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French
Pronunciation
Participle
déhanché (feminine déhanchée, masculine plural déhanchés, feminine plural déhanchées)
- past participle of déhancher
Noun
déhanché m (plural déhanchés)
- movement of the pelvis making the hips salient
- (motorcycling) technique of tilting the body when taking a curve in a motorcycle race
- (in particular) body attitude meant to enhance the silhouette by making the hips stand out
2007, Valentina Ponzetto, Musset ou la Nostalgie libertine, page 156:On pourra songer aussi au déhanché gracieux que Musset arbore, par exemple, dans le célèbre dessin de Devéria le représentant en costume de page de la cour de Charles IX, […].- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (gymnastics, dance) movement of the hips and legs
Adjective
déhanché (feminine déhanchée, masculine plural déhanchés, feminine plural déhanchées)
- lopsided
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