flex

fléchir, contracter

Plier une partie du corps ou tendre un muscle en faisant travailler ses muscles.

En anglais simple : To bend a body part or tighten a muscle by using your muscles.

• Flex your fingers slowly.
• He flexed his arm to show his muscles.
• Can you flex your knee without pain?

Synonymes : bend, contract

Contraires : extend

Expressions courantes : flex your muscles, flex your fingers, flex your knee

plier, fléchir

Plier quelque chose ou se courber sous une pression.

En anglais simple : To bend something, or to bend when pressure is applied.

• The thin board flexes under your weight.
• She flexed the plastic strip between her fingers.
• The bridge must flex slightly in strong winds.

Synonymes : bend

Expressions courantes : flex a rod, flex under pressure, flex slightly

frime, étalage

Action de se vanter, ou chose impressionnante montrée pour attirer l’admiration.

En anglais simple : An act of showing off, or something impressive used to show off.

• That expensive watch is quite a flex.
• Buying everyone dinner was a big flex.
• Posting his bank balance felt like a weird flex.

Synonymes : boast, brag, display

Expressions courantes : weird flex, big flex, ultimate flex

flexion, contraction

Mouvement qui plie une partie du corps ou contracte un muscle.

En anglais simple : A movement that bends a body part or makes a muscle tighten.

• Try a gentle flex of your wrist.
• A flex of her arm revealed the muscle.
• He finished the exercise with one final flex.

Comment l'utiliser : a flex of something (A quick flex of his wrist sent the ball spinning.)

Synonymes : bend, contraction

Expressions courantes : gentle flex, flex of something, muscle flex