shears in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for shears in the English»Italian Dictionary

shears [Brit ʃɪəz, Am ʃɪrz] N npl

1. shears:

shears

cesoie f

shears

(grosse) forbici f

2. shears (for sheep):

shears

forbici f per la tosatura

garden shears [ˈɡɑːdnˌʃɪəz] N npl

garden shears

cesoie f (da giardinaggio)

edging shears [ˈedʒɪŋˌʃɪəz] N npl

edging shears

cesoie f (da siepe)

pruning shears [Brit ˈpruːnɪŋ ʃɪəz] N npl

pruning shears

cesoie f (da siepe)

shear <pt sheared, pp shorn> [Brit ʃɪə, Am ʃɪr] VB trans

shear grass, sheep

tosare

shear hair

tagliare

pinking shears [Brit ˈpɪŋkɪŋ ˌʃɪəz, Am ˈpɪŋkɪŋ ˌʃɪrz], pinking scissors [ˈpɪŋkɪŋˌsɪzəz] N npl (dressmaker's scissors)

pinking shears

forbici f seghettate

shear pin [ˈʃɪəpɪn] N

shear pin

spina f di sicurezza

shear-grass [ˈʃɪəɡrɑːs, -ɡræs] N

shear-grass

gramigna f dei medici

I.shear off VB [ʃɪə -] (shear off)

shear off metal component:

shear off

spezzarsi, cedere

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

shear off hair, fleece

tosare

shear off accident, storm: branch

spezzare

shear off accident, storm: part of building

distruggere

Translations for shears in the Italian»English Dictionary

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cesoie

shears

cesoia per lamiera (utensile)

shears

cesoie da giardinaggio

garden shears

cesoie da siepe

hedging or pruning shears

shears in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shears in the English»Italian Dictionary

shears [ʃɪrz] N pl

shears for sheep

forbici f pl da tosatura

shears for metal

tenaglie f pl

pruning shears N pl BOT

pruning shears

cesoie f pl da giardiniere

pinking shears N pl

pinking shears

forbici f pl per dentellare

shear <sheared, sheared [or shorn]> [ʃɪr] VB trans

1. shear sheep:

shear

tosare

2. shear person:

shear

rapare

to be shorn of sth fig

essere privato di qc

shear off VB intr

shear off

cedere

Translations for shears in the Italian»English Dictionary

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trinciapolli

poultry shears pl

tranciare TECH

to shear

tosare

to shear

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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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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As the softer rock is cut away, periodically the caprock shears off.

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Sufficient pressure on the cover shears the restraining wire, allowing the striker spring to push the striker into a 1.7 gr percussion cap.

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The dog catcher holds up what appears to be a pair of 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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In both methods, the hair to be cut is held up by the comb and cut with shears.

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

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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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The operation of the shears are described as pinking or scalloping.

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