clutch

clutch
clutch [{{t}}klʌtʃ]
1 transitive verb
(a) (hold tightly) serrer fortement, étreindre
(b) (seize) empoigner, se saisir de;
∎ to clutch hold of sth s'agripper ou se cramponner à qch
2 intransitive verb
∎ to clutch at sth se cramponner à qch, s'agripper à qch; {{}}figurative{{}} se cramponner à qch, se raccrocher à qch
3 noun
(a) (grasp) étreinte f, prise f
(b) {{}}Cars{{}} (mechanism) embrayage m; (pedal) pédale f d'embrayage;
∎ to let in the clutch embrayer;
∎ to let out the clutch débrayer
(c) (of eggs, chicks) couvée f; {{}}figurative{{}} (group) série f, ensemble m
(d) {{}}American{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} (crisis) crise□ f;
∎ to be in a clutch être dans le pétrin
(e) {{}}American{{}} (bag) pochette f (sac à main)
4 clutches plural noun
{{}}figurative{{}} (control) influence f;
∎ to have sb in one's clutches tenir qn en son pouvoir;
∎ to fall into sb's clutches tomber dans les griffes de qn;
∎ he escaped the clutches of the law il a échappé aux griffes de la justice
►► clutch bag (handbag) pochette f (sac à main);
{{}}Cars{{}} clutch cable câble m de commande d'embrayage;
{{}}Cars{{}} clutch disc disque m d'embrayage;
{{}}Cars{{}} clutch fluid fluide m d'embrayage;
{{}}Cars{{}} clutch housing carter m d'embrayage;
{{}}Cars{{}} clutch pedal pédale f d'embrayage ou de débrayage;
{{}}Cars{{}} clutch plate disque m d'embrayage

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