knuckles in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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knuckle [Brit ˈnʌk(ə)l, Am ˈnək(ə)l] N

knuckle down VB [Brit ˈnʌk(ə)l -, Am ˈnək(ə)l -] inf

knuckle under VB [Brit ˈnʌk(ə)l -, Am ˈnək(ə)l -] inf

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knuckles in the PONS Dictionary

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knuckle-duster [ˈnʌkldʌstəʳ, Am -tɚ] N

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to get a rap on the knuckles
taper sur les doigts
to get one's knuckles rapped [or to be rapped on the knuckles]
se faire taper sur les doigts
crack one's knuckles
craquer

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knuckles Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to get a rap on the knuckles
taper sur les doigts
to get one's knuckles rapped [or to be rapped on the knuckles]
se faire taper sur les doigts
to be near the knuckle Brit inf
être limite
to get a rap over the knuckles
se faire taper sur les doigts
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If there is no guitarist available, the comps is rendered through hand clapping ("palmas") or by hitting a table with the knuckles.
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As much sweat from his brow, spittle from his throat and blood from his suppurating knuckles as he could collect during his exertions, he smeared across the perspex.
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And she did this move she'd been taught -- she reached behind me and did a kind of reverse karate chop, with her knuckles, on the back of my head.
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However, youngsters with smaller hands tend to throw the knuckleball with their knuckles.
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Application of a cane to the knuckles or the shoulders has been much less common.
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Patients usually notice a ring of small, firm bumps (papules) over the backs of the forearms, hands or feet, often centered on joints or knuckles.
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Besides counting 10 fingers, some cultures have counted knuckles, the space between fingers, and toes as well as fingers.
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In his pockets, investigators found brass knuckles, a can of disabling spray (likely mace or pepper spray), and a computer disc containing an unfinished manuscript.
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Its habitual gait is quadrupedal, using the soles of its feet and resting on its knuckles, but it can walk upright for short distances.
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He also has tattoos on his neck, and has the words stay down tattooed across his knuckles.
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