pinking shears in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for pinking shears in the English»French Dictionary

pinking shears, pinking scissors N npl

pinking shears

ciseaux mpl cranteurs

Translations for pinking shears in the French»English Dictionary

ciseaux à cranter

pinking shears

Translations for pinking 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

I.pink [Brit pɪŋk, Am pɪŋk] N

1. pink (colour):

pink

rose m

a shade of pink

un ton rosé

2. pink BOT:

pink

œillet m mignardise

3. pink (in snooker):

pink

bille f rose

II.pink [Brit pɪŋk, Am pɪŋk] ADJ

1. pink (rosy):

pink

rose

to go or turn pink

rosir

to go or turn pink (blush)

rougir (with de)

2. pink (leftwing):

pink

gauchisant

3. pink (gay):

pink inf

homosexuel/-elle

III.pink [Brit pɪŋk, Am pɪŋk] VB trans

1. pink (scallop):

pink fabric

denteler

2. pink (prick):

pink person

toucher

IV.pink [Brit pɪŋk, Am pɪŋk] VB intr Brit MOTOR

pink

cliqueter

V.pink [Brit pɪŋk, Am pɪŋk]

to be in the pink

être en pleine forme

pinking [Brit ˈpɪŋkɪŋ, Am ˈpɪŋkɪŋ] N Brit MOTOR

pinking

cliquetis m

pinking shears in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pinking shears in the English»French Dictionary

pinking shears N pl

pinking shears

ciseaux mpl à cranter

Translations for pinking 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

I.pink¹ [pɪŋk] N

1. pink (colour):

pink

rose m

2. pink BOT:

pink

œillet m

Phrases:

to be in the pink iron hum

se porter comme un charme

in the pink of condition

en pleine forme

II.pink¹ [pɪŋk] ADJ

pink

rose

to turn pink

rosir

to turn pink person, face

rougir

Phrases:

to see pink elephants iron hum

avoir des hallucinations

See also blue

I.blue [blu:] ADJ

1. blue (colour):

blue

bleu(e)

a light/dark/bright/strong blue skirt

une jupe bleu clair/foncé/vif/soutenu

to turn blue

bleuir

2. blue fig:

to feel blue

broyer du noir

Phrases:

once in a blue moon

tous les trente-six du mois

out of the blue

sans crier gare

II.blue [blu:] N

blue

bleu m

sky blue

bleu ciel

the door is painted blue

la porte est peinte en bleu

to be a pale/deep blue

être d'un bleu pâle/profond

pink² [pɪŋk] VB trans

pink

denteler

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Pinking shears are designed to cut cloth or paper with a zigzag edge, to lessen fraying.

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It looked as if a rat- or someone with a large pair of pinking shears- had ripped open the bottom.

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She was editing the images, using pinking shears to cut up my colour strips.

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Pinking shears have a utilitarian function for cutting woven cloth.

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No single pair of pinking shears or tin snips looked that impressive on its own, it was only in context of the entire collection that the subtle variations were revealed.

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As the carnation has scalloped, or pinked, edges to its petals, pinking shears can be thought to produce an edge similar to the flower.

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Collect quirky jam jars and fashion lid covers from paper doilies or brown paper cut with pinking shears.

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Woven fabric cloth usually frays at the edges, unless techniques are used to counter it, such as the use of pinking shears or hemming.

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One of the primary early uses of pinking shears was the formation of decorative edging for patchwork quilting squares.

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Traditional home sewing techniques for finishing plain seams include trimming with pinking shears, oversewing with a zig-zag stitch, and hand or machine overcasting.

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