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elbow [ˈɛlbəʊ] n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the joint between the upper arm and the forearm, formed by the junction of the radius and ulna with the humerus 2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the corresponding joint or bone of birds or mammals 3. (Clothing & Fashion) the part of a garment that covers the elbow 4. something resembling an elbow, such as a sharp bend in a road or river at one's elbow within easy reach out at elbow(s) ragged or impoverished up to the elbows with or in busily occupied with; deeply immersed in 8. to reject; dismiss (esp in the phrases give or get the elbow) 9. to make (one's way) by shoving, jostling, etc. 10. (tr) to knock or shove with or as if with the elbow [Old English elnboga; see ell2, bow2; related to Old Norse olbogi, Old High German elinbogo] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
elbow Translations elbow [ˈelbəʊ] A. N (Anat) → codo m; (in road) → recodo m at one's elbow → al alcance de la mano out at the elbow(s) → raído, descosido he doesn't know his arse or ass from his elbow → confunde el culo con las témporas B. VT to elbow sb aside → apartar a algn a codazos to elbow one's way through the crowd → abrirse paso a codazos por la muchedumbre C. CPD elbow grease N it's a matter of elbow grease → es una cuestión de esfuerzo use a bit of elbow grease! → ¡dale con más fuerza! it will take a bit of elbow grease to shift this → va a costar trabajo mover esto elbow joint N → articulación f del codo elbow room N (= space) → espacio m para moverse; (= leeway) → margen m de maniobra elbow [ˈɛlbəʊ] vt (= push) → donner un coup de coude à to elbow one's way through the crowd → jouer des coudes pour se frayer un passage à travers la foule to elbow sb into sth → pousser qn du coude dans qch elbow aside vt septo elbow sb aside → écarter qn d'un coup de coude elbow grease n → huile f de coude to use a bit of elbow grease → mettre de l'huile de coude elbow room n to have enough elbow room (= room to move) → avoir de la place pour se retourner (= room for manoeuvre) → avoir les coudées franches elbow n → Ellbogen m; since he’s been rubbing elbows with senators (esp US) → seit er sich in Senatorenkreisen bewegt (of pipe, river, road) → Knie nt vt to elbow one’s way forward → sich durchdrängen; he elbowed his way through the crowd → er boxte sich durch die Menge; to elbow somebody aside → jdn beiseitestoßen; he elbowed me in the stomach → er stieß mir or mich mit dem Ellbogen in den Magen; to elbow one’s way to the top (fig) → sich nach oben durchboxen (inf), → die Ellbogen gebrauchen, um an die Spitze zu kommen elbow: elbow rest n → Armstütze f elbowroom n (inf: lit, fig) → Ellbogenfreiheit f (inf) elbow [ˈɛlbəʊ] 2. vt to elbow sb aside → scostare qn a gomitate to elbow one's way through the crowd → farsi largo tra la folla a gomitate elbow [ˈɛlbəʊ] 2. vt to elbow sb aside → scostare qn a gomitate to elbow one's way through the crowd → farsi largo tra la folla a gomitate n elbow [ˈelbəu] the joint where the arm bends He leant forward on his elbows. elmboog كوع лакът loket albue der Ellbogen αγκώνας codo küünarnukk آرنج kyynärpää coude מַרפֵּק कुहनी lakat könyök siku olnbogi gomito ひじ 팔꿈치 alkūnė elkonis siku elleboog albue łokieć cotovelo cot локоть lakeť komolec lakat armbåge ศอก dirsek 肘 лікоть کہنی khuỷu tay 肘 v to push with the elbow He elbowed his way through the crowd. met die elmboog stamp يَشُقُّ طَريقَه бутам с лакът razit si albue; skubbe mit den Ellbogen drängen σπρώχνω με τους αγκώνες dar un codazo küünarnukiga tõukama کنار زدن؛ با آرنج راه خود را باز کردن työntää kyynärpäällä jouer des coudes לִדחוֹף עִם הַמַרפֵק कुहनी से, धक्का देना, धकेलना laktariti se tolakodik menyiku olnboga sig áfram, troðast dare gomitate, farsi largo a gomitate ひじで押す 팔꿈치로 밀치다 stumtis alkūnėmis izlauzt ceļu (pūlī) mengasak-asak zich een weg banen bruke albuene, dytte, skubbe przepychać się (łokciami) acotovelar a împinge cu coatele проталкиваться tlačiť sa, strkať lakťami prerivati se laktati se armbåga sig fram .ใช้ศอกดัน dirseklemek, dirseğiyle itmek 擠著前進 штовхати ліктем کہنی سے دھکیلنا huých khủy tay 挤着前进 n elbow-room space enough for doing something Get out of my way and give me some elbow-room! speling, ruimte مُتَّسَع من الوَقْت простор volný prostor albuerum; handlefrihed die Bewegungsfreiheit χώρος, άνεση κινήσεων espacio liikumisruum فضای کافی؛ جای بسنده liikkumavara de la place מָקוֹם מְרוּוָח पर्याप्त स्थान slobodan prostor za kretanje mozgástér ruangan olnbogarÿmi libertà d'azione, spazio per muoversi ゆとり 팔꿈치를 자유롭게 움직일 수 있는 여유 erdvė, vieta pietiekama telpa (kādai darbībai) cukup ruang armslag alburom, plass til å røre seg wolna przestrzeń campo de acção (puţin) loc простор voľný priestor prostor za delo veliki prostor svängrum เนื้อที่กว้างขวางทำให้เคลื่อนที่ได้สะดวก kıpırdayacak yer 活動餘地 простір для руху تھوڑی جگہ دینا khoảng trống để một người có thể cựa quậy thoải mái 活动余地 at one's elbow close to one The journalist always works with a dictionary at his elbow. byderhand في مُتَناوَل اليَد под ръка u ruky ved siden af sig bei der Hand από κοντά, παραμάσχαλα a mano käeulatuses در دسترس؛ نزدیک kainalossaan à portée de la main קָרוֹב מְאוֹד बगल में रखना pri ruci keze ügyében van dekat við höndina a portata di mano 手近に 가까이에 po ranka pie rokas; tuvu di samping naast zich for hånden, like ved pod ręką à mão lângă el, la îndemână под рукой pri ruke pri roki kraj sebe tätt intill, till hands ใกล้เคียง elinin altında, yanı başında 近在手邊 під рукою قریب رکھنا sát cánh với 近在手边 elbow → مِرفق loket albue Ellbogen αγκώνας codo kyynärpää coude lakat gomito ひじ 팔꿈치 elleboog albue łokieć cotovelo локоть armbåge ข้อศอก dirsek khuỷu tay 肘 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| He did not come out, yet, as before, he chuckled at my elbow and was chased by me a third time into the cave. For he had been a famous back-swordman in his young days, and a good wrestler at elbow and collar. On four sides of the throne and several feet below it stood three solid ranks of heavily armed soldiery, elbow to elbow. |
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