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shoulder (EN)
noun, verb

noun “shoulder”

Singular shoulder, Plural shoulders
  1. Schëller
    She rested her head on his shoulder while they watched the movie.
  2. Schëllerfleesch
    For dinner, we roasted a shoulder of lamb with garlic and rosemary.
  3. Schëller (vun engem Kleedungsstéck)
    The dress had beautiful embroidery on the shoulders.
  4. Noutfallbunn
    She pulled over onto the shoulder to make a phone call safely.
  5. Virsprong (vun engem Bierg)
    The hikers rested on the shoulder of the mountain, enjoying the panoramic view below.
  6. Schëller (vun engem Museksinstrument)
    The violinist carefully polished the shoulder of her instrument to keep it in perfect condition.
  7. Schëller (vun enger Fläsch)
    The label on the wine bottle was placed just below the shoulder.
  8. den Deel vun enger Kugelpatroun, wou den enke Hals sech erweidert, fir un de méi grousse Kierper ze kommen
    The bullet jammed because there was dirt on the shoulder of the cartridge.

verb “shoulder”

Infinitiv shoulder; hien shoulders; Verg. shouldered; Part. Verg. shouldered; Ger. shouldering
  1. stoussen (mat der Schëller)
    He shouldered the heavy door open with a grunt.
  2. sech duerchsetzen (mat Muecht)
    She shouldered her way to the top management by intimidating her colleagues.
  3. op d'Schëller huelen
    He shouldered the heavy backpack and started his hike up the mountain.
  4. Verantwortung iwwerhuelen
    She had to shoulder the burden of organizing the entire event by herself.
  5. blockéieren (mat dem Kinnek)
    In the endgame, he skillfully shouldered the opponent's king away from the pawn's promotion square.