wrench

clé, clé à molette

Outil servant à saisir et à tourner des écrous, des boulons ou des tuyaux.

En anglais simple : A tool used to grip and turn nuts, bolts, or pipes.

• Pass me the wrench, please.
• She loosened the bolt with a wrench.
• Which wrench fits this nut?

Synonymes : spanner

Expressions courantes : adjustable wrench, socket wrench, pipe wrench

entorse, foulure

Blessure causée par une torsion ou une traction brusque sur une partie du corps.

En anglais simple : An injury caused by suddenly twisting or pulling part of your body.

• The fall caused a painful wrench of her knee.
• A wrench of his shoulder kept him out of the match.
• The doctor examined the wrench to her ankle.

Synonymes : sprain, strain

Expressions courantes : a painful wrench, wrench of something

arracher, tordre

Tirer ou tordre quelque chose d'un coup et avec beaucoup de force.

En anglais simple : To pull or twist something suddenly and with great force.

• He wrenched the door open.
• She wrenched her arm free and ran.
• Someone had wrenched the handle off the cupboard.

Comment l'utiliser : wrench something from someone/something (She wrenched the bag from his hand.); wrench something open/free (He wrenched the stuck drawer open.)

Synonymes : yank, jerk, twist

Expressions courantes : wrench something open, wrench something away, wrench something free

se fouler, se tordre

Se blesser à une articulation en la tordant ou en tirant dessus brusquement.

En anglais simple : To hurt a joint by suddenly twisting or pulling it.

• I wrenched my ankle on the stairs.
• She wrenched her shoulder while lifting the box.
• Be careful you don't wrench your knee.

Synonymes : sprain, strain, twist

Expressions courantes : wrench your ankle, wrench your knee, wrench your shoulder