CHISEL - Translation from English into French

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

English

French

I. chisel [Brit ˈtʃɪz(ə)l, Am ˈtʃɪzəl] N

chisel

ciseau m

II. chisel <pres part chiselling, , chiseling, Am pret, pp chiselled, chiseled Am> [Brit ˈtʃɪz(ə)l, Am ˈtʃɪzəl] VB trans

1. chisel:

chisel (shape)

tailler au ciseau

chisel (finely)

ciseler

to chisel a figure out of a piece of wood

tailler une silhouette dans un morceau de bois

to chisel a figure out of a piece of wood sculptor:

sculpter une silhouette dans un morceau de bois

chiselled features fig

traits burinés

finely chiselled features fig

traits finement ciselés

2. chisel Am inf:

chisel

rouler inf (out of de)

I. chisel in VB [Brit ˈtʃɪz(ə)l -, Am ˈtʃɪzəl -] inf Am (chisel in on sb)

chisel in

tomber sur qn inf

cold chisel N

cold chisel

ciseau m à froid

French

English

burin

chisel

à coups de burin

with a chisel

sculpter au burin

to chisel

buriner statue, bloc

to chisel out

ciseler bois, pierre

to chisel

ciseler

to chisel, to polish

ciseau

chisel

ciseau à froid

cold chisel

le ciseau entaille le bois

the chisel cuts into the wood

sculpter au ciseau

to carve with a chisel

doser/ciseler avec précision

to measure out/chisel with precision

in the PONS Dictionary

English

French

I. chisel [ˈtʃɪzl] N

chisel

ciseau m

II. chisel <-ll- [or Am -l-]> [ˈtʃɪzl] VB trans

1. chisel (cut):

chisel

découper

2. chisel Am pej inf (get by trickery):

chisel

rouler

to chisel sth out of sb

rouler qn de qc

carve with a chisel

ciseler

French

English

ciseler

to chisel

ciseau

chisel

burin

chisel

in the PONS Dictionary

English

French

I. chisel [ˈtʃɪz· ə l] N

chisel

ciseau m

II. chisel <-l- [or -ll-]> [ˈtʃɪz· ə l] VB trans

1. chisel (cut):

chisel

découper

2. chisel pej inf (get by trickery):

chisel

rouler

to chisel sth out of sb

rouler qn de qc

carve with a chisel

ciseler

French

English

ciseler

to chisel

ciseau

chisel

burin

chisel

Present

I	chisel
you	chisel
he/she/it	chisels
we	chisel
you	chisel
they	chisel

Past

I	chiselled /  chiseled
you	chiselled /  chiseled
he/she/it	chiselled /  chiseled
we	chiselled /  chiseled
you	chiselled /  chiseled
they	chiselled /  chiseled

Present Perfect

I	have	chiselled /  chiseled
you	have	chiselled /  chiseled
he/she/it	has	chiselled /  chiseled
we	have	chiselled /  chiseled
you	have	chiselled /  chiseled
they	have	chiselled /  chiseled

Past Perfect

I	had	chiselled /  chiseled
you	had	chiselled /  chiseled
he/she/it	had	chiselled /  chiseled
we	had	chiselled /  chiseled
you	had	chiselled /  chiseled
they	had	chiselled /  chiseled

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

However, professional carvers tend to refer to them all as' chisels'.

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Fester decided to continue without funding, and while chiseling the meteor, he struck a pocket of gas.

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A great variety of wonderful statues were chiselled.

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The nails were not coated with any substance, the only tools used were a hammer and tongs, an anvil and a chisel.

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The gates are also known as carved, flowery gates, as the ornamental motives are carved in the columns with different semicircular chisels.

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