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muscle

UK
/ˈmʌs.əl/
US
/ˈmʌs.əl/

Traduzioni

musclenoun
muscles
pl
UK
/ˈmʌs.əl/
US
/ˈmʌs.əl/
He strained a muscle in his leg while running.
Il s'est foulé un muscle de la jambe en courant.
The actor gained a lot of muscle for the role.
L'acteur a développé beaucoup de musculature pour ce rôle.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
poidsAu sens figuré : influence, pouvoir de pression.
sbireSens familier ou péjoratif : homme de main, homme de main chargé d'intimider.
Sinonimi
sinew
tissue
strength
power
force
Contrari
weakness
frailty
powerlessness
muscleverb
muscled
Past Simple
muscled
Past Participle
muscling
Gerund
UK
/ˈmʌs.əl/
US
/ˈmʌs.əl/
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.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
bousculerSens : se frayer un passage avec force dans une foule.
Sinonimi
force
coerce
strong-arm
intimidate
pressure
bully
push
shove
crowbar
Muscle in
muscle into
steamroll
crowbar in
Contrari
yield
submit
concede
relinquish
withdraw
retreat
allow
permit
release
coax
muscleadjective
UK
/ˈmʌs.əl/
US
/ˈmʌs.əl/
Used attributively to modify nouns, indicating relation to muscles or muscular strength (e.g., "muscle car", "muscle tissue").
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.
Proper warm-ups reduce the risk of muscle injury.
Un bon échauffement réduit le risque de blessure musculaire.
Sinonimi
muscular
muscly
muscled
brawny
sinewy
beefy
well-built
strong
powerful
robust
sturdy
Contrari
weak
feeble
frail
flabby
puny
scrawny

Definizioni

musclenoun
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.
muscleverb
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.
muscleadjective
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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