fist in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for fist in the English»French Dictionary

fist [Brit fɪst, Am fɪst] N

fist

poing m

to shake one's fist at sb

menacer qn du poing

to make money hand over fist

gagner des mille et des cents

to make a good/poor fist of doing sth

bien/mal faire qc

fist fight N

fist fight

pugilat m

iron fist, iron hand N fig

iron fist

poigne f de fer

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ram home ball, fist

placer

to clench one's fist

serrer le poing

clenched-fist salute

salut m le poing levé

ram fist, object

enfoncer (into dans)

she made a lunge for him with her fist

elle a fait un mouvement en avant pour lui donner un coup de poing

to bang one's fist on the table, to bang the table with one's fist

taper du poing sur la table

he banged on the table with his fist

il a tapé du poing sur la table

Translations for fist in the French»English Dictionary

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pugilat

fist fight

poing

fist

taper du poing sur la table lit, fig

to bang one's fist on the table

montrer le poing

to shake one's fist

lever le poing

to give the clenched-fist salute

fist in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fist in the English»French Dictionary

fist [fɪst] N

fist

poing m

iron fist N

iron fist → iron hand

Phrases:

an iron fist in a velvet glove

une main de fer dans un gant de velours prov

See also iron hand

iron hand N

iron hand

main f de fer

to rule with an iron hand

gouverner qc d'une main de fer

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to clench one's fist

serrer les poings

to bang one's fist on the table

frapper du poing sur la table

Translations for fist in the French»English Dictionary

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avoir de la poigne fig

to have an iron fist

poigne de fer (force, autorité)

iron fist

régner avec une poigne de fer

to rule with an iron fist

poing

fist

taper du poing sur la table, donner un coup de poing sur la table

to bang one's fist on the table

menacer qn d'une arme/du poing

to threaten sb with a weapon/fist

fermer la main/le poing

to close one's hand/fist

gros comme le poing

as big as a fist

taper la table du poing

to bang one's fist on the table

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Ron rules the mall with an iron fist by punishing teens who hang out or work there for the most ridiculous actions.

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His leg had a hole big enough to put a fist through.

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They took over 7 major prison facilities across the island and ruled them with an iron fist.

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There can be an open fist or a closed fist.

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The morpheme for five is related to the word for fist.

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Nearly all lucha films included fist-fighting and wrestling action sequences which were choreographed and performed by the stars themselves without the aid of stunt doubles.

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In some places they fought with bare arms, while in other they stretched the sleeves over the fists.

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She is extremely tiny, small enough to be hidden in an adult's closed fist.

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This people, notwithstanding their propensity to violence, rarely employ arms in their private quarrels, but decide them with the fist or with the club.

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Ideally, the beginning of the fist's rotation coincides with the initial contact with the target.

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