hand-wrought in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for hand-wrought in the French»English Dictionary

I.forgé (forgée) [fɔʀʒe] VB pp

forgé → forger

II.forgé (forgée) [fɔʀʒe] ADJ

forgé objet, métal:

forgé (forgée)

wrought

forgé à la main

hand-wrought attr

fer forgé

wrought iron

grille en fer forgé

wrought-iron gate

See also forger

I.forger [fɔʀʒe] VB trans

1. forger (façonner):

forger fer, fer à cheval, instrument, pièce mécanique

to forge

2. forger (élaborer):

forger amitié

to build

forger unité, entente

to build up

forger liens, alliances

to forge

forger caractère

to form

3. forger (créer):

forger mot

to coin

forger théorie

to invent

forger métaphore

to create

une histoire forgée de toutes pièces

a complete fabrication

II.se forger VB refl

se forger refl:

se forger des excuses/un alibi

to invent excuses/an alibi (for oneself)

se forger un idéal

to create an ideal for oneself

se forger une réputation de meneur/d'incorruptible

to build up a reputation as a leader/for scrupulous honesty

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The wooden baskets with hand-wrought nails represent a structured, man-made object, while the overly ripe fruit represents the fleeting qualities of nature.

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