knuckle

knuckle
noun
1) (Anat.) [Finger]knöchel, der
2) Hachse, die

knuckle of pork — Eisbein, das

Phrasal Verbs:
- academic.ru/88565/knuckle_down">knuckle down
- knuckle under
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noun
(a joint of a finger: She hit her hand against the wall and grazed her knuckles.) der Knöchel
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knuck·le
[ˈnʌkl̩]
I. n
1. ANAT [Finger]knöchel m
with bare \knuckles mit bloßen Fäusten
to crack one's \knuckles mit den Fingern knacken
2. (cut of meat) Hachse f, Haxe f SÜDD, Stelze f ÖSTERR
\knuckle of pork Schweinshaxe f SÜDD, Schweinsstelze f ÖSTERR
\knuckles pl Schlagring m
4.
to be near the \knuckle BRIT (fam) sich akk hart an der Grenze bewegen; joke ziemlich gewagt sein
II. vi
1. (start working hard)
to \knuckle down sich akk dahinter klemmen [o fam reinknien]; (hurry up) sich akk ranhalten fam
to \knuckle down to one's work sich akk hinter die Arbeit klemmen fam
2. (submit)
to \knuckle under sich akk fügen, klein beigeben fam
they \knuckled under to the demands of the trade unions sie gaben den Forderungen der Gewerkschaften nach
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['nʌkl]
n
(Finger)knöchel m; (of meat) Hachse f, Haxe fnear,
See:
near
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knuckle [ˈnʌkl]
A s
1. (Finger)Knöchel m: rap1 A 1, C 1
2. (Kalbs-, Schweins-) Haxe f oder (-)Hachse f:
knuckle of veal (pork);
near the knuckle umg reichlich gewagt (Witz etc)
3. TECH Gelenk n
4. pl US Schlagring m
B v/i
1. knuckle down sich anstrengen, sich dahinterklemmen umg:
knuckle down to work sich an die Arbeit machen, sich hinter die Arbeit klemmen
2. knuckle under sich unterwerfen oder beugen (to dat), klein beigeben
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noun
1) (Anat.) [Finger]knöchel, der
2) Hachse, die

knuckle of pork — Eisbein, das

Phrasal Verbs:
* * *
n.
Knöchel - m.

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