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leg

UK
/lɛg/
US
/lɛg/

Translations

legnoun
legs
pl
UK
/lɛg/
US
/lɛg/
matchSport, notamment dans une confrontation aller-retour.
After losing the first leg 0–1, the team needed a big win in the second leg.
Après avoir perdu le premier match 0–1, l’équipe avait besoin d’une large victoire au deuxième match.
piedPour un meuble.
The table wobbled because one of its legs was shorter than the others.
La table branlait parce qu’un de ses pieds était plus court que les autres.
The dog injured its leg while playing in the park.
Le chien s’est blessé à la jambe en jouant dans le parc.
étapeDans un trajet ou un processus.
The first leg of the trip was a flight to New York.
La première étape du voyage était un vol pour New York.
Additional translations
brancheEn électronique ou dans une structure ramifiée.
côté jambesCricket.
pattePour un animal.
Synonyms
appendage
shank
stilt
limb
member
legverb
legged
Past Simple
legged
Past Participle
legging
Gerund
UK
/lɛɡ/
US
/lɛɡ/
filerFamilier; signifie partir ou s’enfuir rapidement.
When the alarm went off, the thieves legged it out of the store.
Quand l’alarme s’est déclenchée, les voleurs ont filé hors du magasin.
marcherFamilier, surtout dans l’expression « leg it ».
We decided to leg it to the nearest bus stop when we missed the last train.
Nous avons décidé de marcher jusqu’à l’arrêt de bus le plus proche quand nous avons raté le dernier train.
Synonyms
sprint
dash
bolt
flee
scamper
hurry
hasten
escape
leg it
make off
run
legadjective
UK
/lɛɡ/
US
/lɛɡ/
Used attributively before nouns in phrases like "leg muscles", "leg warmers".
jambierSoutenu ou technique.
These leg warmers will keep you cozy during winter workouts.
Ces jambières te garderont bien au chaud pendant les entraînements d’hiver.

Definitions

legnoun
One of the limbs on which a person or animal walks and stands.
The dog injured its leg while playing in the park.
A part of a garment that covers the leg.
She wore a pair of jeans with a tear in the right leg.
A section or stage of a journey or process.
The first leg of the trip was a flight to New York.
A support or prop, typically one of several, for a piece of furniture.
The table wobbled because one of its legs was shorter than the others.
A branch or part of a structure, especially one of the branches of a circuit.
The electrical engineer examined the leg of the circuit to find the fault.
In sports competitions, one of a series of separate games or stages played between the same opponents, the aggregate result of which determines the winner.
After losing the first leg 0–1, the team needed a big win in the second leg.
(Cricket) The half of the field behind the batsman’s legs; the on side.
The bowler delivered a ball drifting down the leg, and the batsman glanced it for four.
legverb
To move or travel by foot.
We decided to leg it to the nearest bus stop when we missed the last train.
To run away quickly, especially to escape from something.
When the alarm went off, the thieves legged it out of the store.
legadjective
Relating to, designed for, or situated on the legs.
These leg warmers will keep you cozy during winter workouts.
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