elbow grease in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for elbow grease in the English»French Dictionary

elbow grease N

elbow grease

huile f de coude inf

Translations for elbow grease in the French»English Dictionary

huile de coude hum

elbow grease

Translations for elbow grease in the English»French Dictionary

I.grease [Brit ɡriːs, Am ɡris] N

1. grease:

grease (lubricant)

graisse f

grease (black)

cambouis m

2. grease FOOD:

grease (animal)

graisse f

grease (vegetable)

huile f

3. grease (dirt):

grease

graisse f

covered in grease

couvert de graisse

4. grease (from hair, skin):

grease

sébum m

II.grease [Brit ɡriːs, Am ɡris] VB trans (all contexts)

grease

graisser

I.elbow [Brit ˈɛlbəʊ, Am ˈɛlˌboʊ] N (all contexts)

elbow

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 qc aux coudes

there is an elbow in the pipe

le tuyau est coudé

II.elbow [Brit ˈɛlbəʊ, Am ˈɛlˌboʊ] VB trans

to elbow sb in the stomach

donner un coup de coude dans l'estomac de qn

to elbow sb aside or out of the way

écarter qn du coude or d'un coup de coude

III.elbow [Brit ˈɛlbəʊ, Am ˈɛlˌboʊ] VB intr

to elbow through sth

jouer des coudes à travers qc

to elbow (one's way) forward

avancer en jouant des coudes

IV.elbow [Brit ˈɛlbəʊ, Am ˈɛlˌboʊ]

more power to your/his etc elbow Brit

je te/lui souhaite bien du courage inf

to be out at (the) elbow(s) person:

être loqueteux

to be out at (the) elbow(s) garment:

être miteux

to be up to the elbows in sth

être dans qc jusqu'au cou

to bend the or an elbow inf

lever le coude inf

to give sb the elbow inf

se débarrasser de qn

to rub elbows with sb inf Am

fréquenter qn

elbow grease in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for elbow grease in the English»French Dictionary

elbow grease N inf

elbow grease

huile f de coude

Translations for elbow grease in the English»French Dictionary

I.grease [gri:s] N

grease

graisse f

II.grease [gri:s] VB trans

grease

graisser

Phrases:

like greased lightning

en quatrième vitesse

to grease sb's palm

graisser la patte à qn

I.elbow [ˈelbəʊ, Am -boʊ] N

elbow a. fig:

elbow

coude m

Phrases:

to give sb the elbow

se débarrasser de qn

to be at sb's elbow

être à portée de main

II.elbow [ˈelbəʊ, Am -boʊ] VB trans

to elbow sb out of the way

écarter qn de son chemin

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Each tradesperson will say someone else has the elbow grease and send the unwitting apprentice on to another master tradesperson.

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He hopes the tour helps the public recognize the elbow grease and integrity of true getalto masters.

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You could always make customised figures from bits and bobs of other toys as well as your own elbow grease.

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For the other, you need ingredients, a clear bench, a lot of patience, lower expectations and elbow grease for the cleanup.

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In all of these instances a little elbow grease could lead to huge savings.

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It takes some good elbow grease to master any field.

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Making the sauce requires a bit of elbow grease, since there's a fair amount of whisking involved to keep it from scorching.

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We are all people, we have all got elbow grease in us.

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So, make sure that you arm that person with everything they need to reply to you promptly -- without having to invest too much elbow grease.

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While this substance is relatively sticky in itself, it can easily be washed off with a bit of elbow grease.

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