estrep

Pronúncia: əstɾép
    masculí
  1. [de sella] stirrup.
  2. anatomia stirrup bone.
  3. [de cotxe] running board, footboard.
  4. footrest.
  5. arquitectura buttress.
  6. [de pont] pier, support.
  7. figuradament basis, foundation.
  8. perdre els estreps figuradament to fly off the handle, lose one’s temper.
  9. (ídem) to get hot under the collar.
  10. (ídem) to lose one’s head.
  11. tenir el peu a l’estrep to be ready to ride off.
  12. (ídem) figuradament to be off to a good start.