swords in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for swords in the English»French Dictionary

sword [Brit sɔːd, Am sɔrd] N

sword

épée f

to put sb to the sword

passer qn au fil de l'épée

to put up one's sword

remettre l'épée au fourreau

to put up one's sword attr blade, hilt

d'épée

to be a double-edged or two-edged sword

être une arme à double tranchant

he who lives by the sword will die by the sword

qui se sert de l'épée périra par l'épée

to cross swords with sb

croiser le fer avec qn

sword swallower N

sword swallower

avaleur/-euse m/f de sabres

sword belt N

sword belt

baudrier m

sword dance N

sword dance

danse f du sabre

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to turn or beat (one's) swords into ploughshares

œuvrer pour la paix

Translations for swords in the French»English Dictionary

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ferrailler

to clash swords

sabre (à lame droite)

sword

se battre au sabre

to fight with swords

sabre au clair MIL

with sword(s) drawn

mettre sabre au clair

to draw one's sword

recevoir un coup de sabre

to be struck by a sword ou a sabre

canne-épée

sword stick Brit

canne-épée

sword cane Am

épée

sword

se battre à l'épée

to fight with swords

tirer l'épée

to draw one's sword

passer qn au fil de l'épée

to put sb to the sword

l'épée de Damoclès

the sword of Damocles

avaleur de sabres

sword swallower

swords in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for swords in the English»French Dictionary

sword [sɔ:d, Am sɔ:rd] N

sword

épée f

to put sb to the sword

passer qn au fil de l'épée

Phrases:

to have a sword of Damocles hanging over one's head

avoir une épée de Damoclès au-dessus de la tête

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to cross swords with sb

croiser le fer avec qn

hilt of a sword

poignée f

the pen is mightier than the sword prov

la plume est plus tranchante que l'épée

with a sweep of his sword

d'un grand coup d'épée

flat of a sword, a knife

côté m plat

Translations for swords in the French»English Dictionary

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épée

sword

glaive

two-edged sword

swords Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to put sb to the sword

passer qn au fil de l'épée

to have a sword of Damocles hanging over one's head

avoir une épée de Damoclès au-dessus de la tête

with a sweep of his sword

d'un grand coup d'épée

to cross swords with sb

croiser le fer avec qn

the pen is mightier than the sword prov

la plume est plus tranchante que l'épée