noun🔗ShareÉtriersA ring or hoop suspended by a rope or strap from the saddle, for a horseman's foot while mounting or riding."The horse's stirrup was too high for the little girl to reach while trying to mount. "L'étrier du cheval était trop haut pour que la petite fille puisse l'atteindre en essayant de monter.utensilwearanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareÉtriers(by extension) Any piece shaped like the stirrup of a saddle, used as a support, clamp, etc."The painter used a small metal stirrup attached to the ladder to hold his paint bucket. "Le peintre a utilisé un petit étrier en métal fixé à l'échelle pour tenir son seau de peinture.itemdevicemachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareÉtrierA stapes."The doctor said my stirrup, a tiny bone in my ear, wasn't vibrating properly, which was causing my hearing loss. "Le médecin a dit que mon étrier, un minuscule os dans mon oreille, ne vibrait pas correctement, ce qui causait ma perte d'audition.anatomyorganChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareÉtriersA rope secured to a yard, with a thimble in its lower end for supporting a footrope."The farmer used the stirrup to secure the footrope to his work horse's yard. "Le fermier utilisa les étriers pour fixer la filière à la vergue de son cheval de travail.nauticalsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePantalon à pontReferring to women's pants, a form of trousers commonly worn by women that includes a strap beneath the arch of the foot."My sister wore stirrup pants to the farmers' market. "Ma sœur portait un pantalon à pont au marché fermier.wearstyleappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
