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knucklehead

/ˈnʌkəlhɛd/

Translations

knuckleheadnoun

knuckleheads

/ˈnʌkəlhɛd/

crétinSoutenu et familier à la fois; insultes légère pour une personne jugée peu intelligente.

He called his brother a knucklehead for forgetting his keys again.

Il a traité son frère de crétin parce qu’il avait encore oublié ses clés.

Additional translations

KnuckleheadTerme technique conservé en anglais dans le milieu de la moto; désigne aussi le moteur Harley-Davidson correspondant.

imbécileVariante plus neutre ou plus courante selon le contexte; insultante mais assez fréquente.

Synonyms

knuckleheadadjective

/ˈnʌk.l̩.hed/

/ˈnʌk.əlˌhɛd/

Used attributively to describe something foolish or stupid (e.g. "a knucklehead move").

idiotFamilier; s’emploie pour qualifier une idée, une action ou une personne jugée stupide.

That was a knucklehead idea if ever I heard one.

C’était une idée idiote, si j’en ai jamais entendu une.

Additional translations

stupidePlus direct et plus dur selon le contexte.

Synonyms

Definitions

knuckleheadnoun

A person who is perceived as foolish or lacking intelligence.

He called his brother a knucklehead for forgetting his keys again.

(motorcycling) A Harley-Davidson overhead-valve V-twin engine produced from 1936 to 1947, or a motorcycle equipped with it.

He’s rebuilding a 1946 knucklehead in his garage.

knuckleheadadjective

Foolish; stupid; exhibiting a lack of intelligence.

That was a knucklehead idea if ever I heard one.