muscle shirt in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for muscle shirt in the English»French Dictionary

muscle shirt N Am

muscle shirt

débardeur m

Translations for muscle shirt in the English»French Dictionary

I.muscle [Brit ˈmʌs(ə)l, Am ˈməsəl] N

1. muscle (in arm, leg etc):

muscle

muscle m

calf/stomach muscles

muscles du mollet/de l'estomac

without moving a muscle

sans broncher

don't move a muscle!

ne bouge pas!

don't move a muscle! attr exercise, relaxant

pour les muscles

don't move a muscle! fatigue, injury, tissue

musculaire

2. muscle U ANAT (tissue):

muscle

muscles mpl

muscle

tissu m musculaire

3. muscle (clout):

muscle

puissance f

financial/military muscle

poids or puissance financière/militaire

they have no muscle

ils ne font pas le poids

we have the muscle to compete with these firms

nous avons assez de ressources pour être en compétition avec ces entreprises

to give muscle to argument, threat

donner du poids à

II.muscle [Brit ˈmʌs(ə)l, Am ˈməsəl] VB trans

to muscle one's way into sth discussion

essayer de s'imposer dans

to muscle one's way into sth room

se frayer un chemin jusqu'à

shirt [Brit ʃəːt, Am ʃərt] N

shirt (man's)

chemise f

shirt (woman's)

chemisier m

shirt (for sport)

maillot m

long-/short-sleeved shirt

chemise à manches longues/courtes

open-necked shirt

chemise à col ouvert

open-necked shirt attr button, collar, cuff

de chemise

keep your shirt on inf!

du calme!

to lose one's shirt inf

laisser jusqu'à sa dernière chemise inf

to put one's shirt on sth inf

tout miser sur qc

to sell the shirt off one's back inf

vendre père et mère inf

muscle shirt in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for muscle shirt in the English»French Dictionary

muscle [ˈmʌsl] N

1. muscle ANAT:

muscle

muscle m

not to move a muscle

ne pas bouger d'un poil

2. muscle fig (influence):

muscle

pouvoir m

to flex one's muscles

se faire les muscles

shirt [ʃɜ:t, Am ʃɜ:rt] N

shirt

chemise f

short-/long-sleeved shirt

chemise à manches courtes/longues

Phrases:

to give sb the shirt off one's back

donner à qn jusqu'à sa dernière chemise

he lost his shirt at this game

il a tout perdu à ce jeu

to put one's shirt on sth

jouer tout ce que l'on possède sur qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The first day of school, this fellow showed up in a bright pink muscle shirt.

en.wikipedia.org

No muscle shirts are allowed.

en.wikipedia.org

He wore tight muscle shirts in the pulpit.

religion.blogs.cnn.com

He loves doughnuts, talks like a tough guy, and wears socks, a blue striped kilt, and a muscle shirt which displays his thick body hair.

en.wikipedia.org

He no longer wears sleeveless muscle shirts.

www.metrotimes.com

He wears muscle shirts, but only as wishful thinking.

www.theglobeandmail.com

Karate pants and a muscle shirt.

grantland.com

The speaker wears like designer tracksuit pants and a muscle shirt.

www.echo.net.au

When he had gone out to his truck, he had taken off his button-up shirt and was now wearing a red muscle shirt.

kitchenette.jezebel.com

Men wearing muscle shirts when answering the door order pepperoni three times more than any other kind of pizza.

www.economonitor.com