bow legs in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for bow legs in the English»French Dictionary

bow legs [Brit bəʊ ˈlɛɡz, Am ˈboʊ ˌlɛɡz] N npl

bow legs

jambes fpl arquées

Translations for bow legs in the French»English Dictionary

avoir les jambes arquées

to have bandy ou bow legs, to be bow-legged

Translations for bow legs in the English»French Dictionary

I.leg [Brit lɛɡ, Am lɛɡ] N

1. leg ANAT:

leg (of person)

jambe f

leg (of animal) (gen)

patte f

leg (of horse)

jambe f

to have a bad leg inf

être infirme d'une jambe

to stand on one leg

se tenir debout sur une jambe

my legs can't go any further

mes jambes ne me portent plus

my legs can't go any further attr movement, muscle

de la jambe

my legs can't go any further pain

à la jambe

my legs can't go any further exercises

pour les jambes

2. leg (of furniture):

leg

pied m

3. leg FOOD:

leg (of lamb)

gigot m

leg (of veal)

cuisseau m

leg (of poultry, pork, game, frog)

cuisse f

leg (of venison)

cuissot m

4. leg (of trousers):

leg

jambe f

these trousers are too long in the leg

ce pantalon a les jambes trop longues

5. leg (of journey, race):

leg

étape f

6. leg SPORTS (in football):

leg

manche f

II.leg <pres part legging; pret, pp legged> [Brit lɛɡ, Am lɛɡ] VB trans inf

to leg it (walk)

arquer inf

to leg it (walk fast)

galoper inf

to leg it (run away)

cavaler inf

III.-legged COMP

three-legged furniture

à trois pieds

four-/six-legged animal

à quatre/six pattes

long-legged person

à jambes longues

long-legged animal

à longues pattes

bare-legged

jambes nues

IV.leg [Brit lɛɡ, Am lɛɡ]

break a leg inf! THEAT

je te dis merde! sl

break a leg inf! Am (get lost)

lâche-moi les baskets! inf

shake a leg!

remue-toi!

she doesn't have a leg to stand on

elle n'a rien sur quoi s'appuyer, elle n'a aucun argument valable

show a leg inf!

sors-toi du lit inf

to be all legs

être tout en jambe

to be on its last legs machine, car:

avoir fait son temps

to be on its last legs regime:

ne plus en avoir pour longtemps

to be on its last legs company:

être au bord de la faillite

he is on his last legs

il n'en a plus pour longtemps

to cost an arm and a leg

coûter les yeux de la tête

to get one's leg over sl

s'envoyer en l'air sl

to give sb a leg up inf

faire la courte échelle à qn

to give sb a leg up fig

dépanner qn inf

to pull sb's leg

faire marcher qn

I.bow¹ [Brit bəʊ, Am boʊ] N

1. bow (weapon):

bow

arc m

2. bow MUS:

bow

archet m

3. bow (knot):

bow

nœud m

to tie a bow

faire un nœud

II.bow¹ [Brit bəʊ, Am boʊ] VB intr

bow

manier l'archet

III.bow¹ [Brit bəʊ, Am boʊ]

to have more than one string or several strings to one's bow

avoir plus d'une corde or plusieurs cordes à son arc

I.bow² [Brit baʊ, Am baʊ] N

1. bow (forward movement):

bow

salut m

to make a bow

faire un salut

to take a bow THEAT

saluer

to make one's bow fig

faire ses débuts

2. bow NAUT:

bow

avant m

bow

proue f

on the starboard bow

par tribord devant

to go down by the bows

sombrer par l'avant

3. bow SPORTS:

bow

rameur/-euse m/f avant

II.bow² [Brit baʊ, Am baʊ] VB trans

bow head

baisser

bow branch

courber

bow tree

incliner

to bow the knee fig

se soumettre (to à)

to bow one's head in prayer

prier les yeux baissés

III.bow² [Brit baʊ, Am baʊ] VB intr

1. bow (bend forward):

bow

saluer

to bow to

saluer

2. bow (give way):

to bow to wisdom, knowledge, necessity, majority

s'incliner devant

to bow to pressure

céder à la pression

to bow to sb's opinion

se ranger à l'avis de qn

3. bow (sag):

bow plant, shelf:

se courber (under sous)

IV.bowed ADJ

bowed head

penché

bowed back

courbé

V.bow² [Brit baʊ, Am baʊ]

to bow and scrape fig

faire des courbettes (to devant)

there was a lot of bowing and scraping

il y a eu beaucoup de courbettes

to fire a shot across sb's bows fig

tirer un coup de semonce à qn

bow legs in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bow legs in the English»French Dictionary

I.leg [leg] N

1. leg (bodily limb):

leg

jambe f

2. leg (clothing part):

leg

jambe f

3. leg (support):

leg

pied m

4. leg (segment):

leg of a competition

manche f

Phrases:

to give sb a leg up inf

donner un coup de pouce à qn

to pull sb's leg

faire marcher qn

II.leg <-gg-> [leg] VB trans inf

to leg it (go by foot)

aller à pied

to leg it (walk in a hurry)

presser le pas

bow¹ [bəʊ, Am boʊ] N

1. bow (weapon):

bow

arc m

to draw one's bow

tendre son arc

2. bow MUS:

bow

archet m

3. bow (slip-knot):

bow

nœud m

Phrases:

to have more than one string to one's bow

avoir plus d'une corde à son arc

bow² [baʊ] N NAUT

bow

proue f

I.bow³ [baʊ] N

1. bow:

bow

salut m

to give [or make] a bow to sb

saluer qn

2. bow fig:

to take one's final bow

faire ses adieux

II.bow³ [baʊ] VB intr

to bow to sb/sth

saluer qn/qc

to bow to sb/sth (defer)

s'en remettre à

Phrases:

to bow and scrape pej

être obséquieux

III.bow³ [baʊ] VB trans

bow one's head:

bow

baisser

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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