punching in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for punching in the English»French Dictionary

punching bag N Am

punching bag → punchbag

See also punchbag

punchbag N Brit

punchbag SPORTS

sac m de sable

punchbag (whipping-boy)

souffre-douleur m inv

lace punching N COMPUT

lace punching

perforation f en grille

I.punch [Brit pʌn(t)ʃ, Am pən(t)ʃ] N

1. punch (blow):

punch

coup m de poing

to give sb a punch

donner un coup de poing à qn

she gave him a punch on the nose/on the chin

elle lui a donné un coup de poing dans le nez/au menton

to hit sb in the face with a punch

donner un coup de poing dans la figure de qn

2. punch fig:

punch (forcefulness) (of person)

punch m inf

punch (of style, performance)

énergie f

it lacks punch

ça manque de nerf

a slogan with a bit more punch

un slogan plus frappant

3. punch (tool):

punch (for leather)

alène f

punch (for metal)

perçoir m

punch COMPUT

perforateur m

4. punch (drink):

punch

punch m

II.punch [Brit pʌn(t)ʃ, Am pən(t)ʃ] VB trans

1. punch (hit):

to punch sb in the face

donner un coup de poing dans la figure de qn

to punch sb on the nose/on the chin

donner un coup de poing dans le nez/au menton de qn

to punch sb hard

frapper qn très fort avec le poing

he was punched and kicked

on lui a donné des coups de poing et des coups de pied

2. punch:

punch COMPUT, TELEC cards, tape

perforer

punch key

appuyer sur

3. punch (make hole in):

punch (manually)

poinçonner

punch (in machine) ticket

composter

to punch holes in sth (in paper, leather)

faire des trous dans qc

to punch holes in sth (in metal)

perforer qc

III.punch [Brit pʌn(t)ʃ, Am pən(t)ʃ] VB intr

punch

cogner, donner des coups de poing

IV.punch [Brit pʌn(t)ʃ, Am pən(t)ʃ]

to pack a punch inf boxer:

avoir du punch

to pack a punch cocktail:

être corsé

to pack a punch book, film:

avoir un fort impact

to pull no punches lit, fig

ne pas y aller de main morte

card punch N

card punch

perforatrice f de cartes

ticket punch N

ticket punch

pince f à composter

punch card

punch card → punched card

See also punched card

punched card, punchcard N

punched card

carte f perforée

I.punch out VB [Brit pʌn(t)ʃ -, Am pən(t)ʃ -] (punch out [sth], punch [sth] out) (shape)

punch out

découper qc à l'emporte-pièce

to punch out a number on the phone

composer un numéro au téléphone

Translations for punching in the French»English Dictionary

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souffre-douleur

punch-bag Brit

souffre-douleur

punching-bag Am

poinçonneur (poinçonneuse) (ouvrier)

punching-machine operator

poinçonneuse (à billets)

ticket-punch

poinçonneuse (machine-outil)

punching machine

poinçonnage

punching, clipping

poinçonnage

punching out

punching in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for punching in the English»French Dictionary

punching ball N

punching ball

punching-ball m

punching bag N SPORTS

punching bag

sac m de sable

punching bag

punching-ball m

I.punch¹ [pʌntʃ] VB trans

1. punch (hit):

to punch sb

donner un coup de poing à qn

to punch sth

frapper qc d'un coup de poing

she punched me in the nose/stomach

elle m'a donné un coup de poing sur le nez/dans le ventre

to punch sb unconscious

assommer qn

2. punch Am (press):

punch key, button

appuyer sur

punch a number

composer

3. punch Am, Can AGR (drive):

to punch cattle/a herd

conduire le bétail/un troupeau

II.punch¹ <-ches> [pʌntʃ] N

1. punch (hit):

punch

coup m de poing

to give sb a punch

donner un coup de poing à qn

she gave me a punch on the nose/in the stomach

elle m'a donné un coup de poing sur le nez/dans le ventre

2. punch inf (strong effect):

punch

punch m

with punch

avec du punch

I.punch² [pʌntʃ] VB trans

1. punch (pierce):

punch

percer

punch paper

perforer

to punch holes in sth

faire des trous dans qc

2. punch (stamp):

punch

poinçonner

punch a ticket

composter

II.punch² <-ches> [pʌntʃ] N

1. punch (piercing):

punch

poinçon m

2. punch (tool for puncturing):

punch

poinçonneuse f

punch for paper

perforeuse f

punch³ [pʌntʃ] N (drink)

punch

punch m

punch line N

punch line

chute f (d'une histoire drôle)

rabbit punch <-es> N

rabbit punch

coup m de lapin

punch card N

punch card

carte f perforée

punch out VB intr

punch out

pointer (en sortant)

punch in VB intr

punch in

pointer (en entrant)

punching Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to punch sb

donner un coup de poing à qn

to punch sth

frapper qc d'un coup de poing

to punch sb unconscious

assommer qn

to punch cattle/a herd

conduire le bétail/un troupeau

to give sb a punch

donner un coup de poing à qn

with punch

avec du punch

to pack a punch a. fig

avoir du punch

to have a punch-up

se bagarrer

to punch holes in sth

faire des trous dans qc

to punch sb in the face

envoyer [ou mettre] son poing dans la figure à qn inf

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He sometimes charges them by hitting a punching bag, but says that it doesn't charge them fully.

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The offenders have also vandalizing vehicles to get ahold of the garage door openers by damaging and punching the vehicle door locks.

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Another widely used writing tool is the stylus used by blind users in conjunction with the slate for punching out the dots in Braille.

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Some techniques he helped develop include shadowboxing, short- and long-distance training for runners, combination punching and use of the punching bag.

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Gibbons used his elusive defense and precise counter-punching to escape with the decision in what was clearly his biggest test to date.

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She's the strongest, smartest punching bag in the world.

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When he got started on the punching bag, despite he said he is going to be a world champion, he could not do more than three push-ups in a row.

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Removing their winter clothes, they put on colorful balaclavas, walked up the steps leading to the altar, and began to jump around, punching the air.

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But they're a convenient and easy punching bag.

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The page also has a clip of a man kicking a punching bag in a gym.

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