oars in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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oars in the PONS Dictionary

oars Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to put one's oar in pej inf
mettre son grain de sel
to dip the oars back in the water
replonger les rames dans l'eau
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I rigged up a couple of oars and started down alone.
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They built a coracle and oars from branches and ship's canvas to try to reach it.
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She had 28 rows of oars, which required the effort of 56 seamen to propel her.
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The ferry consisted of cottonwood dugout canoes and planking for a deck, with two oars and a rudder.
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The liburnian was presented as light type of the ship with one row or the oars, one mast, one sail and prow twisted outwards.
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In boat building it is used for decking and for oars.
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Equipped with oars to reach nearby fishing grounds, these types sailed for longer distances.
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The pivot point of the oars (attached solidly to the boat) is the fulcrum.
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The oars used in small dinghies or rafts can be less than 2 metres long.
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As the vessel can not have had only five oars, the word must be a figure of speech meaning something else.
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