knee

genou

Articulation au milieu de la jambe qui permet de la plier.

En anglais simple : The part in the middle of your leg that lets it bend.

• My knee hurts.
• She fell and scraped both knees.
• Can you bend your knee without pain?

Expressions courantes : bend a knee, knee pain, knee injury

coude

Changement brusque de direction d’un objet ou d’une ligne, notamment sur un graphique.

En anglais simple : A sharp bend in an object or line, especially where a graph changes direction.

• The graph has a clear knee.
• Beyond the knee, the curve rises steeply.
• Mark the knee where the line changes direction.

Comment l'utiliser : knee of something (The knee of the curve marks a sudden change in behavior.)

Synonymes : bend, turn

Expressions courantes : knee of something, knee point, curve knee

équerre, courbe

Pièce de bois ou de métal coudée servant à soutenir ou à relier les parties d’une structure.

En anglais simple : A bent piece of wood or metal used to support or join parts of a structure.

• A wooden knee supports the beam.
• They replaced the damaged knee inside the boat.
• Steel knees connect the beams to the frame.

Synonymes : angle bracket

Expressions courantes : wooden knee, steel knee, hanging knee

donner un coup de genou

Frapper quelqu’un ou quelque chose avec le genou.

En anglais simple : To strike someone or something with the joint in the middle of your leg.

• He tried to knee me.
• She kneed him in the stomach and ran away.
• The fighter accidentally kneed his opponent in the face.

Comment l'utiliser : knee someone in something (She kneed the attacker in the stomach.)

Expressions courantes : knee someone, knee someone’s stomach