What does poignet in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word poignet in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use poignet in French.

The word poignet in French means wrist, cuff, by dint of hard work, through sheer hard work, sweatband, musketeer cuff, French cuff, succeed by dint of hard work, succeed through sheer hard work, wrist shot, five-fingered shuffle, five-finger shuffle. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word poignet

wrist

nom masculin (articulation de la main)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle est tombée et s'est foulé le poignet.
She fell and she sprained her wrist.

cuff

nom masculin (tricot : tissu du bas d'une manche)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le poignet de ces chemises ferme avec des boutons de manchette.
These shirts have button cuffs.

by dint of hard work, through sheer hard work

locution adverbiale (figuré (par des efforts répétés)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

sweatband

nom masculin (sport : bracelet en éponge) (sportswear)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

musketeer cuff, French cuff

nom masculin (manchette)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le poignet mousquetaire est un poignet à revers que l'on trouve principalement sur les chemises masculines.

succeed by dint of hard work, succeed through sheer hard work

locution verbale (réussir par sa force de caractère)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Cet acteur s'éleva à la force du poignet.

wrist shot

nom masculin (hockey sur glace : tentative de tir)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le tir du poignet est le lancer le plus important au hockey.

five-fingered shuffle, five-finger shuffle

nom féminin (familier (masturbation) (slang)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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