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lug

/lʌg/

lug around

lugnoun

lugs

/lʌg/

Translations

patteEn technique, pour une saillie servant à porter ou à fixer un objet.

The pot had a small lug on the side for easy handling.

La casserole avait une petite patte sur le côté pour la manipuler facilement.

caissePour un contenant ou une caisse de transport, notamment pour les fruits.

The workers stacked several lugs of peaches in the back of the truck.

Les ouvriers ont empilé plusieurs caisses de pêches à l'arrière du camion.

oreilleFamilier, surtout en écossais et en anglais du Nord.

He whispered in her lug so no one else could hear.

Il lui a murmuré à l'oreille pour que personne d'autre n'entende.

lourdaudFamilier, pour une personne gauche ou malhabile.

Despite being a bit of a lug, he was endearing and well-liked by his friends.

Malgré son air de lourdaud, il était attachant et apprécié de ses amis.

Additional translations

ergotEn technique, pour une petite saillie ou languette de fixation.

Definitions

A projection on an object by which it may be carried or fixed in place.

The pot had a small lug on the side for easy handling.

A heavy or cumbersome object.

The old television was a real lug to move up the stairs.

A person who is clumsy or awkward.

Despite being a bit of a lug, he was endearing and well-liked by his friends.

(chiefly Scottish and Northern English, informal) An ear.

He whispered in her lug so no one else could hear.

A container or box, especially one used for transporting produce such as fruit.

The workers stacked several lugs of peaches in the back of the truck.

Synonyms

lugverb

lugged

Past Simple

lugged

Past Participle

lugging

Gerund

/lʌɡ/

Translations

traînerPour porter ou déplacer péniblement un objet lourd.

She had to lug the heavy suitcase up the stairs.

Elle a dû traîner la valise lourde dans les escaliers.

avancer péniblementPour un déplacement lent et laborieux, surtout sous une lourde charge.

The old tractor lugged up the steep hill in low gear.

Le vieux tracteur avançait péniblement dans la montée raide, en vitesse réduite.

Definitions

To carry or drag something heavy or cumbersome with great effort.

She had to lug the heavy suitcase up the stairs.

(intransitive) To move slowly or laboriously, especially when heavily loaded.

The old tractor lugged up the steep hill in low gear.

Synonyms

lugadjective

/lʌɡ/

Used attributively before another noun, e.g., “lug wrench”, to denote association with lugs (projections, connectors, etc.).

Translations

de roueEn mécanique automobile, pour un outil ou des écrous de roue.

A lug wrench is essential for changing a flat tire.

Une clé de roue est indispensable pour changer un pneu crevé.

Definitions

Attributive: relating to or designed for lugs or lug nuts.

A lug wrench is essential for changing a flat tire.