Usages of la poignée
La poignée de la porte est cassée.
The door handle is broken.
La porte est coincée; la poignée ne tourne plus, nous attendons dehors.
The door is stuck; the handle no longer turns, we are waiting outside.
Tourne la poignée doucement.
Turn the handle gently.
Nous avons dû dévisser la poignée avant de visser la nouvelle porte du placard.
We had to unscrew the handle before screwing on the new cupboard door.
Si tu veux visser la nouvelle poignée, prends le tournevis qui est dans la boîte à outils.
If you want to screw in the new handle, take the screwdriver that is in the toolbox.
Avant de partir, je vais visser la nouvelle poignée.
Before leaving, I am going to screw on the new handle.
À la quincaillerie, nous achetons une poignée et quelques vis pour la cuisine.
At the hardware store, we buy a handle and a few screws for the kitchen.
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