Signification visuelle de 'knuckles'? - apprendre avec des images, exemples du quotidien

noun

Jointures des doigts

Any of the joints between the phalanges of the fingers.

"Her knuckles turned white as she gripped the steering wheel tightly. "

Ses jointures sont devenues blanches alors qu'elle serrait fermement le volant.

body anatomy physiology part human

noun

Joint mécanique

(by extension) A mechanical joint.

"The robot's metal knuckles clicked as it assembled the toy car. "

Les joints mécaniques du robot cliquetaient lorsqu'il assemblait la voiture jouet.

part machine

noun

Jarret

A cut of meat.

""My mom is making a stew with beef knuckles tonight." "

Ma mère prépare un ragoût avec du jarret de bœuf ce soir.

food animal

noun

Bande

The curved part of the cushion at the entrance to the pockets on a cue sports table.

"The cue ball bounced off the knuckles of the side pocket and rolled back towards the center of the pool table. "

La bille a rebondi sur la bande de la poche latérale et est revenue vers le centre du billard.

sport game

noun

Jarret

The kneejoint of a quadruped, especially of a calf; formerly used of the kneejoint of a human being.

"The butcher carefully separated the knuckles of the veal for making a rich broth. "

Le boucher a soigneusement séparé les jarrets du veau pour faire un bouillon riche.

anatomy animal body part

noun

Noeud

The joint of a plant.

"The tomato plant was bending over, broken at its knuckles, so I tied it to a stake for support. "

Le plant de tomates se courbait, cassé au niveau de ses nœuds, alors je l'ai attaché à un tuteur pour le soutenir.

plant part

noun

Coude

A convex portion of a vessel's figure where a sudden change of shape occurs, as in a canal boat, where a nearly vertical side joins a nearly flat bottom.

"The builder pointed to the knuckles of the small canal boat, where the flat bottom sharply angled up to become the vertical sides. "

Le constructeur a pointé du doigt le coude du petit bateau canal, où le fond plat s'inclinait brusquement vers le haut pour devenir les côtés verticaux.

nautical part vehicle sailing

noun

Casse-tête, poing américain

A contrivance, usually of brass or iron, and furnished with points, worn to protect the hand, to add force to a blow, and to disfigure the person struck; a knuckle duster.

"brass knuckles"

Un poing américain

weapon body item

noun

Bosses

The rounded point where a flat changes to a slope on a piste.

"The snowboarder caught air off the knuckles of the jump, launching himself higher above the slope. "

Le snowboardeur a pris son envol sur les bosses du saut, se lançant plus haut au-dessus de la pente.

sport point area

verb

Frotter avec les jointures, masser avec les jointures

To apply pressure, or rub or massage with one's knuckles.

"He knuckled the sleep from his eyes."

Il a frotté le sommeil de ses yeux.

body action

verb

Plier les doigts

To bend the fingers.

"To get a better grip on the pencil, she knuckled her fingers. "

Pour mieux saisir le crayon, elle plia ses doigts.

body action physiology

verb

Toucher le front

To touch one's forehead as a mark of respect.

"The student knuckles to the teacher before asking a question. "

L'élève touche le front du professeur avant de poser une question.

ritual culture religion tradition body action sign

verb

Céder, se soumettre

To yield.

"Even though he disagreed with his boss, John reluctantly knuckled under to the new company policy to avoid causing a conflict. "

Même s'il était en désaccord avec son patron, John a cédé à contrecœur à la nouvelle politique de l'entreprise pour éviter de provoquer un conflit.

attitude action