shoulder in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for shoulder in the English»French Dictionary

I.shoulder [Brit ˈʃəʊldə, Am ˈʃoʊldər] N

1. shoulder ANAT:

shoulder

épaule f

on or over one's shoulder

à l'épaule

on or over one's shoulders

sur les épaules

this jacket is too tight across the shoulders

cette veste est trop étroite d'épaules

to put one's shoulders back

rejeter les épaules en arrière

to straighten one's shoulders

redresser les épaules

to look over sb's shoulder

regarder par-dessus l'épaule de qn

to cry on sb's shoulder

pleurer sur l'épaule de qn

I am always there if you need a shoulder to cry on

je suis toujours là si tu as besoin d'une épaule pour pleurer

his shoulders shook with laughter/sobs

il était secoué de rire/de sanglots

to have round shoulders

avoir le dos rond

to look (back) over one's shoulder lit, fig

regarder derrière soi

the burden/responsibility is or falls on my shoulders

la charge/la responsabilité m'incombe

to stand shoulder to shoulder lit two people:

être côte à côte

to work shoulder to shoulder

travailler coude à coude or côte à côte

2. shoulder (on mountain):

shoulder

replat m

3. shoulder FASHION:

shoulder

épaule f

4. shoulder (on road):

shoulder

bas-côté m

5. shoulder FOOD:

shoulder

épaule f

II.shoulder [Brit ˈʃəʊldə, Am ˈʃoʊldər] VB trans

1. shoulder lit bag, implement:

shoulder

mettre [qc] sur l'épaule

to shoulder one's gun

mettre son fusil sur l'épaule

to shoulder arms MIL

se mettre au port d'armes

shoulder arms! MIL

l'arme sur l'épaule!

2. shoulder fig:

shoulder burden, expense, task

se charger de

shoulder responsibility

endosser

3. shoulder (push):

to shoulder one's way through crowd

se frayer un chemin à coups d'épaules à travers

to shoulder sb aside

écarter qn d'un coup d'épaule

III.-shouldered COMP

to be round-shouldered

avoir le dos rond

to be narrow/square-shouldered

avoir les épaules étroites/carrées

IV.shoulder [Brit ˈʃəʊldə, Am ˈʃoʊldər]

to be or stand head and shoulders above sb lit

dépasser qn d'une bonne tête

to be or stand head and shoulders above sb fig

laisser qn loin derrière

to have a good head on one's shoulders

avoir la tête sur les épaules

to have an old head on young shoulders

être mûr avant l'âge

to put one's shoulder to the wheel

s'atteler à la tâche

to rub shoulders with sb

côtoyer qn

straight from the shoulder inf comment, criticism:

franc/franche

to give it to sb straight from the shoulder inf

dire qc à qn sans détours

I.cold shoulder N

to give sb the cold shoulder

snober qn, battre froid à qn

to get the cold shoulder

se faire snober

II.cold shoulder VB trans

cold shoulder

snober, battre froid à

soft shoulder N

soft shoulder

accotement m non stabilisé

hard shoulder N Brit

hard shoulder

bande f d'arrêt d'urgence

padded shoulder N

padded shoulder

épaule f rembourrée

shoulder patch N Am MIL

shoulder patch

écusson m

shoulder strap N

shoulder strap (of garment)

bretelle f

shoulder strap (of bag)

bandoulière f

shoulder pad N

shoulder pad

épaulette f

shoulder-high [Brit, Am ˈˌʃoʊldər ˈhaɪ] ADJ

shoulder-high crop:

shoulder-high

à hauteur d'homme

to carry sb shoulder-high

porter qn en triomphe

shoulder belt N Am MOTOR

shoulder belt

sangle f transversale (d'une ceinture de sécurité)

shoulder in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shoulder in the English»French Dictionary

I.shoulder [ˈʃəʊldəʳ, Am ˈʃoʊldɚ] N

1. shoulder (body part):

shoulder

épaule f

2. shoulder FASHION:

shoulder

épaule f

padded shoulders

épaulettes fpl

3. shoulder FOOD:

shoulder

épaule f

4. shoulder (side of a road):

shoulder

accotement m

hard shoulder

bande f d'arrêt d'urgence

5. shoulder (shoulder-like part):

shoulder of a mountain

crête f

Phrases:

a shoulder to cry on

une épaule pour pleurer

to rest on sb's shoulders

se reposer sur qn

shoulder to shoulder

côte à côte

to fight shoulder to shoulder with sb

se battre ensemble

II.shoulder [ˈʃəʊldəʳ, Am ˈʃoʊldɚ] VB trans

1. shoulder (move one's shoulders):

shoulder

pousser de l'épaule

to shoulder one's way

se frayer un chemin à coups d'épaules

2. shoulder (place on shoulders):

shoulder

porter sur ses épaules

3. shoulder (accept):

shoulder responsibility

endosser

shoulder pad N

shoulder pad

épaulette f

shoulder strap N

shoulder strap of dress

bretelle f

shoulder strap of bag

bandoulière f

shoulder bag N

shoulder bag

sac m à bandoulière

shoulder blade N

shoulder blade

omoplate f

hard shoulder N Brit

hard shoulder

bande f d'arrêt d'urgence

Translations for shoulder in the French»English Dictionary

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accotement

shoulder Am

accotement

shoulder

omoplate

shoulder blade

bandoulière

shoulder strap

bas-côté d'une route, autoroute

shoulder

shoulder Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to put one's shoulder out

se démettre l'épaule

a shoulder to cry on

une épaule pour pleurer

shoulder to shoulder

côte à côte

to fight shoulder to shoulder with sb

se battre ensemble

to put sth on sb's shoulder/finger

mettre qc sur l'épaule/au doigt de qn

to tap sb on the shoulder

taper sur l'épaule de qn

to have a chip on one's shoulder inf

être aigri

he comes up to my shoulder

il m'arrive à l'épaule

he dislocated a shoulder when he fell

sa chute lui a déboîté une épaule

to raise one's gun (to one's shoulder)

épauler

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Three of these struck a real chord -- shoulder tenders, spare ribs and tri-tips.

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A nice wine list, too, which isn't surprising in this shoulder of the woods.

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Betting, shoulder-barging, Vaseline, throwing, match-fixing have all found a place on the field.

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It was assigned a shoulder sleeve insignia shortly thereafter.

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The mortician appears, and is impaled by a man equipped with a chrome skull mask, and a shoulder mounted camera.

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The report also indicated a compliance rate of 98% to the indicated speed limits when using the hard shoulder.

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But the refugee acted quickly, shoulder-charging and tackling the would-be stick-up artist.

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She, like many other players, believed the league gave very little protection to the women by providing them with weak shoulder pads and weak helmets.

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He started his career as a junior high jumper and decathlete, but focused entirely on hurdling after a shoulder injury.

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Their shoulder rank badge consists of a white band that takes up about half the slip-on rankslide.

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