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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

French

English

I. ciseau <pl ciseaux> [sizo] N m

1. ciseau TECH:

ciseau: chisel

2. ciseau SPORTS:

ciseau (saut): scissors jump

ciseau (prise de lutte): scissors hold

II. ciseaux N mpl

ciseaux: scissors pl

ciseaux (gros et robustes): shears

saut en ciseaux: scissors jump

tailler une étoffe à grands coups de ciseaux: to cut boldly into a piece of material

coupe aux ciseaux: scissor cut

donner un coup de ciseaux dans un texte fig: to prune a text

III. ciseau <pl ciseaux> [sizo]

ciseau à froid: cold chisel

ciseaux à broder: embroidery scissors

ciseaux de couture: sewing scissors

ciseaux à cranter: pinking shears

ciseaux à ongles: nail scissors

English

French

scissor kick: ciseaux mpl

pinking shears: ciseaux mpl cranteurs

scissor: couper avec des ciseaux

scissorbill: bec m en ciseaux

scissors jump: saut m en ciseaux

manicure scissors: ciseaux mpl à ongles

nail scissors: ciseaux mpl à ongles

skimmer: bec-en-ciseaux m

scissors: ciseaux mpl

a pair of scissors: une paire de ciseaux

kitchen/sewing scissors: ciseaux de cuisine/de couture

in the PONS Dictionary

French

English

ciseau <x> [sizo] N m

1. ciseau pl (instrument):

ciseau: (pair of) scissors pl

2. ciseau (outil):

ciseau: chisel

branche de ciseaux: blade

English

French

scissors: ciseaux mpl

a pair of scissors: une paire de ciseaux mpl

scissors kick: ciseau m

nail scissors: ciseaux mpl à ongles

pinking shears: ciseaux mpl à cranter

gouge: ciseau m

chisel: ciseau m

trim off: tailler aux ciseaux

herringbone: montée f en ciseau

to give sth a snip: donner un coup de ciseaux à qc

in the PONS Dictionary

French

English

ciseau <x> [sizo] N m

1. ciseau pl (instrument):

ciseau: (pair of) scissors pl

2. ciseau (outil):

ciseau: chisel

branche de ciseaux: blade

English

French

scissors: ciseaux mpl

a pair of scissors: une paire de ciseaux mpl

scissors kick: ciseau m

pinking shears: ciseaux mpl à cranter

nail scissors: ciseaux mpl à ongles

to give sth a snip: donner un coup de ciseaux à qc

chisel: ciseau m

gouge: ciseau m

trim off: tailler aux ciseaux

herringbone: montée f en ciseau

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

herringbone: montée f en ciseau

to give sth a snip: donner un coup de ciseaux à qc

nail scissors: ciseaux mpl à ongles

to give sth a clip: donner un coup de ciseaux à qn

I'm through with the scissors: je n'ai plus besoin des ciseaux

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