shave in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for shave in the English»French Dictionary

I.shave [Brit ʃeɪv, Am ʃeɪv] N

to have a shave

se raser

to give sb a shave

raser qn

II.shave <pp shaved or shaven> [Brit ʃeɪv, Am ʃeɪv] VB trans

1. shave lit barber person:

shave

raser

to shave sb's beard off

raser la barbe de qn

to shave one's beard off

se raser la barbe

to shave sb's head

raser la tête de qn

to shave one's legs/head

se raser les jambes/la tête

2. shave (plane):

shave wood

raboter

3. shave fig prices, profits:

shave

réduire

III.shave <pp shaved or shaven> [Brit ʃeɪv, Am ʃeɪv] VB intr

shave person:

shave

se raser

IV.shaven, shaved ADJ

shaven,shaved head:

shaven, shaved

rasé

V.shave [Brit ʃeɪv, Am ʃeɪv]

to have a close shave

l'échapper belle

that was a close shave!

je l'ai/il l'a etc échappé belle!

dry shave N

dry shave

rasage m à sec

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

to shave off one's beard

se raser la barbe

Translations for shave in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

après-rasage

after-shave

avant-rasage

pre-shave

lotion avant-rasage

pre-shave lotion

rasage

shave

rasage de près

close shave

lotion après/avant rasage

after-/pre-shave (lotion)

raser personne, tête, joue, jambe

to shave (à with)

raser barbe, cheveux, moustache

to shave off

raser de près

to give [sb] a close shave

se raser

to shave (à with)

se raser les jambes

to shave one's legs

se raser de près

to give oneself a close shave

se raser la barbe/moustache

to shave off one's beard/moustache

tondre qn

to shave sb's head

faire la barbe à qn (raser)

to shave off sb's beard

shave in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shave in the English»French Dictionary

I.shave [ʃeɪv] N

shave

rasage m

to have a shave

se raser

Phrases:

to be a close shave

être juste

to have a close shave

l'échapper de justesse

II.shave [ʃeɪv] VB intr

shave

se raser

III.shave [ʃeɪv] VB trans

1. shave (remove body hair):

shave

raser

to shave one's legs

se raser les jambes

2. shave (decrease by stated amount):

shave

réduire

Translations for shave in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

après-rasage

after-shave

après-rasage

after-shave

lotion capillaire/après-rasage

hair/after-shave lotion

raser

to shave

raser cheveux

to shave off

se raser

to shave

se raser la barbe/la tête

to shave off one's beard/hair

se raser les jambes

to shave one's legs

elle revient de loin

she had a close shave Brit

shave Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to have a shave

se raser

to be a close shave

être juste

to have a close shave

l'échapper de justesse

to shave one's legs

se raser les jambes

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She drugs his wine and has her brothers shave him.

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After several attempts, he gives up and shaves off his beard.

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Judge shaved his head at home each day until the producers allowed him to let his hair grow in season 8.

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Here they undressed, women's hair was shaved, clothing searched and sorted, and documents destroyed in the nearby furnace.

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Utilities are able to shave the peak of their power demand curves by reducing the voltage across their distribution system.

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He shaved his hair off and started wearing an eyepatch and sailor cap.

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Examples include waxing his legs or shaving his head.

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For a variety of reasons, people may shave their leg hair, including cultural practice or individual needs.

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After a hair has been shaved, it begins to grow back.

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He then had his head shaved, was placed in a coffin and driven away in a hearse, and disappeared for six months.

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