knock Signification, définition

Signification de knock en français

• 0 to hit sth against a door to tell sb you are outside -- frapper

  • Please knock before entering. Veuillez frapper avant d’entrer.

  • I knocked on the door. J’ai frappé à la porte.

• 1 to hit with force, usually by accident -- cogner

  • Be careful not to knock anything off the shelves. Prenez-garde de ne rien faire tomber des étagères.

  • He fell and knocked his head against the door. Il est tombé et s’est cogné la tête contre la porte.

• 2 to criticize -- critiquer

  • Don’t knock what she’s doing – it’s working! Ne critique pas ce qu’elle fait, ça marche !

• 3 a noise made when sb knocks on sth -- coup [ masculine ]

  • a knock on/at the door un coup à la porte

• 4 sth bad or unpleasant that causes problems -- coup [ masculine ]

  • The bad reviews were a knock to my confidence. Les mauvaises critiques en ont donné un coup à mon assurance.

• 5 an injury caused by being hit -- coup [ masculine ]

  • a nasty knock on the forehead un méchant coup sur le front

• 6 to make a sharp noise by hitting or tapping, especially on a door etc to attract attention -- frapper, cogner

  • Just then, someone knocked at the door.

• 7 to cause to move, especially to fall, by hitting (often accidentally) -- renverser

  • She knocked a vase on to the floor while she was dusting.

• 8 to put into a certain state or position by hitting -- assommer

  • He knocked the other man senseless.

• 9 (often with against, on) to strike against or bump into -- se cogner, heurter

  • She knocked against the table and spilt his cup of coffee

  • I knocked my head on the car door.

• 10 an act of knocking or striking -- coup

  • She gave two knocks on the door

  • He had a nasty bruise from a knock he had received playing football.

• 11 the sound made by a knock, especially on a door etc -- coup

  • Suddenly they heard a loud knock.