knock knees nell'Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Traduzioni di knock knees nel dizionario inglese»francese

knock knees SOST sost pl

knock knees

genoux mpl cagneux

Traduzioni di knock knees nel dizionario inglese»francese

I.knee [ingl brit niː, ingl am ni] SOST ANAT

knee

genou m

lett, fig to be on/fall to one's knees

être/tomber à genoux

to be up to one's knees in water

avoir de l'eau jusqu'aux genoux

to sit on sb's knee

s'asseoir sur les genoux de qn

come and sit on my knee

viens t'asseoir sur mes genoux

to have the paper open on one's knee

avoir le journal ouvert sur les genoux

to eat on one's knee

manger sur ses genoux

on (one's) hands and knees

à quatre pattes

to go down on bended knee (to sb)

se mettre à genoux (devant qn)

II.knee [ingl brit niː, ingl am ni] VB vb trans

knee person:

knee

donner un coup de genou à

III.knee [ingl brit niː, ingl am ni]

to bring or force sb/sth to his/its knees

mettre qn/qc à genoux

to go weak at the knees

avoir les jambes qui flageolent

I.knock [ingl brit nɒk, ingl am nɑk] SOST

1. knock (blow):

knock

coup m

a knock on the head

un coup sur la tête

to take a knock

prendre un coup

a knock with a hammer

un coup de marteau

a knock at the door

un coup à la porte

I'll give you a knock at 7.30

je frapperai à ta porte à 7 h 30

I thought I heard a knock

je crois qu'on a frappé

2. knock (noise):

knock! knock!

toc! toc!

3. knock (setback):

knock fig

coup m

to take a knock

en prendre un coup

it gave his confidence a knock

son assurance en a pris un coup

I've had worse knocks

j'ai subi pire que ça

you must learn to take the knocks

tu dois apprendre à encaisser (les coups) colloq

II.knock [ingl brit nɒk, ingl am nɑk] VB vb trans

1. knock (strike):

knock object

cogner

to knock one's head/arm on sth

se cogner la tête/le bras contre qc

to knock sb on the head/arm with sth

donner un coup sur la tête/le bras de qn avec qc

to knock sb/sth into/against/across

projeter qn/qc dans/contre/à travers

to knock sb unconscious or senseless or silly colloq person, object, blow:

assommer qn

to knock a hole in sth

faire un trou dans qc

to knock sth straight/flat

redresser/aplatir qc

to knock two rooms into one

abattre la cloison entre deux pièces

2. knock (cause to move):

to knock sth off or out of sth

faire tomber qc de qc

to knock sb/sth over sth

envoyer qn/qc par-dessus qc

to knock sb/sth to the ground

faire tomber qn/qc par terre

she knocked the ball into the pond

elle a envoyé la balle dans l'étang

to knock a nail/peg into sth

enfoncer un clou/une cheville dans qc

to knock the handle off the jug

casser l'anse du pot

to knock sb off his feet blast , wave:

soulever qn

to knock sb/sth out of the way

écarter qn/qc

to knock sb flat

étendre qn par terre

3. knock (beat):

to knock the enthusiasm/spirit out of sb

faire perdre son enthousiasme/sa joie de vivre à qn

I'll knock that stupid smile off his face

je vais lui faire passer ce sourire stupide

that will knock a bit of sense into him

ça va peut-être lui inculquer un peu de bon sens

4. knock (criticize) colloq:

knock method, opposition, achievement

critiquer

knock person

dénigrer

don't knock it! scherz

arrête de critiquer!

III.knock [ingl brit nɒk, ingl am nɑk] VB vb intr

1. knock (make sound):

knock (deliberately) person:

frapper (at, on à)

knock (involuntarily) branch, object:

cogner (on, against contre)

knock engine, water pipes:

cogner

2. knock (collide):

to knock into or against sth

heurter qc

to knock into each other

se heurter

IV.knock [ingl brit nɒk, ingl am nɑk]

his knees were knocking

ses genoux tremblaient, tellement il avait peur

to knock sth on the head colloq

mettre fin à qc

to be knocking on a bit colloq

commencer à se faire vieux

it must be knocking on colloq 30 years since…

ça ne doit pas faire loin de 30 ans que…

I'll knock your heads together!

je vous ferai entendre raison!

knock knees nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di knock knees nel dizionario inglese»francese

I.knee [ni:] SOST

knee

genou m

to get down on one's knees

se mettre à genoux

to sit sb on one's knee

mettre qn sur ses genoux

on your knees!

à genoux !

locuzioni:

to bring sb to their knees

forcer qn à capituler

II.knee [ni:] VB vb trans

knee

donner un coup de genou à

I.knock [nɒk, ingl am nɑ:k] SOST

knock

coup m

a loud knock

un coup retentissant

to take a knock colloq

en prendre un coup

to be able to take the knocks

être capable d'encaisser les coups

II.knock [nɒk, ingl am nɑ:k] VB vb intr a. TECN

knock

cogner

to knock at the door

frapper à la porte

my knees are knocking

mes genoux s'entrechoquaient

III.knock [nɒk, ingl am nɑ:k] VB vb trans

1. knock (hit):

knock

frapper

to knock sb/sth to the ground

faire tomber qn/qc par terre

to knock sb senseless [or silly]

sonner qn

to knock a nail into wood

enfoncer un clou dans du bois

2. knock colloq (criticize):

knock

dire du mal de

I'm not knocking the idea

je ne rejette pas cette idée

locuzioni:

to knock an idea/a plan on the head ingl brit

laisser tomber une idée/un projet

to knock (some) sense into sb

apprendre à vivre à qn

to knock spots off sb/sth ingl brit

éclipser qn/qc

to knock sb sideways

stupéfier qn