| Principales traductions |
| punch n | (strike made with fist) | coup de poing nm |
| | The boxer's punch knocked his opponent over. |
| | Le coup de poing du boxer a fait tomber son adversaire. |
| punch [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (hit with fist) | donner un coup de poing à loc v + prép |
| | (familier) | cogner⇒ vtr |
| | (familier) | mettre une droite à loc v + prép |
| | Beside himself with rage, Ben punched Harry. |
| | Il m'a donné un coup de poing dans les dents ! |
| | Il m'a mis une sacrée droite ! |
| punch [sth]⇒ vtr | (make a hole in) | perforer⇒ vtr |
| | | faire un trou dans loc v + prép |
| | (Transports, moderne) | composter⇒ vtr |
| | (Transports, vieux) | poinçonner⇒ vtr |
| | The bus conductor punched Jane's ticket. |
| | Le contrôleur de bus a composté le ticket de Jane. |
| punch n | informal, figurative (impact) (anglicisme : force) | punch nm |
| | The advertising campaign had a lot of punch. |
| | La campagne de publicité avait beaucoup de punch. |
| punch n | (party drink: cocktail) (anglicisme : cocktail) | punch nm |
| | We're making a cider, rum, and cinnamon punch. |
| | Nous faisons un punch avec du cidre, du rhum et de la cannelle. |
Verbes à particule
punch | Punch | fruit punch | hole punch | nail set |
| punch away at [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (keep working, trying) | continuer⇒ vtr |
| | | persévérer dans [qch] vi + prép |
punch in,
clock in (US),
clock on (UK) vi phrasal | (activate time card at job) | pointer⇒ vi |
| | (familier) | embaucher⇒ vi |
| | Workers at this company are required to punch in by 8 am. |
punch [sth] in,
punch in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (use keys to enter data) (des nombres,...) | entrer⇒ vtr |
| | (un numéro de téléphone) | composer⇒ vtr |
| | Hailey punched in the code and the safe door swung open. |
punch [sth] out,
punch out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (make perforations) | perforer⇒ vtr |
| | | faire un trou dans, des trous dans loc v + prép |
| | This gadget allows you to punch out holes of different sizes from card or paper. |
punch [sb] out,
punch out [sb] vtr phrasal sep | slang, figurative (hit unconscious) | mettre au tapis vtr |
| | | mettre KO vtr |
punch out,
clock out (US),
clock off (UK) vi phrasal | (at work: record leaving time) (familier) | débaucher⇒ vi |
| | | pointer (à la sortie) vi |
| | | quitter le travail, finir le travail loc v |
| punch through [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (perforate) | percer⇒ vtr |
| | The criminals used a power drill to punch through the safe and get the cash. |
| | Les cambrioleurs ont utilisé une perceuse pour percer le coffre et prendre l'argent. |
| | | perforer de part en part vtr |
| | | traverser de part en part vtr |
punch [sth] up,
punch up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (use keys to enter data) | entrer⇒ vtr |
| | The shopkeeper punched up the price on the till. |
| | Le commerçant a entré les prix dans la caisse. |