elbow

elbow
elbow [ˈelbəʊ]
1. noun
coude m
• she leaned her elbows on the windowsill elle s'est accoudée à la fenêtre
• to lean on one's elbow s'appuyer sur le coude
• at his elbow à ses côtés
• worn at the elbows usé aux coudes
2. transitive verb
• to elbow sb aside écarter qn du coude ; (figurative) jouer des coudes pour écarter qn
• he elbowed his way to the front il a joué des coudes pour arriver devant
• to elbow one's way to the top jouer des coudes pour arriver au sommet
3. compounds
► elbow grease noun
• to use a bit of elbow grease mettre de l'huile de coude (inf) ► elbow room noun
• to have enough elbow room avoir de la place pour se retourner ; (figurative) avoir les coudées franches
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['elbəʊ] 1.
noun (all contexts) coude m

to lean on one's elbows — être accoudé

at somebody's elbow — à portée de main

to wear something through at the elbows — percer or trouer quelque chose aux coudes

2.
transitive verb

to elbow somebody aside — écarter quelqu'un du coude

to elbow one's way through a crowd — se frayer un passage à travers la foule (en jouant des coudes)

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more power to your elbow — GB je te souhaite bien du courage (colloq)

out at (the) elbow(s) — [person] loqueteux; [garment] miteux

to be up to the elbows in something — être dans quelque chose jusqu'au cou

to give somebody the elbow — se débarrasser de quelqu'un

to rub elbows with somebody — (colloq) US fréquenter quelqu'un


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