shoulder

shoulder
shoulder
1 Anat épaule f ; on ou over one's shoulder à l'épaule ; on ou over one's shoulders sur les épaules ; this jacket is too tight across the shoulders cette veste est trop étroite d'épaules ; to put one's shoulders back rejeter les épaules en arrière ; to straighten one's shoulders redresser les épaules ; to look over sb's shoulder regarder par-dessus l'épaule de qn ; to cry on sb's shoulder pleurer sur l'épaule de qn ; I am always there if you need a shoulder to cry on je suis toujours là si tu as besoin d'une épaule pour pleurer ; his shoulders shook with laughter/sobs il était secoué de rire/de sanglots ; to have round shoulders avoir le dos rond ; to look (back) over one's shoulder lit, fig regarder derrière soi ; the burden/responsibility is ou falls on my shoulders la charge/la responsabilité m'incombe ; to stand shoulder to shoulder lit [two people] être côte à côte ; to work shoulder to shoulder travailler coude à coude or côte à côte ;
2 (on mountain) replat m ;
3 Sewing épaule f ;
4 (on road) bas-côté m ;
5 Culin épaule f.
B vtr
1 lit mettre [qch] sur l'épaule [bag, implement] ; to shoulder one's gun mettre son fusil sur l'épaule ; to shoulder arms Mil se mettre au port d'armes ; shoulder arms! Mil l'arme sur l'épaule! ;
2 fig se charger de [burden, expense, task] ; endosser [responsibility] ;
3 (push) to shoulder one's way through se frayer un chemin à coups d'épaules à travers [crowd] ; to shoulder sb aside écarter qn d'un coup d'épaule.
C -shouldered (dans composés) to be round-shouldered avoir le dos rond ; to be narrow/square-shouldered avoir les épaules étroites/carrées.
Idioms
to be ou stand head and shoulders above sb lit dépasser qn d'une bonne tête ; fig laisser qn loin derrière ; to have a good head on one's shoulders avoir la tête sur les épaules ; to have an old head on young shoulders être mûr avant l'âge ; to put one's shoulder to the wheel s'atteler à la tâche ; to rub shoulders with sb côtoyer qn ; straight from the shoulder [comment, criticism] franc/franche ; to give it to sb straight from the shoulder dire qch à qn sans détours.

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