knacker in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for knacker in the English»French Dictionary

I.knacker [Brit ˈnakə, Am ˈnækər] N

1. knacker Brit (horse butcher):

knacker

équarrisseur m

to send a horse to the knacker's yard

envoyer un cheval à l'équarrissage

2. knacker Brit (salvage man):

knacker

démolisseur m

3. knacker (testicle):

knacker sl

couille f sl

knacker sl

testicule m

II.knacker [Brit ˈnakə, Am ˈnækər] VB trans sl

1. knacker (exhaust) activity, journey:

knacker person

mettre [qn] à plat

2. knacker (ruin, break):

knacker person:

bousiller inf

III.knackering ADJ

knackering sl day, journey, activity:

knackering

crevant inf

IV.knackered ADJ sl

1. knackered (tired):

knackered person

crevé inf

knackered person

à plat inf

2. knackered (broken):

knackered car, TV etc

foutu sl

knackered car, TV etc

cassé

Translations for knacker in the French»English Dictionary

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équarrisseur (de chevaux)

knacker Brit

cheval tout juste bon pour l'équarrissage

horse only fit for the knacker's yard Brit

caner

to knacker [sb] out sl

pomper inf

to knacker Brit inf

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Taking coins as change, half of which you'll leave to moulder in some pointless jar, and the other half of which will knacker the lining of your pockets?

www.independent.co.uk

More dividends are to be sent to the knacker's yard.

www.theglobeandmail.com

We are past the stage where players are bundled off to the knacker's yard as their 30th birthdays loom.

www.heraldscotland.com

And anyway, some knacker would probably just rob the car and sell it for parts.

www.joe.ie

The knacker's yard is, literally, an abattoir for horses that have outlived their ability to stand, run, and carry.

www.thestar.com

There he was, little knacker in his shell suit - a half dead wasp.

entertainment.ie

He breaks down at last, and is driven away to the knacker's yard.

www.telegraph.co.uk

In 1881 a new knacker was hired.

en.wikipedia.org

What happens when your whole act is a one-trick pony and the audience votes to take it out back to the knacker's yard?

calgaryherald.com

There was only one farmer, but there were also one blacksmith, two bricklayers, one coppersmith, one gardener, one shoemaker and one knacker.

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