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shoulder (EN)
Selfstandige naamwoord, werkwoord

Selfstandige naamwoord “shoulder”

enkelvoud shoulder, meervoud shoulders
  1. skouer
    She rested her head on his shoulder while they watched the movie.
  2. skouer (vleis)
    For dinner, we roasted a shoulder of lamb with garlic and rosemary.
  3. skouer (van 'n kledingstuk)
    The dress had beautiful embroidery on the shoulders.
  4. skouer (van 'n pad)
    She pulled over onto the shoulder to make a phone call safely.
  5. skouer (van 'n heuwel of berg)
    The hikers rested on the shoulder of the mountain, enjoying the panoramic view below.
  6. skouer (van 'n musiekinstrument)
    The violinist carefully polished the shoulder of her instrument to keep it in perfect condition.
  7. skouer (van 'n bottel)
    The label on the wine bottle was placed just below the shoulder.
  8. die deel van 'n koeëldop waar die nou nek verbreed om by die groter liggaam aan te sluit
    The bullet jammed because there was dirt on the shoulder of the cartridge.

werkwoord “shoulder”

infinitief shoulder; hy shoulders; verlede tyd shouldered; verlede deelw. shouldered; ger. shouldering
  1. skouer (stoot)
    He shouldered the heavy door open with a grunt.
  2. skouer (met mag)
    She shouldered her way to the top management by intimidating her colleagues.
  3. skouer (dra)
    He shouldered the heavy backpack and started his hike up the mountain.
  4. skouer (verantwoordelikheid)
    She had to shoulder the burden of organizing the entire event by herself.
  5. skouer (skaak)
    In the endgame, he skillfully shouldered the opponent's king away from the pawn's promotion square.