elbow

coude

Articulation au milieu du bras, à l’endroit où il se plie.

En anglais simple : The part in the middle of your arm where it bends.

• My elbow hurts.
• She rested her elbows on the table.
• He bent his elbow to lift the cup.

Expressions courantes : bend your elbow, elbow joint, sore elbow

coude

Courbe brusque dans quelque chose, ou pièce courbée reliant deux tuyaux.

En anglais simple : A sharp bend in something, or a curved piece joining two pipes.

• The plumber fitted a new elbow.
• Water leaked from the pipe elbow.
• The path follows an elbow in the river.

Synonymes : bend

Expressions courantes : pipe elbow, elbow fitting, river elbow

se frayer un chemin à coups de coude

Écarter les gens avec les coudes pour pouvoir avancer.

En anglais simple : To push people aside with your bent arms so you can move forward.

• He elbowed through the crowd.
• She elbowed her way to the front.
• They elbowed past us to reach the door.

Comment l'utiliser : elbow your way through something (We elbowed our way through the crowd.)

Synonymes : push, shove

Expressions courantes : elbow your way, elbow through something, elbow past someone

donner un coup de coude

Frapper quelqu’un avec la pointe du coude.

En anglais simple : To hit someone with the pointed part where your arm bends.

• She elbowed me in the ribs.
• He accidentally elbowed his friend.
• Stop elbowing me while I’m eating.

Comment l'utiliser : elbow someone in something (He elbowed me in the side.)

Synonymes : nudge

Expressions courantes : elbow someone, elbow someone hard

évincer, écarter

Forcer quelqu’un à quitter son emploi ou sa fonction pour qu’une autre personne prenne sa place.

En anglais simple : To force someone to leave a job or position so another person can take it.

• They elbowed him out of his job.
• Her rivals elbowed her aside.
• The chairman was elbowed out by younger members.

Comment l'utiliser : elbow someone out of something (His rivals elbowed him out of the leadership.)

Synonymes : oust, displace

Expressions courantes : elbow someone out, elbow someone aside