SQUARE-SHOULDERED - Traducción inglés-francés

square-shouldered ADJ.

square-shouldered

aux épaules carrées

I. shoulder [ingl. brit. ˈʃəʊldə, ingl. am. ˈʃoʊldər] SUST.

1. shoulder ANAT.:

shoulder

épaule f

on or over one's shoulder

à l'épaule

on or 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 literal, fig.

regarder derrière soi

the burden/responsibility is or falls on my shoulders

la charge/la responsabilité m'incombe

to stand shoulder to shoulder literal two people:

être côte à côte

to work shoulder to shoulder

travailler coude à coude or côte à côte

2. shoulder (on mountain):

shoulder

replat m

3. shoulder MODA:

shoulder

épaule f

4. shoulder (on road):

shoulder

bas-côté m

5. shoulder GASTR.:

shoulder

épaule f

II. shoulder [ingl. brit. ˈʃəʊldə, ingl. am. ˈʃoʊldər] V. trans.

1. shoulder literal bag, implement:

shoulder

mettre [qc] sur l'épaule

to shoulder one's gun

mettre son fusil sur l'épaule

to shoulder arms MILIT.

se mettre au port d'armes

shoulder arms! MILIT.

l'arme sur l'épaule!

2. shoulder fig.:

shoulder burden, expense, task

se charger de

shoulder responsibility

endosser

3. shoulder (push):

to shoulder one's way through crowd

se frayer un chemin à coups d'épaules à travers

to shoulder sb aside

écarter qn d'un coup d'épaule

III. -shouldered COMPOSIT.

to be round-shouldered

avoir le dos rond

to be narrow/square-shouldered

avoir les épaules étroites/carrées

IV. shoulder [ingl. brit. ˈʃəʊldə, ingl. am. ˈʃoʊldər]

to be or stand head and shoulders above sb literal

dépasser qn d'une bonne tête

to be or stand head and shoulders above sb 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 coloq. comment, criticism:

franc/franche

to give it to sb straight from the shoulder coloq.

dire qc à qn sans détours

Present

I	shoulder
you	shoulder
he/she/it	shoulders
we	shoulder
you	shoulder
they	shoulder

Past

I	shouldered
you	shouldered
he/she/it	shouldered
we	shouldered
you	shouldered
they	shouldered

Present Perfect

I	have	shouldered
you	have	shouldered
he/she/it	has	shouldered
we	have	shouldered
you	have	shouldered
they	have	shouldered

Past Perfect

I	had	shouldered
you	had	shouldered
he/she/it	had	shouldered
we	had	shouldered
you	had	shouldered
they	had	shouldered

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

Square-shouldered yet doe-eyed, she's barnacled by three gnomelike children.

www.thestar.com

They are a big, square-shouldered, deep-chested race.

en.wikipedia.org

Most women wore skirts at or near knee-length, with simply-cut blouses or shirts and square-shouldered jackets.

en.wikipedia.org

But, whatever your thoughts on the square-shouldered centre-back, there is little doubting his commitment to the cause -- and the above picture shows just why.

metro.co.uk

Three of these struck a real chord -- shoulder tenders, spare ribs and tri-tips.

www.stuff.co.nz