Translation of "émousser" to English

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Dictionary translations for "émousser"

émousser verb Conjugation Listen
émousse / émoussai / émoussé
blunt [blʌnt] (couteau, lame) Listen
Il a été tué par une arme émoussée.
He was killed by a blunt weapon.
dull [dʌl] (au sens figuré, curiosité) Listen
La pointe du crayon s'est émoussée.
The point of the pencil has become dull.

Contexts with "émousser"

Il a été tué par une arme émoussée. He was killed by a blunt weapon.
La pointe du crayon s'est émoussée. The point of the pencil has become dull.
Mon épée peut être émoussée, mais c'est plus qu'il n'en faut pour quelqu'un comme toi. My sword may be blunt, but that's more than enough for someone like you.
À la cuisine, vous êtes davantage susceptible de vous couper avec un couteau émoussé qu'avec un couteau aiguisé. In the kitchen, you're more apt to cut yourself with a dull knife than with a sharp one.
Le couteau était si émoussé que je ne pus couper la viande avec et je dus recourir à mon couteau de poche. The knife was so blunt that I could not cut the meat with it and I resorted to my pocket knife.
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