shoulder

épaule

Partie du corps où le bras rejoint le tronc.

En anglais simple : The part of your body where your arm joins the main part of your body.

• My shoulder hurts.
• She injured her shoulder playing tennis.
• He rolled his shoulders to relax the muscles.

Expressions courantes : shoulder pain, shoulder injury, left shoulder, shoulder joint

épaule

Dessus du corps de chaque côté du cou, où l’on peut poser ou porter quelque chose.

En anglais simple : The upper surface of your body beside your neck, where you can rest or carry something.

• The bird sat on my shoulder.
• She rested her head on his shoulder.
• He carried the heavy bag over one shoulder.

Expressions courantes : on your shoulder, over your shoulder, shoulder strap

bande d’arrêt d’urgence, accotement

Bande située au bord d’une route où les véhicules peuvent s’arrêter en cas d’urgence.

En anglais simple : The strip beside a road where vehicles can stop in an emergency.

• We stopped on the shoulder.
• The car had a flat tire on the highway shoulder.
• Keep the shoulder clear for emergency vehicles.

Expressions courantes : road shoulder, hard shoulder, on the shoulder

assumer, endosser

Accepter de s’occuper de quelque chose de difficile ou d’en prendre la responsabilité.

En anglais simple : To accept the duty of dealing with something difficult or taking responsibility for it.

• I will shoulder the blame.
• They shouldered the cost of repairing the school.
• He has shouldered most of the responsibility since his father became ill.

Comment l'utiliser : shoulder responsibility for something (She shouldered responsibility for the failure.)

Synonymes : bear, take on, assume

Expressions courantes : shoulder the blame, shoulder responsibility, shoulder the cost

porter sur l’épaule, supporter

Porter quelque chose sur l’épaule ou supporter une tâche difficile ou un fardeau.

En anglais simple : To carry something on the upper part of your body, or deal with a difficult task or burden.

• He shouldered his bag and left.
• The soldiers shouldered their rifles.
• She shouldered the heavy burden of caring for the family.

Synonymes : carry, bear

Expressions courantes : shoulder a bag, shoulder a burden, shoulder a rifle

pousser de l’épaule

Pousser quelqu’un ou quelque chose avec son épaule.

En anglais simple : To push someone or something using the part of your body beside your neck.

• He shouldered the door open.
• She shouldered her way past the waiting fans.
• The defender shouldered him aside and took the ball.

Comment l'utiliser : shoulder your way through something (He shouldered his way through the crowd.); shoulder someone/something aside (She shouldered the other player aside.)

Expressions courantes : shoulder someone aside, shoulder your way, shoulder something open

évincer, écarter

User de son pouvoir ou de pressions pour faire perdre à quelqu’un sa place, sa fonction ou son influence.

En anglais simple : To use power or pressure to make someone lose their place, position, or influence.

• The new boss shouldered her aside.
• He was shouldered out of the band he had started.
• Powerful rivals tried to shoulder her out of the committee.

Comment l'utiliser : shoulder someone out of something (They shouldered him out of the business.)

Synonymes : push aside, force out

Expressions courantes : shoulder someone out, shoulder someone aside