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shank

/ʃæŋk/

Übersetzungen

shanksubstantiv

shanks

Pl.

/ʃæŋk/

jambeanatomie

He injured his shank while running.

Il s'est blessé à la jambe en courant.

jarretboucherie, pièce de viande

We cooked a lamb shank for dinner.

Nous avons cuisiné un jarret d'agneau pour le dîner.

tigepour un outil, une clé ou une pièce analogue

The shank of the screwdriver was bent.

La tige du tournevis était tordue.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

arme blanche artisanaleargot carcéral

Synonyme

shankverb

shanked

Präteritum

shanked

Partizip Perfekt

shanking

Gerundium

/ʃæŋk/

poignarderavec une arme improvisée, surtout en argot carcéral

The prisoner tried to shank his cellmate.

Le prisonnier a essayé de poignarder son codétenu.

marcherfamilier, dialectal

They shanked the last mile back to town.

Ils ont marché le dernier kilomètre pour rentrer en ville.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

shankergolf, anglicisme

Synonyme

shankadjektiv

Used attributively to describe meat cut from the leg (e.g., shank meat) or items pertaining to the shaft of a tool.

de jarretboucherie, cuisson

The stew is best made with shank meat.

Le ragoût est meilleur préparé avec de la viande de jarret.

Definitionen

shanksubstantiv

The part of the leg between the knee and the ankle.

The athlete suffered a bruise on his shank during the game.

A long, narrow part of a tool connecting the handle to the operational end.

The shank of the screwdriver was bent after excessive use.

A piece of meat cut from the leg of an animal.

The chef prepared a delicious lamb shank for dinner.

A homemade knife or weapon, often used in prison settings.

The guard confiscated a shank from the inmate during the cell search.

The shaft or stem of a key, anchor, or similar object.

The shank of the key was too long to fit into the lock properly.

shankverb

To stab someone, especially with a makeshift knife.

The prisoner threatened to shank his cellmate during the altercation.

To hit a golf ball with the club's hosel, causing it to veer off sharply.

He was frustrated after he shanked the ball into the rough on the last hole.

To travel on foot; to walk, especially when other transport is unavailable (informal, dialect).

With no buses running, they shanked the final mile back to town.

shankadjektiv

Relating to or cut from the shank (lower leg) of an animal.

The stew is best made with shank meat for a rich flavour.