Слово англійською: leg

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Переклад leg українською: нога́, ні́жка (мя́со)

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leg

noun

/leɡ/

part of body

[countable] one of the long parts that connect the feet to the rest of the body

Sit on the floor, stretching your legs out in front of you.
your left/right leg
I broke my leg playing football.
She has a broken leg.
He lost a leg in a motorcycle accident.
She had to have her leg amputated.
How many legs does a centipede have?
The bear rose up on its hind legs.
a wooden leg
between somebody's legs He dribbled the ball between the defender's legs.
on somebody's leg I had a big bruise on my leg.
a leg injury

Collocations Physical appearancePhysical appearance

A person may be described as having:

Eyes

(bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes
deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes
small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/(informal) shifty eyes
piercing/penetrating/steely eyes
bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes
bushy/thick/dark/arched eyebrows
long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes

Face

a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose
a straight/crooked/a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose
full/thick/thin/pouty lips
dry/chapped/cracked lips
flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks
soft/chubby/sunken cheeks
white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth
a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead
a strong/weak/pointed/double chin
a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard
a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache

Hair and skin

pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin
dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin
a dark/pale/light/sallow/ruddy/olive/swarthy/clear complexion
deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles
blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/(British English) ginger/grey hair
straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair
thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair
dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair
long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair
a bald/balding/shaved head
a receding hairline
a bald patch/spot
a side/centre(British English) parting

Body

a long/short/thick/slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck
broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders
a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest
a flat/swollen/bulging stomach
a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist
big/wide/narrow/slim hips
a straight/bent/arched/broad/hairy back
thin/slender/muscular arms
big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands
long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers
long/muscular/hairy/shapely/(both informal, often disapproving) skinny/spindly legs
muscular/chubby/(informal, disapproving) flabby thighs
big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet
a good/slim/slender figure
be of slim/medium/average/large/athletic/stocky build

see also bow legs, daddy-long-legs, dead leg, foreleg, inside leg, leggy, legroom, peg leg, sea legs

meat

[countable, uncountable] the leg of an animal, especially the top part, cooked and eaten

Have you ever tried frogs' legs?
chicken legs
leg of something roast leg of lamb

of trousers/pants

[countable] the part of a pair of trousers that covers the leg

a trouser/pant leg
He rolled up the legs of his jeans.
in the leg These jeans are too long in the leg.

of table/chair

[countable] one of the long thin parts on the bottom of a table, chair, etc. that support it

a table/chair leg
He tripped over the leg of the chair.

-legged

, /leɡd/

/ˈleɡɪd/, /leɡd/

(in adjectives) having the number or type of legs mentioned

a three-legged stool
a long-legged insect

When -legged is used with numbers, it is nearly always pronounced leɡɪd; in other adjectives it can be pronounced leɡɪd or leɡd. see also cross-legged

of journey/race

[countable] leg (of something) one part of a journey or race synonym section, stage

The final leg of the trip was by donkey.

sports game

[countable] (British English) one of a pair of matches played between the same opponents in a sports competition, which together form a single round (= stage) of the competition

The Spanish team won the third leg.
I really believe we can turn around that 4–2 first leg deficit and win this game.

Word OriginMiddle English (superseding shank): from Old Norse leggr (compare with Danish læg ‘calf (of the leg)’), of Germanic origin.

Idioms

as fast as your legs can carry you

as quickly as you can

be on your/its last legs

to be going to die or stop functioning very soon; to be very weak or in bad condition

break a leg!

(informal) used to wish somebody good luck, especially to an actor before they go on stage

cost/pay an arm and a leg

(informal) to cost/pay a lot of money

get your leg over

(British English, informal) to have sex

have legs

(informal) if you say that a news story, etc. has legs, you mean that people will continue to be interested in it for a long time

not have a leg to stand on

(informal) to be in a position where you are unable to prove something or explain why something is reasonable
- Without written evidence, we don't have a leg to stand on.

pull somebody’s leg

(informal) to play a joke on somebody, usually by making them believe something that is not true

shake a leg

(old-fashioned, informal) used to tell somebody to start to do something or to hurry

stretch your legs

(informal) to go for a short walk after sitting for some time
- It was good to get out of the car and stretch our legs.

talk the hind legs off a donkey

(informal) to talk too much, especially about things that are boring or not important

with your tail between your legs

(informal) feeling ashamed or unhappy because you have been defeated or punished

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