Le mot anglais du jour

cheek

joue

Définitions

anglais > français
cheek
1. n. Joue.
My cheeks hurt.
J'ai mal aux joues.
2. n. Culot.
He's got lots of cheek telling his boss he looks fat.
Il a beaucoup de culot de dire à son chef qu'il a l'air gros.
You've got some cheek, asking me for money!
Tu as du culot, de me demander de l'argent !
3. n. Fesse.
4. v. Être impudent.
Don't cheek me, you little rascal!
anglais > anglais
cheek
1. n. (anatomy) The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity.
2. n. (anatomy informal usually in the plural) A buttock.
3. n. (informal) Impudence.
You’ve got some cheek, asking me for money!
4. n. (biology, informal) One of the genae, flat areas on the sides of a trilobite's cephalon.
5. n. One of the pieces of a machine, or of timber or stonework, that form corresponding sides or a similar pair.
the cheeks of a vice; the cheeks of a gun carriage
6. n. (in plural) The branches of a bridle bit.
7. n. (metalworking) The middle section of a flask, made so that it can be moved laterally, to permit the removal of the pattern from the mould.
8. v. To be impudent towards.
Don't cheek me, you little rascal!
français > anglais
joue
1. n-f. cheek