leg

leg
leg [leg]
1. noun
   a. [of person] jambe f ; [of horse] membre m ; [of other animal, bird, insect] patte f
• to give sb a leg up faire la courte échelle à qn ; ( = give help to) donner un coup de pouce à qn
• he hasn't got a leg to stand on il ne peut s'appuyer sur rien
• to pull sb's leg ( = hoax) faire marcher qn ; ( = tease) taquiner qn
• to get one's leg over (inf!) (British) s'envoyer en l'air (inf !)
   b. (as food) [of lamb] gigot m ; [of pork, chicken, frog] cuisse f
   c. [of piece of furniture] pied m ; [of trousers, tights] jambe f
   d. [of journey] étape f
   e. (Sport) first leg ( = match) match m aller
• return leg match m retour
• to run the first leg (in relay) courir le premier relais
2. transitive verb
• to leg it (inf) ( = run) cavaler (inf !) ; ( = flee) se barrer (inf !)
* * *
[leg] 1.
noun
1) (of person) jambe f; (of animal) gen patte f; (of horse) jambe f

to stand on one leg — se tenir debout sur une jambe

2) (of furniture) pied m
3) Culinary (of lamb) gigot m; (of veal) cuisseau m; (of poultry, pork, frog) cuisse f; (of venison) cuissot m
4) (of trousers) jambe f

to be too long in the leg — [trousers] avoir les jambes trop longues

5) (of journey, race) étape f
2.
(colloq) transitive verb (p prés etc -gg-)

to leg it — (walk) marcher, aller à pied; (walk fast) galoper (colloq); (run away) cavaler (colloq)

3.
-legged combining form

three-legged — [furniture] à trois pieds

four-legged — [animal] à quatre pattes

long-legged — [person] à jambes longues

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she doesn't have a leg to stand on — elle n'a rien sur quoi s'appuyer

to be on its last legs — [machine, car] avoir fait son temps; [regime] n'en avoir plus pour longtemps; [company] être au bord de la faillite

he is on his last legs — il n'en a plus pour longtemps

to cost an arm and a leg — coûter les yeux de la tête

to give somebody a leg up — faire la courte échelle à quelqu'un; fig dépanner quelqu'un (colloq)

to pull somebody's leg — faire marcher quelqu'un


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