What is 'épaule' called in English?

'épaule' in English is called "Shoulder". Shoulder refers to: La partie du corps humain où le bras se connecte au torse.

How do you pronounce 'Shoulder' and 'épaule'?

Listen to clear English audio pronunciation of 'Shoulder' and native French audio speech for 'épaule' with bilingual sentence examples on DictBridge.

What is an example sentence for Shoulder in French?

English: "She carried her bag on her left shoulder." | French: "Elle portait son sac sur son épaule gauche."

noun · verb

English to French Dictionary

shoulder Meaning in French (shoulder signification en français)

nounépaule

verbassumer, épauler

Synonymes:nuqueencolure

épaule in English:shoulder

IPA:e.pol

Phonetic:é-pol

Plural: shoulders

Gender:Féminin

Quick Answer • En bref

La signification de shoulder en français est épaule, assumer, épauler. (La partie du corps humain où le bras se connecte au torse.)

Definitions of Shoulder

1
noun
épaule
The part of the human body where the arm connects to the torso.
La partie du corps humain où le bras se connecte au torse.
2
verb
assumer
To carry a burden or responsibility on one's shoulders.
Porter un fardeau ou une responsabilité sur ses épaules.
3
verb
épauler
To push or jostle someone with one's shoulder.
Pousser ou bousculer quelqu'un avec son épaule.

Example Sentences

casual

“She carried her bag on her left shoulder.”

Elle portait son sac sur son épaule gauche.

formal

“He had to shoulder the responsibility of his family after his father's passing.”

Il a dû assumer la responsabilité de sa famille après le décès de son père.

casual

“The crowd was so dense that people had to shoulder their way through.”

La foule était si dense que les gens devaient se frayer un chemin en bousculant.

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Synonyms (Synonymes)

In French:

nuqueencolure

Antonyms (Antonymes)

In French:

piedjambe

Inflected Word Forms

past tenseshouldered

present participleshouldering

adjectiveshoulder-length

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

shoulder the burdenidiom

To accept a difficult responsibility or task.

give someone the cold shoulderidiom

To intentionally ignore someone or treat them in an unfriendly way.

a chip on one's shoulderidiom

To hold a grudge or feel resentful about something.