Phalange (en. Phalanx)

/fa.lɑ̃ʒ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

One of the bones that make up the fingers or toes.

He fractured his phalange during a football match.

Il s'est fracturé la phalange lors d'un match de football.

A group of organisms or individuals acting together.

A phalange of protesters flooded the street.

Une phalange de manifestants a envahi la rue.

An elongated part of an object resembling the shape of a finger.

The phalange of the drum helped me play better.

La phalange du tambour m'a permis de mieux jouer.

From the ancient Greek 'phalanges', plural of 'phalange' which designates the bones of the fingers.

to have slender phalanges

Means to have fine and delicate fingers.

avoir des phalanges fines

to cut a phalange

Implies an injury to the fingers.

se couper une phalange

phalanges boiling

Expresses a state of intense excitement.

phalanges en ébullition

finger

Tactile organ at the tip of the hand.

doigt

toe

Part of a foot, analogous to the finger of the hand.

orteil

joint

Connection area between two bones.

articulation

Said of a person who is clumsy with their hands.

He's a real phalange when he cooks.

C'est un vrai phalange quand il cuisine.

Expresses the fact of not knowing what to do with one's hands.

I had my phalanges in the air during the concert.

J'avais les phalanges en l'air pendant le concert.