femení cop de colze jab , poke , nudge with elbow obrir-se el pas a colzades to elbow one’s way in \ through girada sobtada d’un camí sharp bend d’un riu bend , meander mesura the average length of a forearm, approximately 18 inches homenet de colzada figuradament very short man
masculí anatomia elbow d’una màniga elbow mesura colzada ficar el braç dins l’aigua fins al colze to put one’s arm into the water up to the elbow posar els colzes sobre la taula to put one’s elbows on the table aixecar el colze figuradament to booze , drink too much , drink heavily obrir-se camí a cops de colze to elbow one’s way in \ through pelar-se els colzes estudiant to study very hard riure pels colzes to laugh up one’s sleeve hi va posar les mans fins als colzes he plunged into it with enthusiasm
adverbi de quina manera how no sé com fer-ho I don’t know how to do it interrogatiu com et trobes how do you feel Déu sap com God knows how de la mateixa manera as , like such as as it were about , approximately tan blanc com la neu as white as snow ell i jo ens estimem com si fóssim germans he and I love each other as brothers el respecto com un \ si fos el meu pare I respect him as if he were my father va lluitar com un heroi he fought like a hero neda com un peix he swims like a fish estava com mort he lay as if dead és tan pobre com tu he’s as poor as you és gairebé…