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'I had bought a knuckle of ham—it was for supper—for us—for us two—and a liter of good wine.
– J’avais acheté un jambonneau. C’était pour le souper, nous, tous les deux, en même temps qu’un litre de vin bouché.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
After half an hour's steady trudge the trees thinned, and presently I came out on a knuckle of open ground cloaked in dwarf junipers.
Après environ une demi-heure de marche, les arbres s’espacèrent et je parvins à un saillant de terrain ouvert planté de genévriers nains.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
He also acknowledged that although he described the knife as a "brass knuckle type knife" he was not suggesting that it was made of brass. . . .
Il a aussi admis qu'en décrivant le couteau comme étant de « type coup-de-poing américain », il n'insinuait pas qu'il était en laiton. . .
Brass knuckles are described under the relevant regulations as consisting of a band of metal with one or more finger holes designed to fit over the fingers of the hand.
Selon la description qu'en donne le règlement pertinent, le coup-de-poing américain consiste en une armature métallique trouée dans laquelle on enfile les doigts.
Mr. Harthouse inclined his head in assent, and Bitzer knuckled his forehead.
M. Harthouse fit un signe de tête affirmatif et Bitzer salua avec son poing.
Dickens, Charles / Hard TimesDickens, Charles / Les temps difficiles
Les temps difficiles
Dickens, Charles
Hard Times
Dickens, Charles
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
The boy stopped in his rapid blinking, knuckled his forehead again, glanced at Sissy, turned about, and retreated.
L’écolier cessa de cligner ses yeux, salua de nouveau en portant son poing à son front, regarda Sissy, se retourna et battit en retraite.
Dickens, Charles / Hard TimesDickens, Charles / Les temps difficiles
Les temps difficiles
Dickens, Charles
Hard Times
Dickens, Charles
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
Have a flat drawing wrist & hand (knuckles should not point out); your drawing hand should be "twistable".
Votre poignet et vos doigts de corde doivent être plats (les jointures ne doivent pas ressortir) ; il doit être possible de faire pivoter votre avant-bras de corde.
© FITA
www.archery.org 18.08.2011
© FITA
www.archery.org 18.08.2011
“Where is your slingshot, Hazara?” Assef said, turning the brass knuckles in his hand.
— Où est passé ton lance-pierre, Hazara? ironisa ce dernier.
Hosseini, Khaled / The Kite RunnerHosseini, Khaled / Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
Hosseini, Khaled
The Kite Runner
Hosseini, Khaled
© 2003 by Khaled Hosseini
Tension in the string hand - the knuckles being clenched as arrow is drawn, and the back of the hand cupped instead of being perfectly flat:
Tension dans la main de corde - les jointure sont pliées pendant l'allonge et le dos de la main est arrondie au lieu d'être parfaitement droite ;
© FITA
www.archery.org 18.08.2011
© FITA
www.archery.org 18.08.2011
What he fished out of that pocket didn’t surprise me one bit: stainless-steel brass knuckles.
L'objet qu'il en extirpa ne me surprit pas le moins du monde: un coup-de-poing américain en acier.
Hosseini, Khaled / The Kite RunnerHosseini, Khaled / Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
Hosseini, Khaled
The Kite Runner
Hosseini, Khaled
© 2003 by Khaled Hosseini

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brass knuckles
coup-de-poing américain

Word forms

knuckle

verb
Basic forms
Pastknuckled
Imperativeknuckle
Present Participle (Participle I)knuckling
Past Participle (Participle II)knuckled
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I knucklewe knuckle
you knuckleyou knuckle
he/she/it knucklesthey knuckle
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am knucklingwe are knuckling
you are knucklingyou are knuckling
he/she/it is knucklingthey are knuckling
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have knuckledwe have knuckled
you have knuckledyou have knuckled
he/she/it has knuckledthey have knuckled
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been knucklingwe have been knuckling
you have been knucklingyou have been knuckling
he/she/it has been knucklingthey have been knuckling
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I knuckledwe knuckled
you knuckledyou knuckled
he/she/it knuckledthey knuckled
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was knucklingwe were knuckling
you were knucklingyou were knuckling
he/she/it was knucklingthey were knuckling
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had knuckledwe had knuckled
you had knuckledyou had knuckled
he/she/it had knuckledthey had knuckled
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been knucklingwe had been knuckling
you had been knucklingyou had been knuckling
he/she/it had been knucklingthey had been knuckling
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will knucklewe shall/will knuckle
you will knuckleyou will knuckle
he/she/it will knucklethey will knuckle
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be knucklingwe shall/will be knuckling
you will be knucklingyou will be knuckling
he/she/it will be knucklingthey will be knuckling
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have knuckledwe shall/will have knuckled
you will have knuckledyou will have knuckled
he/she/it will have knuckledthey will have knuckled
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been knucklingwe shall/will have been knuckling
you will have been knucklingyou will have been knuckling
he/she/it will have been knucklingthey will have been knuckling
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would knucklewe should/would knuckle
you would knuckleyou would knuckle
he/she/it would knucklethey would knuckle
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be knucklingwe should/would be knuckling
you would be knucklingyou would be knuckling
he/she/it would be knucklingthey would be knuckling
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have knuckledwe should/would have knuckled
you would have knuckledyou would have knuckled
he/she/it would have knuckledthey would have knuckled
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been knucklingwe should/would have been knuckling
you would have been knucklingyou would have been knuckling
he/she/it would have been knucklingthey would have been knuckling
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am knuckledwe are knuckled
you are knuckledyou are knuckled
he/she/it is knuckledthey are knuckled
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being knuckledwe are being knuckled
you are being knuckledyou are being knuckled
he/she/it is being knuckledthey are being knuckled
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been knuckledwe have been knuckled
you have been knuckledyou have been knuckled
he/she/it has been knuckledthey have been knuckled
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was knuckledwe were knuckled
you were knuckledyou were knuckled
he/she/it was knuckledthey were knuckled
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being knuckledwe were being knuckled
you were being knuckledyou were being knuckled
he/she/it was being knuckledthey were being knuckled
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been knuckledwe had been knuckled
you had been knuckledyou had been knuckled
he/she/it had been knuckledthey had been knuckled
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be knuckledwe shall/will be knuckled
you will be knuckledyou will be knuckled
he/she/it will be knuckledthey will be knuckled
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been knuckledwe shall/will have been knuckled
you will have been knuckledyou will have been knuckled
he/she/it will have been knuckledthey will have been knuckled

knuckle

noun
SingularPlural
Common caseknuckleknuckles
Possessive caseknuckle'sknuckles'