stab - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ French Dictionary

Nouns

stab   - with a dagger	le coup de poignard
stab   - with a knife	le coup de couteau
stab wound	la blessure   - coup de couteau, de poignard, ...

Verbs

to stab so.  | stabbed, stabbed |   - with a dagger	poignarder qn.
to stab so.  | stabbed, stabbed |   - with a knife	donner un coup de couteau à qn.

Phrases / Collocations

to stab so. to death	tuer qn. à coups de couteau
to have a stab at sth. [coll.]	essayer qc.
to stab so. in the back [fig.]	donner un coup de poignard dans le dos à qn. [fig.]
to stab so. in the back [fig.]	poignarder qn. dans le dos [fig.]
a stab in the back [fig.]	un coup de poignard dans le dos [fig.]
a stab in the dark [fig.]	supposition lancée à tout hasard
to feel a stab of pity	être pris(e) de pitié
to have a stab at doing sth. [coll.]	essayer de faire qc.

Orthographically similar words

slab, stag, star, stay, stub, swab, tab, tabu

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