What does béquille canadienne in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word béquille canadienne in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use béquille canadienne in French.

The word béquille canadienne in French means crutch, stand, shore, dead leg, be on crutches, walk with crutches, prop up, have blue balls. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word béquille canadienne

crutch

nom féminin (sorte de canne à poignée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Lucie s'est fracturé la cheville et devra marcher avec des béquilles pendant au moins trois semaines.
Lucy broke her ankle and will have to use crutches for at least three weeks.

stand

nom féminin (support)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il baisse la béquille de son vélo pour le maintenir à l'arrêt.
He put down the stand of his bike to hold it up while it was stopped.

shore

nom féminin (étai)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le bateau se maintenait sur le sable à l'aide d'une béquille.
The boat was being held on the sand with the help of a shore.

dead leg

nom féminin (Sport : coup reçu à la jambe)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Son tacle a manqué le ballon, il a fait une béquille a son adversaire.
His tackle missed the ball and he gave his opponent a dead leg.

be on crutches, walk with crutches

verbe intransitif (familier, vieux (marcher à l'aide de béquilles)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Julie béquille depuis son accident.

prop up

verbe transitif (technique (étayer, caler avec une béquille) (plant)

Les fruitiers ont besoin qu'on béquille leurs branches les plus chargées.

have blue balls

locution verbale (figuré, familier (homme : s'endormir en érection) (informal, figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Sa copine n'a pas pu venir hier soir, il a dû dormir sur sa béquille.

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