shears in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for shears in the English»French Dictionary

shears [Brit ʃɪəz, Am ʃɪrz] N npl

1. shears (for gardening):

shears

cisaille f

2. shears (for sheep):

shears

tondeuse f

garden shears N npl

garden shears

cisailles fpl (de jardinier)

edging shears N

edging shears

cisaille f de jardinier

pruning shears N npl

pruning shears

cisailles fpl

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)

pinking shears, pinking scissors N npl

pinking shears

ciseaux mpl cranteurs

I.shear through VB [Brit ʃɪə -, Am ʃɪr -] (shear through [sth])

shear through metal, screw

cisailler

shear through fig water

fendre

I.shear off VB [Brit ʃɪə -, Am ʃɪr -] (shear off)

shear off metal component:

shear off

céder

II.shear off VB [Brit ʃɪə -, Am ʃɪr -] (shear off [sth], shear [sth] off)

shear off hair, fleece

tondre

shear off accident, storm: branch, part of building

emporter

Translations for shears in the French»English Dictionary

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cisaille

pair of shears

cisailles

shears

sécateur à haie

shears pl

shears in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shears in the English»French Dictionary

shears [ʃɪəz, Am ʃɪrz] N pl

1. shears (pair of scissors):

shears

cisailles fpl

2. shears (for sheep):

shears

tondeuse f

pinking shears N pl

pinking shears

ciseaux mpl à cranter

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

I.shear off VB trans

1. shear off (cut off):

shear off

tondre

2. shear off (tear off):

shear off

arracher

II.shear off VB intr

shear off

se détacher

Translations for shears in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

cisaille de jardinier

gardening shears

sécateur (grand)

pair of shears

tondre

to shear

shears Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to shear sb's hair

se raser la tête

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The discovery of shears strengthened the idea of the systematic breeding of sheep to use their wool.

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The mob shears off her hair and strips off her clothes in the process.

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It includes loppers, hedge shears, branch saws and grass and garden shears.

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Attachments, such as breakers and compactors only need hydraulic flow in one direction, whereas thumbs, shears and grapples need two-direction hydraulic flow.

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Alligator shears are generally set up as stand-alone shears, however there are types for excavators.

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A large variety of scissors and shears exist for different specialized purposes.

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Shears has since stated that he has become a big fan.

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At this point, shears are used to open the chest cavity.

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Hair cutting scissors and shears are functionally equivalent, but the larger implements tend to be called shears.

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Plastic tubing cutters, which really look much like a pair of pruning shears, may be used for thinner pipes and tubes, such as sprinkler pipe.

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