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knife
couteau

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

I. knife <pl knives> [Brit nʌɪf, Am naɪf] N

1. knife (gen):

knife
couteau m

2. knife (blade of machine):

knife
lame f

II. knife [Brit nʌɪf, Am naɪf] VB trans

knife person:

knife
donner un coup de couteau à (in dans)
to be knifed
recevoir un coup de couteau

III. knife [Brit nʌɪf, Am naɪf]

an accent you could cut with a knife
un accent à couper au couteau
before you could say knife inf
en moins de temps qu'il n'en faut pour le dire
to be under the knife inf
être sur le billard inf
to have one's knife into sb inf
en avoir après qn inf
to put the knife in
descendre qn en flèche
to twist the knife in the wound
remuer le couteau dans la plaie
the knives are out! fig
c'est la guerre!

carving knife N

carving knife
couteau m à découper

bread knife [Am ˈbrɛd ˌnaɪf] N

bread knife
couteau m à pain

butter knife N

butter knife
couteau m à beurre

chopping knife N

chopping knife
couteau m de cuisine

fruit knife N

fruit knife
couteau m à fruits

clasp knife N

clasp knife
couteau m à virole

case knife N Am

case knife
couteau m à gaine

dinner knife N

dinner knife
grand couteau m

flick knife N Brit

flick knife
couteau m à cran d'arrêt

in the PONS Dictionary

English
English
French
French

I. knife <knives> [naɪf] N

knife
couteau m
knives and forks
des couverts

Phrases:

sth you could cut with a knife
qc à couper au couteau
to get [or have] one's knife into sb
en vouloir à qn
to put [or stick] the knife in
descendre qn en flèche
to turn [or twist] the knife in the wound
retourner le couteau dans la plaie
the knives are out for sb Aus, Brit
on ne donne pas cher de la peau de qn
to be under the knife MED
être sur le billard

II. knife <knives> [naɪf] VB trans

knife
poignarder
to get knifed
recevoir un coup de couteau

carving knife N

carving knife
couteau m à découper

pruning knife N BOT

pruning knife
sécateur m

clasp knife N

clasp knife
canif m

kitchen knife N

kitchen knife
couteau m de cuisine

knife sharpener N

knife sharpener
aiguisoir m

knife-edge N

to be (balanced) on a knife-edge situation
ne tenir qu'à un fil
to be on a financial knife-edge
être financièrement au bord de l'abîme
a knife-edge decision
une décision précaire

flick knife N Aus, Brit

flick knife
couteau m à cran d'arrêt

Swiss army knife N

Swiss army knife
couteau m suisse
French
French
English
English
coutelas
cook's knife
in the PONS Dictionary
English
English
French
French

I. knife <knives> [naɪf] N

knife
couteau m
forks and knives
couverts mpl

Phrases:

sth you could cut with a knife
qc à couper au couteau
to turn [or twist] the knife in the wound
retourner le couteau dans la plaie
to be under the knife MED
être sur le billard

II. knife <knives> [naɪf] VB trans

knife
poignarder
to get knifed
recevoir un coup de couteau

knife-edge N

to be (balanced) on a knife-edge situation
ne tenir qu'à un fil
to be on a financial knife-edge
être financièrement au bord de l'abîme
a knife-edge decision
une décision précaire

knife sharpener N

knife sharpener
aiguisoir m

carving knife N

carving knife
couteau m à découper

kitchen knife N

kitchen knife
couteau m de cuisine

pruning knife N BOT

pruning knife
serpette f

switch knife N

switch knife
couteau m à cran d'arrêt

Swiss army knife N

Swiss army knife
couteau m suisse
French
French
English
English
porte-couteau
knife rest
coutelas
cook's knife
Present
Iknife
youknife
he/she/itknifes
weknife
youknife
theyknife
Past
Iknifed
youknifed
he/she/itknifed
weknifed
youknifed
theyknifed
Present Perfect
Ihaveknifed
youhaveknifed
he/she/ithasknifed
wehaveknifed
youhaveknifed
theyhaveknifed
Past Perfect
Ihadknifed
youhadknifed
he/she/ithadknifed
wehadknifed
youhadknifed
theyhadknifed
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