clé de bras
French, noun/kle də bʁa/
clé de bras is spelled C-L-É-D-E-B-R-A-S (9 letters). Clé de bras is a French feminine noun meaning “armlock (wrestling move in which the opponent's arm is held immobile)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Saisie du bras pour l’amener au maximum de l’amplitude de son articulation et ainsi maîtriser une personne”.
What does clé de bras mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininearmlock (wrestling move in which the opponent's arm is held immobile)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Saisie du bras pour l’amener au maximum de l’amplitude de son articulation et ainsi maîtriser une personne.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of clé de bras
- clés de bras plural
- clef de bras alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce clé de bras?
- /kle də bʁa/
- /kle də bʁɑ/
- \kle də bʁɑ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to clé de bras
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.