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chest noun

1. (of person) poitrine f;
   ~ measurement tour m de poitrine;

2. (furniture) coffre m;
   ~ of drawers commode f;

3. (crate) caisse f.

IDIOMS:

to get something off one's ~ (colloquial) vider son sac (familiar) .

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'chest' found in these entries:

English:

bad - breast - bureau - case - display - measurement - wheezy

French:

bomber - buste - cacher - coffre - commode - glacière - haleter - huche - plein - point - poitrine - sac - torse

chest: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations/Principales traductions
chest	n	(front of torso)	poitrine nf
			buste nm
		anatomie	cage thoracique nf
You could see the sunburn on his arms and chest.
On voyait le coup de soleil sur sa poitrine et sur ses bras.
On voyait le coup de soleil sur son buste et sur ses bras.
* Il avait une cage thoracique étroite.
Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
chest	n	(strong box) avec un couvercle pivotant	coffre nm
		dont le couvercle se retire	caisse nf
We keep blankets in that old chest by the bed.
Nous avons des couvertures dans ce vieux coffre prêt du lit.
Les couvertures sont dans cette vieille caisse près du lit.
chest	n	(breasts)	poitrine nf
She had a large chest.
Elle avait une forte poitrine.
chest	vtr	(football) sport : football	amorti de la poitrine nm
			jouer, dégager de la poitrine vtr ⇒
He chested the ball to the ground.
Il fit un amorti de la poitrine.
Il joua (or: Il dégagea) la balle de la poitrine.
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
blanket chest		nm	banc-coffre
cedar chest		nm	coffre de cèdre
chest expander (sport)		nm	extenseur sport
chest expander		nm	exerciseur (pour poitrine)
chest of 7 drawers		nm	semainier (meuble)
chest of drawers		nf	commode (chaise, coffre)
chest protector		nm	plastron
chest wall			paroi thoracique
chest X-ray (medicine)		nf	radiographie pulmonaire (médecine)
chest X-ray (medicine)		nf	radio du thorax (médecine)
community chest			caisse de bienfaisance
community chest (US)		nm	fonds commun
get it off your chest		v	déballer ce qu'on a sur le cœur
hope chest		nm	trousseau
horse's chest		nm	poitrail (equestrianism)
medicine chest			des voies respiratoires
sea chest		nf	malle-cabine
tea chest		nf	caisse à thé
tool chest			coffre à outils
treasure chest			coffre au trésor
war chest		nm	trésor de guerre
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"if the chest x-ray is clear of disease"
"It's nice on you", Burt said, and felt a welling in his chest.
and rage and panic and hurt all twisted together in his chest.
Chest / breast / nichon
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get something off one's chest
his breath caught in his chest
his eyes falling, his chest heaving and his head was clouded.
I feel a tightness in my chest
I felt my chest heave
I have a chest infection and I am on antibiotics
I made a small wooden pirate chest today
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