paring knife in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for paring knife in the English»French Dictionary

paring knife N

paring knife

couteau m à éplucher

Translations for paring knife in the English»French Dictionary

I.paring [Brit ˈpɛːrɪŋ] N (process)

paring (of fruit)

épluchage m

paring (of budget, economy)

dégraissage m

II.parings N npl

1. parings (of fruit):

parings

épluchures fpl

2. parings (of nails):

parings

rognures fpl

pare [Brit pɛː, Am pɛr] VB trans

1. pare (peel):

pare apple

peler

2. pare (trim):

pare nails

rogner

3. pare (reduce) → pare down

to pare sth to the bone

réduire qc au minimum vital

See also pare down

I.pare down VB [Brit pɛː -, Am pɛr -] (pare [sth] down, pare down [sth])

pare down

réduire (to à)

I.knife <pl knives> [Brit nʌɪf, Am naɪf] N

1. knife (gen):

knife

couteau m

2. knife (blade of machine):

knife

lame f

II.knife [Brit nʌɪf, Am naɪf] VB trans

knife person:

knife

donner un coup de couteau à (in dans)

to be knifed

recevoir un coup de couteau

III.knife [Brit nʌɪf, Am naɪf]

an accent you could cut with a knife

un accent à couper au couteau

before you could say knife inf

en moins de temps qu'il n'en faut pour le dire

to be under the knife inf

être sur le billard inf

to have one's knife into sb inf

en avoir après qn inf

to put the knife in

descendre qn en flèche

to twist the knife in the wound

remuer le couteau dans la plaie

the knives are out! fig

c'est la guerre!

paring knife in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for paring knife in the English»French Dictionary

paring [ˈper·ɪŋ] N pl

1. paring (narrow, peeled off strip):

paring

épluchures fpl

2. paring (cut off pieces of finger nails):

nail parings

rognures fpl d'ongles

pare [per] VB trans

1. pare (peel outer layer of a fruit):

pare

éplucher

2. pare (cut):

to pare one's nails

se rogner les ongles

3. pare (cut back):

pare

réduire

to pare expenses

rogner sur les dépenses

I.knife <knives> [naɪf] N

knife

couteau m

forks and knives

couverts mpl

Phrases:

sth you could cut with a knife

qc à couper au couteau

to turn [or twist] the knife in the wound

retourner le couteau dans la plaie

to be under the knife MED

être sur le billard

II.knife <knives> [naɪf] VB trans

knife

poignarder

to get knifed

recevoir un coup de couteau