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Cattle: neck, brisket, flank, and rump (Fig. 1)
Bovins: collier, gros bout de poitrine, flanc et rumsteck (figure 1).
They could only flank our position by returning to the valley, and going about by the western end, a distance of fifty miles at the least.
Ils n'auraient plus dès lors d'autre ressource que de nous prendre en flanc, en retournant par la vallée et en faisant le tour par le défilé de l'ouest, ce qui nécessitait une course de cinquante milles au moins.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
I staggered towards the spot, and laid my hands upon him; he was down upon his flank.
Je me dirige du côté d'où vient ce cri, et je pose ma main sur l'animal. Il gît couché sur le flanc.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
I pressed the spur to my horse's flank, and dashed out into the open plain.
J'appuyai l'éperon sur les flancs de mon cheval et m'élançai dans la plaine.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
A volume of 0,1 ml of brucellosis allergen is injected intradermally into the caudal fold, the skin of the flank, or the side of the neck.
Un volume de 0,1 ml d'allergène de la brucellose est injecté par voie intradermique au pli caudal, au flanc ou sur le côté de l'encolure.
It prevented the light of the fire diffusing itself on the ground directly in the rear, although the land fell away towards the water, so as to leave what might be termed the left, or eastern flank of the position unprotected by this covering.
Elle empêchait, la lueur du feu de se répandre sur l’espace qui se trouvait directement en arrière, quoique le sol s’affaissât près de l’eau, laissant ainsi à découvert ce qu’on pourrait appeler le flanc gauche de la position.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
On the flank of the bill we see a party of men running to earth.
À ce moment, on voit, sur le flanc de la colline, un groupe d’hommes qui courent se terrer.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
The discomfited Prussians on their flank had been routed and compelled to retire, and in their front was an enemy, brave, skilful, and victorious, led by the greatest captain of the age.
Les Prussiens, attaqués sur les flancs avec une ardeur incroyable, avaient été forcés de plier ; leur déroute était complète, et en face se trouvait un ennemi brave, adroit et victorieux, conduit par le grand capitaine du siècle.
Cooper, James Fenimore / PrecautionCooper, James Fenimore / Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Cooper, James Fenimore
Precaution
Cooper, James Fenimore
I had out the map and the compass, and tried to fix our route so as to round the flank of a spur of the mountains which separated us from the valley we were aiming at.
Aidé de la carte et de la boussole, j’essayai de faire en sorte que notre chemin côtoyât le flanc d’un des éperons qui nous séparait de la vallée à atteindre.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
Two groups formed on the right and left of the beast, facing each flank, and shaking their fists in each other's faces.
À droite et à gauche de la bête, en face de chaque flanc, se sont formés deux groupes se montrant le poing.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
After all, Hitler was relying on Romanian troops for support on the southern flank.
Après tout, Hitler comptait sur les troupes roumaines pour le soutenir sur le flanc sud.
Kershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 NemesisKershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 Némésis
Hitler. 1936-1945 Némésis
Kershaw, Ian
© Ian Kershaw, 2000.
© Flammarion, 2000, pour la traduction franсaise. Edition revue, 2001.
Hitler. 1936-1945 Nemesis
Kershaw, Ian
© 2000 by Ian Kershaw
I remembered Blenkiron's news about the Russians advancing on a broad front, for it was clear that Stumm was taking pains about the flank of the fortress.
Je me rappelai que Blenkiron m’avait dit que les Russes avançaient sur un large front, car il était fort clair que Stumm se préoccupait du flanc de la forteresse.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
There was loose shooting on our flank, but nothing to trouble us, though the gun team of some Austrian howitzer, struggling madly at a bridge, gave us a bit of a tussle.
On tira sur notre flanc gauche, mais cela ne nous arrêta pas, quoique l’attelage d’un howitzer autrichien, se débattant follement devant un pont, nous donnât quelque embarras.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
The Russians are round the flank.
Les Russes ont contourné la colline!
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
"An army of a hundred thousand men, if taken on the flank, can be defeated by an army of thirty thousand men," said Frederick the Great long ago.
« Une armée de 100.000 hommes prise en flanc peut être battue par une armée de 30.000 hommes, a dit depuis longtemps le grand Frédéric. »
Le Bon, Gustave / The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave / Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1915, by Ernest Flammarion.
The Psychology of the Great War
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1999 by Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, New Jersey

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flank attack
attaque latérale
flank man
ailier

Word forms

flank

noun
SingularPlural
Common caseflankflanks
Possessive caseflank'sflanks'

flank

verb
Basic forms
Pastflanked
Imperativeflank
Present Participle (Participle I)flanking
Past Participle (Participle II)flanked
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I flankwe flank
you flankyou flank
he/she/it flanksthey flank
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am flankingwe are flanking
you are flankingyou are flanking
he/she/it is flankingthey are flanking
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have flankedwe have flanked
you have flankedyou have flanked
he/she/it has flankedthey have flanked
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been flankingwe have been flanking
you have been flankingyou have been flanking
he/she/it has been flankingthey have been flanking
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I flankedwe flanked
you flankedyou flanked
he/she/it flankedthey flanked
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was flankingwe were flanking
you were flankingyou were flanking
he/she/it was flankingthey were flanking
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had flankedwe had flanked
you had flankedyou had flanked
he/she/it had flankedthey had flanked
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been flankingwe had been flanking
you had been flankingyou had been flanking
he/she/it had been flankingthey had been flanking
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will flankwe shall/will flank
you will flankyou will flank
he/she/it will flankthey will flank
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be flankingwe shall/will be flanking
you will be flankingyou will be flanking
he/she/it will be flankingthey will be flanking
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have flankedwe shall/will have flanked
you will have flankedyou will have flanked
he/she/it will have flankedthey will have flanked
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been flankingwe shall/will have been flanking
you will have been flankingyou will have been flanking
he/she/it will have been flankingthey will have been flanking
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would flankwe should/would flank
you would flankyou would flank
he/she/it would flankthey would flank
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be flankingwe should/would be flanking
you would be flankingyou would be flanking
he/she/it would be flankingthey would be flanking
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have flankedwe should/would have flanked
you would have flankedyou would have flanked
he/she/it would have flankedthey would have flanked
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been flankingwe should/would have been flanking
you would have been flankingyou would have been flanking
he/she/it would have been flankingthey would have been flanking
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am flankedwe are flanked
you are flankedyou are flanked
he/she/it is flankedthey are flanked
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being flankedwe are being flanked
you are being flankedyou are being flanked
he/she/it is being flankedthey are being flanked
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been flankedwe have been flanked
you have been flankedyou have been flanked
he/she/it has been flankedthey have been flanked
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was flankedwe were flanked
you were flankedyou were flanked
he/she/it was flankedthey were flanked
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being flankedwe were being flanked
you were being flankedyou were being flanked
he/she/it was being flankedthey were being flanked
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been flankedwe had been flanked
you had been flankedyou had been flanked
he/she/it had been flankedthey had been flanked
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be flankedwe shall/will be flanked
you will be flankedyou will be flanked
he/she/it will be flankedthey will be flanked
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been flankedwe shall/will have been flanked
you will have been flankedyou will have been flanked
he/she/it will have been flankedthey will have been flanked