| achille |
| Achille |
| achillea | (n) any of several plants of the genus Achillea native to Europe and having small white flowers in flat-topped flower heads |
| achilles | (n) a mythical Greek hero of the Iliad; a foremost Greek warrior at the siege of Troy; when he was a baby his mother tried to make him immortal by bathing him in a magical river but the heel by which she held him remained vulnerable--his `Achilles' heel' |
| achilles' heel | (n) a seemingly small but actual mortal weakness |
| achilles tendon | (n) a large tendon that runs from the heel to the calf, Syn. tendon of Achilles |
| Achillean | a. Resembling Achilles, the hero of the Iliad; invincible. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Achilles | n. |
| Achilles' tendon | n. [ L. Achillis tendo. ] (Anat.) The strong tendon formed of the united tendons of the large muscles in the calf of the leg, an inserted into the bone of the heel; -- so called from the mythological account of Achilles being held by the heel when dipped in the River Styx. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Achillesferse { f } [ übtr. ]; wunder Punkt; Schwachstelle { f } | Achilles' heel [ fig. ]; weak spot [Add to Longdo] |
| Achillessehne { f } [ anat. ] | Achilles' tendon [Add to Longdo] |
| Achillessehne { f } | Achillessehnen { pl } | hamstring | hamstrings [Add to Longdo] |
