Poignets (en. Wrists)

/pwaɲɛ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Part of the body where the hand connects to the forearm.

He injured his wrist while playing tennis.

Il s'est blessé au poignet en jouant au tennis.

Area often engaged during hand movements.

The wrists of musicians need to be well cared for.

Les poignet des musiciens doivent être bien entretenus.

Joint that can be affected by arthritis.

She suffers from wrist pain due to arthritis.

Elle souffre d'une douleur au poignet à cause de l'arthrite.

From Latin 'punctum', meaning a point or a joint.

to have swollen wrists

Means that the wrists are swollen, often due to an injury or inflammation.

avoir les poignets enflés

to twist the wrist

Indicates an injury caused by a wrist twist.

se tordre le poignet

to freeze on the wrists

Expresses a reaction of surprise or disbelief.

geler sur les poignets

hand

Part of the body at the end of the arm, made up of fingers.

main

forearm

Segment of the arm between the elbow and the wrist.

avant-bras

arthritis

Inflammation of the joints that can affect the wrists.

arthrite

To have wrist pain due to overuse.

I stayed on the phone too long; my wrists are in bad shape.

Je suis resté trop longtemps sur le téléphone, j'ai des poignets en compote.

To injure the wrist unexpectedly.

He fell and completely messed up his wrist.

Il a pris une chute et s'est complètement foutu le poignet.