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Dictionary translations for "tranchant"

le tranchant m noun

pl. tranchants

sharp side (armes blanches)

tranchant adjective

tranchant / tranchante / tranchants / tranchantes

sharp [ʃɑ:p] (en parlant d'un outil)

forthright [ˈfɔ:θraɪt] (en parlant d'une personne)

peremptory [pəˈremptərɪ] (en parlant du ton)

trancher verb Conjugation

tranche / tranchai / tranché

cut [kʌt]

Nous devons trancher dans nos dépenses.

We must cut down our expenses.

chop off (hache)

resolve [rɪ'zɔlv] (problème)

settle [ˈsetl] (sujet)

contrast ['kɔntrɑːst] (contraste)

stand out (apparence)

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Phrases with "tranchant" (3)

arme à double tranchant - double-edged sword
tranchant de la lame - edge of the blade
tranchant horizontal - horizontal cutting edge

Contexts with "tranchant"

C'est à double tranchant It cuts both ways

Il découpa une tranche de viande. He cut off a slice of meat.

Coupez la viande en tranches minces. Cut the meat into thin slices.

Nous devons trancher dans nos dépenses. We must cut down our expenses.

Si vous lui faites ça, vous vous tranchez la gorge. If you do that to him, you will cut your throat.

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