shorn in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for shorn in the English»French Dictionary

shorn [Brit ʃɔːn, Am ʃɔrn] VB pp

shorn → shear

See also shear

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)

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)

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 shorn in the French»English Dictionary

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tondu (tondue) mouton

shorn

tondu (tondue) cheveux

shorn

cisailler tôle

to shear

cisailler

to shear off

à brebis tondue Dieu mesure le vent prov

God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb prov

cisaillement (de couches géologiques)

shear

tondre mouton, laine

to shear

effort de cisaillement PHYS (exercé)

shear stress

effort de cisaillement (subi)

shear strain

shorn in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shorn in the English»French Dictionary

shorn [ʃɔ:n, Am ʃɔ:rn] VB

shorn pp of shear

See also shear

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 <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 shorn in the French»English Dictionary

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tondre

to shear

shorn Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to shear sb's hair

se raser la tête

to be shorn of sth

être dépouillé de qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

People were shorn of all individuality and became mere emblems expressive of assumed eternal truths.

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In 1936 a total of 20,770 sheep were shorn after a dry season.

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By 1989 the shire had seen over 1 million sheep being shorn.

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In 1921 14,881 sheep were shorn, producing an average of 10.67lb kg of wool per sheep.

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By 1913 approximately 16,000 sheep were shorn producing 330 bales of wool.

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They howled, got shaved and shorn, bought new clothes and gear.

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Any sheep likely to have dark fibres should be shorn last to avoid contamination.

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They waited until groups they were called, stripped, their belongings taken, shorn, registered and tattooed on the forearm.

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In 1927 the station had a good season with 7,600 sheep being shorn to produce 153 wool bales.

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For the previous few years an average of 57,000 sheep had been shorn each year.

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