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shin

/ʃɪn/

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noun

Tibia, bas de la jambe

The front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of the shin bone: Shinbone

Examples :

"He scraped his shin on the rough pavement while playing soccer. "

Il s'est écorché le tibia sur le pavé rugueux en jouant au football.

anatomy body physiology part

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noun

éclisse

A fishplate for a railway.

Examples :

"The railway workers replaced the old shin with a new, stronger one. "

Les cheminots ont remplacé l'ancienne éclisse par une nouvelle, plus solide.

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verb

Grimper (à la force des bras et des jambes)

(as "shin up") To climb a mast, tree, rope, or the like, by embracing it alternately with the arms and legs, without help of steps, spurs, or the like.

Examples :

"to shin up a mast"

Grimper le long d'un mât

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verb

Frapper avec le tibia

To strike with the shin.

Examples :

"During the soccer game, he accidentally shinned the other player while trying to kick the ball. "

Pendant le match de football, il a accidentellement frappé l'autre joueur avec le tibia en essayant de frapper le ballon.

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verb

Emprunter à la hâte, s'endetter temporairement

To run about borrowing money hastily and temporarily, as when trying to make a payment.

Examples :

"To pay for the field trip, Sarah had to shin around town to get some quick loans from friends. "

Pour payer le voyage scolaire, Sarah a dû emprunter à la hâte dans la ville pour obtenir des prêts rapides de ses amis.

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noun

Shin

The twenty-first letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others): Shin (letter)

Examples :

"In Hebrew class, we learned that the letter that looks like a "W" is called "shin." "

En cours d'hébreu, nous avons appris que la lettre qui ressemble à un « W » s'appelle « shin ».

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