punch

punch
punch [{{t}}pʌntʃ]
1 noun
(a) (blow) coup m de poing;
he gave him a punch on the chin/in the stomach il lui a donné un coup de poing dans le menton/dans l'estomac;
{{}}familiar{{}} to pack a powerful or mean punch (hit hard) cogner dur ; {{}}Boxing{{}} avoir du punch ; (drink, cocktail) être costaud; (film) être percutant
(b) {{}}figurative{{}} (effectiveness → of person) punch m inv; (of speech, cartoon, play) mordant m;
find a slogan with a bit more punch trouvez un slogan un peu plus accrocheur
(c) (for holes → in paper) perforateur m inv; (→ in metal) poinçonneuse f; (for tickets → by hand) poinçonneuse f; (→ machine) composteur m; (steel rod, die) poinçon m
(d) (for stamping design) machine f à estamper
(e) (for nails, bolts) chasse-clou m
(f) (drink) punch m
2 transitive verb
(a) (hit → once) donner un coup de poing à; (→ repeatedly) marteler à coups de poing;
he punched him on the chin/nose il lui a donné un coup de poing au menton/sur le nez;
he punched him in or on the jaw il lui a donné un coup de poing dans les gencives;
he punched the door il a martelé la porte à coups de poing;
to punch the air lever le bras en signe de victoire
(b) (key, button) appuyer sur;
I punched the return key j'ai appuyé sur la touche retour
(c) (pierce → ticket) poinçonner; (→ in machine) composter; (→ paper, computer card) perforer; (→ sheet metal) poinçonner;
to punch a hole in sth faire un trou dans qch;
to punch the time clock or one's time card pointer
(d) (stamp) estamper
(e) {{}}American{{}}
to punch cattle être cowboy
3 intransitive verb
(strike) frapper;
no punching! pas de coups de poing!;
they were punching away at each other ils se donnaient des coups de poing
►► punch bowl (container) coupe f à punch; {{}}British{{}} {{}}Geography{{}} (between two hills) cuvette f;
{{}}American{{}} {{}}Computing{{}} punch card carte f perforée;
punch line chute f (d'une histoire drôle);
I've forgotten the punch line j'ai oublié la chute ou comment ça finit
punch in
1 separable transitive verb
(a) (enter → code, number) taper, composer; (→ figures, data) introduire;
punch your number in composez votre numéro
(b) (knock in → door) défoncer (à coups de poing); (→ nails) enfoncer;
{{}}familiar{{}} I'll punch your face or head or teeth in! je vais te casser la figure!
2 intransitive verb
{{}}American{{}} (on time clock) pointer (en arrivant)
punch out
1 separable transitive verb
(a) (enter → code, number) taper, composer
(b) (cut out → form, pattern) découper;
the holes are punched out by a machine les trous sont faits par une machine
(c) (remove → nail, bolt) enlever au chasse-clou
(d) (stamp) estamper, emboutir
(e) {{}}familiar{{}} {{}}British{{}}
to punch sb's lights out, {{}}American{{}} to punch sb out (beat up) tabasser qn, amocher qn;
{{}}American{{}} to get punched out se faire tabasser ou amocher;
{{}}American{{}} to punch it out with sb échanger des coups de poing avec qn
2 intransitive verb
(a) {{}}American{{}} (on time clock) pointer (en partant)
(b) {{}}familiar{{}} (pilot) s'éjecter

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