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elbow

UK
/ˈel.bəʊ/
US
/ˈɛl.boʊ/
elbownoun
elbows
pl
UK
/ˈel.bəʊ/
US
/ˈɛl.boʊ/
Traductions
She rested her chin on her elbow while thinking about the problem.
Elle posa son menton sur son coude en réfléchissant au problème.
coudePour une partie de vêtement couvrant l'articulation.
There were holes in the elbows of his old jacket.
Il y avait des trous aux coudes de sa vieille veste.
coudePar analogie pour un virage ou un angle de route.
The car slowed down as it approached the elbow in the mountain road.
La voiture ralentit en approchant du coude de la route de montagne.
coudeEn plomberie.
The plumber installed an elbow to redirect the water flow in the piping system.
Le plombier a installé un coude pour rediriger le débit d'eau dans le système de tuyauterie.
Définitions
The joint or bend of the arm between the upper arm and the forearm.
She rested her chin on her elbow while thinking about the problem.
A part of a pipe or tube that is bent at an angle, typically 90 degrees, to change the direction of the flow.
The plumber installed an elbow to redirect the water flow in the piping system.
A sharp bend or corner in a road or path.
The car slowed down as it approached the elbow in the mountain road.
The part of a garment that covers the elbow joint.
There were holes in the elbows of his old jacket.
Synonymes
bend
joint
crook
angle
elbowverb
elbowed
Past Simple
elbowed
Past Participle
elbowing
Gerund
UK
/ˈel.bəʊ/
US
/ˈel.boʊ/
Traductions
évincerAu sens figuré, progressivement.
Traditional bookshops are being elbowed out of business by online retailers.
Les librairies traditionnelles sont évincées du marché par les détaillants en ligne.
bousculerAvec le coude.
He elbowed his way through the crowded room to get to the exit.
Il bouscula les gens avec le coude pour se frayer un chemin jusqu'à la sortie.
se frayer un cheminEn poussant avec les coudes.
She elbowed through the throng to reach the front of the line.
Elle se fraya un chemin dans la foule en poussant avec les coudes pour atteindre l'avant de la file.
Définitions
To push or shove someone with one's elbow.
He elbowed his way through the crowded room to get to the exit.
To make one's way by pushing with the elbows.
She elbowed through the throng to reach the front of the line.
To displace or oust something or someone, especially gradually, as if by pushing with the elbows.
Traditional bookshops are being elbowed out of business by online retailers.
Synonymes
shove
push
nudge
jostle
elbowadjective
UK
/ˈel.bəʊ/
US
/ˈel.boʊ/
Used attributively to describe something situated at or relating to the elbow (e.g., elbow pain, elbow-length gloves).
Traductions
du coude
The nurse cleaned the elbow skin before applying the bandage.
L'infirmière a nettoyé la peau du coude avant d'appliquer le bandage.
Définitions
Situated at, of, or relating to the elbow of the arm.
The nurse cleaned the elbow skin before applying the bandage.
Synonymes
elbowed
elbow-like
elbow-shaped
angled
bent
curved
kinked
geniculate
cubital
olecranal
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