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punch meaning in French

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punch [punches] (beverage)
noun
[UK: pʌntʃ]
[US: ˈpəntʃ]

punch◼◼◼nom

punch [punches] (hit or strike with one's fist)
noun
[UK: pʌntʃ]
[US: ˈpəntʃ]

coup de poing◼◼◻nom {m}

punch [punches] (device for creating holes in thin material)
noun
[UK: pʌntʃ]
[US: ˈpəntʃ]

poinçon◼◼◻nom {m}

pointeau◼◻◻nom {m}

punch [punches] (hole or opening created with a punch)
noun
[UK: pʌntʃ]
[US: ˈpəntʃ]

poinçonnage◼◼◻nom {m}

punch [punched, punching, punches] (to employ a punch to create a hole)
verb
[UK: pʌntʃ]
[US: ˈpəntʃ]

poinçonner◼◼◻verbe

punch [punched, punching, punches] (to mark a ticket)
verb
[UK: pʌntʃ]
[US: ˈpəntʃ]

poinçonner◼◼◻verbe

punch [punches] (mechanism for punching holes in paper)
noun
[UK: pʌntʃ]
[US: ˈpəntʃ]

poinçonneuse◼◼◻nom {f}

punch above one's weight (achieve or perform at a higher level than would be expected based on one's preparation, attributes, rank, or past accomplishments)
verb

s'attaquer à plus fort que soiverbe

s'en prendre à plus fort que soiverbe

punch card (card with have holes or notches used for storing data)
noun
[UK: pʌntʃ kɑːd]
[US: ˈpəntʃ ˈkɑːrd]

carte perforée◼◼◼nom {f}

punch line (final part of a joke)
noun
[UK: pʌntʃ laɪn]
[US: ˈpəntʃ ˈlaɪn]

chute◼◼◼nom

punch line (final, concluding statement)
noun
[UK: pʌntʃ laɪn]
[US: ˈpəntʃ ˈlaɪn]

mot de la fin◼◻◻nom {m}

punching bag (tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts)
noun
[UK: ˈpʌntʃ.ɪŋ bæɡ]
[US: ˈpʌntʃ.ɪŋ ˈbæɡ]

punching-ball◼◼◼nom {m}

sac de boxe◼◼◻nom {m}

sac de frappe◼◼◻nom {m}

punching bag (person serving as an object of abuse)
noun
[UK: ˈpʌntʃ.ɪŋ bæɡ]
[US: ˈpʌntʃ.ɪŋ ˈbæɡ]

souffre-douleur◼◼◻nom {m} nom {f}

beat to the punch (to do something before somebody else can)
verb
[UK: biːt tuː ðə pʌntʃ]
[US: ˈbiːt ˈtuː ðə ˈpəntʃ]

devancer◼◼◼verbe

coiffer au poteau◼◼◻verbe

couper l'herbe sous le piedverbe

prendre de vitesseverbe

centerpunch (tool)
noun

pointeaunom {m}

hole punch (tool)
noun
[UK: həʊl pʌntʃ]
[US: hoʊl ˈpəntʃ]

perforatrice◼◼◼nom {f}

perforateur◼◼◻nom {m}

trouilloteuse [colloquial]◼◻◻nom {f}

trouilloteur [colloquial]nom {m}

pull punches (to avoid using all one's strength when punching)
verb

retenir ses coupsverbe

rabbit punch (a chopping punch to the back of the neck or head)
noun

coup du lapin◼◼◼nom {m}