) (to hit or strike out with the foot: The child kicked his brother; He kicked the ball into the next garden; He kicked at the locked door; He kicked open the gate.) donner un coup de pied (à, dans)2) ((of a gun) to jerk or spring back violently when fired.) reculer2. noun1) (a blow with the foot: The boy gave him a kick on the ankle; He was injured by a kick from a horse.) coup de pied2) (the springing back of a gun after it has been fired.) recul3) (a pleasant thrill: She gets a kick out of making people happy.) plaisir•- kick off - kick up -
3 knee
knee [ni:]1 noun(a) (part of body) genou m;∎ the snow was up to our knees, we were up to our knees in snow on avait de la neige jusqu'aux genoux;∎ at knee level à hauteur du genou;∎ to go down on one's knees, to fall to one's knees se mettre à genoux;∎ also figurative to be on one's knees être à genoux;∎ literary to bend or to bow the knee to or before sb fléchir le genou devant qn, s'incliner devant qn;∎ to bring sb to his/her knees faire capituler qn;∎ the war nearly brought the country to its knees la guerre a failli entraîner la ruine du pays(b) (of trousers) genou m;∎ worn at the knees usé aux genoux∎ come and sit on my knee viens t'asseoir sur mes genoux;∎ to put sb over one's knee donner la fessée à ou corriger qn;∎ I learnt it at my mother's knee j'ai appris cela dès ma plus tendre enfance;∎ on bended knee à genoux;∎ to go down on bended knee se mettre à genouxdonner un coup de genou à;∎ he kneed me in the groin il m'a donné un coup de genou dans l'aine;∎ she kneed the door open elle poussa la porte du genou►► Technology knee bracket console-équerre f;British knee breeches knickers mpl;knee drop (in wrestling) projection f sur le genou;knee jerk réflexe m rotulien;knee joint articulation f du genou;knee pad genouillère f;knee plate gousset m (de charpente);knee reflex réflexe m rotulien;Carpentry knee timber bois m courbant ou coudé
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