punch

coup de poing

Coup donné avec la main fermée.

En anglais simple : A hit made with a closed hand.

• He threw a punch.
• One punch knocked the boxer down.
• She avoided a punch to the face.

Comment l'utiliser : a punch in/on something (He received a punch in the stomach.)

Synonymes : blow, hit

Expressions courantes : throw a punch, powerful punch, punch in something

poinçon, perforatrice

Outil servant à percer ou marquer un matériau, ou à pousser un objet hors d’un trou.

En anglais simple : A tool for making holes or marks in material, or pushing something out of a hole.

• Use a punch to make the holes.
• He tapped the punch with a hammer to remove the pin.
• This punch stamps a small star into the metal.

Expressions courantes : hole punch, centre punch, leather punch, paper punch

punch

Boisson composée de jus de fruits mélangés à d’autres boissons, parfois alcoolisées.

En anglais simple : A drink made by mixing fruit juices with other drinks, sometimes including alcohol.

• Would you like some punch?
• They served fruit punch at the party.
• This punch contains orange juice and rum.

Expressions courantes : fruit punch, punch bowl, glass of punch

force, impact, punch

Capacité à produire un effet puissant ou une forte impression.

En anglais simple : The power to have a strong effect on someone or something.

• The sauce has plenty of punch.
• Her final sentence gave the speech extra punch.
• The storm was losing its punch by morning.

Comment l'utiliser : pack a punch (This short speech packs a punch.)

Synonymes : impact, power, force, strength

Expressions courantes : pack a punch, extra punch, lose its punch

perforation, trou

Trou fait dans un matériau avec un outil qui le découpe ou le perce.

En anglais simple : A hole made in material by a tool that cuts or pushes through it.

• The card has a round punch.
• Each punch in the ticket records a journey.
• The punches along the edge must line up.

Comment l'utiliser : punch in something (There was a small punch in the corner of the card.)

Synonymes : hole, perforation

Expressions courantes : round punch, punch in something, small punch

donner un coup de poing, frapper

Frapper quelqu’un ou quelque chose avec la main fermée.

En anglais simple : To hit someone or something with a closed hand.

• He punched the bag.
• She punched the attacker in the face.
• Did he really punch a hole in the wall?

Comment l'utiliser : punch someone in/on something (He punched me in the stomach.)

Synonymes : hit, strike

Expressions courantes : punch someone, punch a bag, punch the air, punch someone's arm

perforer, poinçonner

Faire des trous dans un matériau avec un outil qui le découpe ou le perce.

En anglais simple : To make holes in material using a tool that cuts or pushes through it.

• Punch the paper here.
• The guard punched our tickets.
• She punched another hole in her leather belt.

Comment l'utiliser : punch a hole in something (Punch a hole in each corner of the card.)

Synonymes : perforate

Expressions courantes : punch a hole, punch a ticket, punch the paper