knuckle in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for knuckle in the English»French Dictionary

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

1. knuckle (of person):

knuckle

jointure f (du doigt)

knuckle

articulation f (du doigt)

to crack one's knuckles

faire craquer ses doigts

to rap sb on or over the knuckles lit, fig

taper sur les doigts de qn

to get a rap over the knuckles lit, fig

se faire taper sur les doigts

2. knuckle (on animal):

knuckle

jarret m

3. knuckle FOOD:

knuckle (of lamb, mutton)

manche m de gigot

knuckle (of pork, veal)

jarret m

pig's knuckles

jambonneau m

to be near the knuckle inf

être limite inf

to give sb a knuckle sandwich sl

balancer son poing dans la figure de qn inf

knuckle joint N

knuckle joint ANAT

articulation f du doigt

knuckle joint ANAT

jointure f du doigt

knuckle joint TECH

genouillère f

knuckle joint TECH

articulation f à genouillère

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

knuckle down

s'y mettre (sérieusement)

to knuckle down to task, work

se mettre sérieusement à

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

knuckle under

se soumettre, céder

white-knuckle ride N

white-knuckle ride

tour m de manège qui fait peur

Translations for knuckle in the French»English Dictionary

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coup-de-poing américain

knuckle-duster Brit

jambonneau

knuckle of ham

jarret de veau/porc

knuckle of veal/pork

souris

piece of meat at the knuckle end of a leg of lamb

manche (de gigot)

knuckle

knuckle in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for knuckle in the English»French Dictionary

knuckle [ˈnʌkl] N

1. knuckle ANAT:

knuckle

articulation f

2. knuckle FOOD:

knuckle

jarret m

Phrases:

to be near the knuckle Brit inf

être limite

to get a rap over the knuckles

se faire taper sur les doigts

knuckle down VB intr inf

knuckle down

s'y mettre sérieusement

knuckle under VB intr inf

knuckle under

céder

knuckle-duster [ˈnʌkldʌstəʳ, Am -tɚ] N

knuckle-duster

coup-de-poing m américain

Translations for knuckle in the French»English Dictionary

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jambonneau

ham knuckle

knuckle Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be near the knuckle Brit inf

être limite

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A few mammals are also known to walk on their knuckles, at least for their front legs.

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Examples of this could include a noticeable scar, a thick accent or a habit such as cracking their knuckles.

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He also taught his students to knuckle down and do the work required to achieve those goals.

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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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He also has a very good knuckle-curve that he uses as an off-speed pitch.

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A knuckle on the front end of the seventy-fifth car was broken when the accident occurred.

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However, as the series progresses, he is increasingly portrayed as somewhat knuckle-headed.

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The wheel assembly is shown attached to the knuckle at its center point.

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The ceramic knuckles are made from a composite stronger than steel, harder than brass and gets past any metal detector.

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The four crystals on the knuckles also have individual powers: freezing, heating, shocking, and sonic vibrations.

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