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shoulder (EN)
substantiv, verb

substantiv “shoulder”

singular shoulder, plural shoulders
  1. umăr
    She rested her head on his shoulder while they watched the movie.
  2. spată
    For dinner, we roasted a shoulder of lamb with garlic and rosemary.
  3. umăr (al unei haine)
    The dress had beautiful embroidery on the shoulders.
  4. acostament
    She pulled over onto the shoulder to make a phone call safely.
  5. coamă (a unui deal sau munte)
    The hikers rested on the shoulder of the mountain, enjoying the panoramic view below.
  6. umăr (al unui instrument muzical)
    The violinist carefully polished the shoulder of her instrument to keep it in perfect condition.
  7. umăr (al unei sticle)
    The label on the wine bottle was placed just below the shoulder.
  8. partea unui cartuș de glonț unde gâtul îngust se lărgește pentru a se uni cu corpul mai mare
    The bullet jammed because there was dirt on the shoulder of the cartridge.

verb “shoulder”

infinitiv shoulder; el shoulders; trecut shouldered; part. trecut shouldered; ger. shouldering
  1. a împinge cu umărul
    He shouldered the heavy door open with a grunt.
  2. a împinge (pe cineva) cu forța (pentru a-ți atinge scopurile)
    She shouldered her way to the top management by intimidating her colleagues.
  3. a purta pe umăr
    He shouldered the heavy backpack and started his hike up the mountain.
  4. a-și asuma (responsabilitatea)
    She had to shoulder the burden of organizing the entire event by herself.
  5. a bloca (regele adversarului în șah)
    In the endgame, he skillfully shouldered the opponent's king away from the pawn's promotion square.