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muscle

/ˈmʌs.əl/

musclenoun

muscles

/ˈmʌs.əl/

Traductions

muscle

He strained a muscle in his leg while running.

Il s'est foulé un muscle de la jambe en courant.

musculature

The actor gained a lot of muscle for the role.

L'acteur a développé beaucoup de musculature pour ce rôle.

Traductions supplémentaires

poidsAu sens figuré : influence, pouvoir de pression.

sbireSens familier ou péjoratif : homme de main, homme de main chargé d'intimider.

Définitions

A band or bundle of fibrous tissue in a human or animal body that has the ability to contract, producing movement in or maintaining the position of parts of the body.

He strained a muscle in his leg while running.

Power, strength, or influence, especially the capacity to achieve something through force, wealth, or other resources.

Labor unions flexed their political muscle during the negotiations.

A well-developed physique or body, especially when muscular.

The actor gained a lot of muscle for the role.

A person or group of people who use or threaten physical force; hired strong-arm enforcers.

The gang brought in some muscle to scare off their rivals.

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muscleverb

muscled

Past Simple

muscled

Past Participle

muscling

Gerund

/ˈmʌs.əl/

Traductions

forcerSens concret : déplacer quelque chose en utilisant sa force.

He muscled the heavy box into the corner of the room.

Il a forcé la lourde boîte jusqu'au coin de la pièce.

contraindreSens figuré : faire pression sur quelqu'un pour obtenir quelque chose.

They muscled the supplier into lowering the price.

Ils ont contraint le fournisseur à baisser le prix.

Traductions supplémentaires

bousculerSens : se frayer un passage avec force dans une foule.

Définitions

To move or force something using physical strength.

He muscled the heavy box into the corner of the room.

To make one's way by force or by using one's strength.

She muscled through the crowd to get to the front of the stage.

To coerce or pressure someone into doing something.

They muscled the supplier into lowering the price.

Synonymes

Muscle in

muscle into

steamroll

crowbar in

Antonymes

muscleadjective

/ˈmʌs.əl/

Used attributively to modify nouns, indicating relation to muscles or muscular strength (e.g., "muscle car", "muscle tissue").

Traductions

muscléSens familier pour un véhicule : puissant, à hautes performances.

The showroom featured several classic muscle cars from the 1960s.

Le showroom présentait plusieurs voitures musclées classiques des années 1960.

musculaire

Proper warm-ups reduce the risk of muscle injury.

Un bon échauffement réduit le risque de blessure musculaire.

Définitions

Relating to or denoting great power or strength; especially (of a car) high-powered and high-performance.

The showroom featured several classic muscle cars from the 1960s.

Of or relating to muscles or muscular tissue.

Proper warm-ups reduce the risk of muscle injury.

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