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shins

/ʃɪnz/

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noun

Tibias

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

Examples :

"The soccer player wore shin guards to protect his shins from getting hurt. "

Le joueur de football portait des protège-tibias pour protéger ses tibias des blessures.

body anatomy part physiology

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noun

éclisse

A fishplate for a railway.

Examples :

"The railway workers used strong shins to connect the rails together. "

Les cheminots ont utilisé des éclisses solides pour relier les rails.

technical machine structure

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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 à un mât

body action sport nautical

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verb

Frapper avec le tibia

To strike with the shin.

Examples :

"During the soccer game, he accidentally shins his opponent while trying to get the ball. "

Pendant le match de football, il a accidentellement frappé son adversaire avec le tibia en essayant de récupérer le ballon.

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verb

Emprunter de l'argent à la hâte pour payer

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

Examples :

"To pay for the school trip, Sarah had to shins around and borrow money from her friends. "

Pour payer le voyage scolaire, Sarah a dû emprunter de l'argent à droite et à gauche et en demander à ses amis.

business finance economy action

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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 to write the letter "shins" as part of our alphabet study. "

En cours d'hébreu, nous avons appris à écrire la lettre « Shin » dans le cadre de notre étude de l'alphabet.

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