knackering in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for knackering 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 knackering in the French»English Dictionary

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claquant (claquante)

knackering Brit inf

tuant (tuante) travail, voyage

knackering sl

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

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English

Far from knackering knees and hips, running was found to reduce musculoskeletal pain by 25 per cent compared to a control group.

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It's exhausting actually because great love is knackering.

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All this watching of sport is just so knackering.

www.independent.co.uk

Counter intuitively, knackering yourself out at the gym can actually make it harder to get to sleep.

www.telegraph.co.uk

The first days were knackering.

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I was dressed up but not warmed up and it was knackering.

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After a knackering all-night recording session, his bandmates cajoled him into recording the lead vocals at dawn, gathering around the mic with him for moral support.

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Imagine, you're having a knackering day, and at the end of it you get off the bus and then...

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We don't argue, but we discuss all the time, which is actually knackering.

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The final day has been satisfying and knackering, and that makes it much easier to want to get some sleep.

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