lurch

• Nom décrivant un mouvement instable ou soudain et brusque, souvent associé à un bateau ou à un véhicule, ainsi qu'une défaite écrasante dans un jeu comme le cribbage.

A noun describing an unsteady, uneven movement or a sudden, abrupt motion, often associated with a ship or vehicle, or a decisive defeat in a game like cribbage.

1. Unsteady movementB2formal

   A sudden, unsteady, or swaying movement, often like a stagger or a roll.

   Mouvement brusque et instable

   • The ship gave a sudden lurch to starboard.
   • He walked with a noticeable lurch after his injury.
   • The car started with a lurch and then stalled.

   Synonymescareenpitchreelrollstaggerstumbleswaytotterwobble

2. Sudden forward motionB2formal

   A sudden, abrupt movement forward, often unintentional.

   Embardée (mouvement brusque vers l'avant)

   • The train started with a lurch, throwing passengers off balance.
   • He felt a lurch as the elevator began to descend.
   • The boat gave a lurch as a wave hit it.

   Synonymesjerkjoltlungepitchplungesurge

3. Decisive defeat in cribbageC2formalsport

   In the game of cribbage, a situation where the loser fails to reach half the winner's score, resulting in a double loss.

   Lurch au cribbage

   • He won the game by a lurch, scoring 121 points while his opponent had only 40.
   • She skunked him, but a lurch would have been even more humiliating.
   • In cribbage, a lurch is a decisive and crushing defeat.

• Verbe décrivant un mouvement soudain et instable, ou un vacillement, souvent dû à une perte d'équilibre ou de contrôle.

A verb used to describe a sudden, unsteady movement or a staggering motion, often due to loss of balance or control.

1. Stagger or swayB2formal

   To move in an unsteady, uncontrolled manner, as if about to fall.

   tituber, vaciller

   • The injured man lurched down the street, clutching his side.
   • The ship lurched violently in the storm.
   • He lurched forward when the bus suddenly stopped.

   Synonymescareenflounderpitchreelrollstaggerstumbleswaytotterweavewobble

   Antonymessteady

2. Abrupt movementB2formal

   To make a sudden, unsteady movement or shift.

   Faire un mouvement brusque

   • The car lurched to a halt at the traffic light.
   • Her heart lurched when she heard the news.
   • The old elevator lurched between floors.

   Synonymescareenflounderlungepitchreelstaggerstumbleswaytotterwobble

3. Move slowly and unsteadilyB2formal

   To proceed with slow, awkward, or faltering movements.

   Avancer en tanguant

   • The old man lurched along the path with his cane.
   • The broken robot lurched across the room.
   • They lurched through the muddy field, exhausted.

   Synonymesfalterreelshambleshufflestaggerstumbleswaytotterwobble

4. Loiter aimlesslyC1informalbritish

   To wander or linger about without a clear purpose or direction.

   Flâner sans but

   • A group of teenagers was lurching around the park.
   • He spent the afternoon lurching from one café to another.
   • Stop lurching about and help me with this.

   Synonymesdawdledriftidlelingerloitermeanderroamwander

5. Defeat by a lurchC2informal

   In certain games (e.g., cribbage), to win by a large margin, leaving the opponent far behind.

   Gagner d'une large marge

   • He lurched his opponent in the final round of cribbage.
   • The champion lurched the newcomer in under ten minutes.
   • They were lurched so badly they didn't even score a point.

   Synonymesskunk