pruning shears in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for pruning shears in the English»French Dictionary

pruning shears N npl

pruning shears

cisailles fpl

Translations for pruning shears in the English»French Dictionary

I.shear <pret sheared; pp shorn> [Brit ʃɪə, Am ʃɪr] VB trans

shear grass, hair, sheep:

shear

tondre

II.shorn ADJ

shorn fig:

shorn

dépouillé (of de)

shears [Brit ʃɪəz, Am ʃɪrz] N npl

1. shears (for gardening):

shears

cisaille f

2. shears (for sheep):

shears

tondeuse f

pruning [Brit ˈpruːnɪŋ, Am ˈprunɪŋ] N (of bush, tree)

pruning

taille f

to do the pruning

tailler

I.prune [Brit pruːn, Am prun] N

1. prune FOOD:

prune

pruneau m

2. prune Am (prude):

prune sl

sainte-nitouche f

II.prune [Brit pruːn, Am prun] VB trans

1. prune (in gardening):

prune, a. prune back (cut back)

tailler

prune, a. prune back (thin out)

élaguer

2. prune fig:

prune essay, article

élaguer

prune budget, expenditure

réduire

pruning shears in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pruning shears in the English»French Dictionary

I.shear <sheared, sheared [or shorn]> [ʃɪəʳ, Am ʃɪr] VB trans

1. shear (cut):

shear

tondre

to shear sb's hair

se raser la tête

2. shear fig:

to be shorn of sth

être dépouillé de qc

II.shear <sheared, sheared [or shorn]> [ʃɪəʳ, Am ʃɪr] VB intr TECH

shear

tondre

shears [ʃɪəz, Am ʃɪrz] N pl

1. shears (pair of scissors):

shears

cisailles fpl

2. shears (for sheep):

shears

tondeuse f

pruning N

pruning

taillage m

prune¹ [pru:n] VB trans

1. prune BOT (trim) tree, shrub:

to prune sth (down)

tailler qc

2. prune (make smaller):

prune article

raccourcir

prune costs, budget

tailler dans

prune² [pru:n] N (dried plum)

prune

prune f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

From his pencil on a notepad came scholarly publications; with sharp pruning shears he showed students how skills are perfected...

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A common mistake is using them as garden pruning shears.

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Continuing he described the causes of esca as "very complicated", but said that the increased use of electric pruning shears could be one reason for the rise of the problem.

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In spring, you can often pinch the tender, bright green tips with your fingers; later in the season, use pruning shears to clip a few inches off the ends.

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Larger branches need long handled pruning shears.

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When using pruning shears or loppers to remove a branch back to a main branch, the hook portion of the shears should always face away from the main branch.

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Our pruning shears were designed for trees with big branches.

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He gets out his pruning shears to shape the structure.

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There were about a dozen of us from the brewery who went up, with pruning shears.

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The bloom period is really long, and when it does want to cycle, it responds well to trimming back with a pair of pruning shears.

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