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sword meaning in French

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sword [swords] (weapon)
noun
[UK: sɔːd]
[US: ˈsɔːrd]

épée◼◼◼nom {f}I want a sword! = Je veux une épée !

glaive◼◼◻nom {m}

sword [swords] (one who handles a sword)
noun
[UK: sɔːd]
[US: ˈsɔːrd]

épéiste◼◻◻nom

sword knot (ribbon attached to sword-hilt)
noun

dragonne◼◼◼nom {f}

sword of Damocles (thing or situation which causes a prolonged state of impending doom or misfortune)
noun
[UK: sɔːd əv ˈdæ.mə.kliːz]
[US: ˈsɔːrd əv ˈdæ.mə.ˌkliz]

épée de Damoclès◼◼◼nom

sword swallower (person who swallows swords)
noun

avaleur de sabre◼◼◼nom {m}

avaleuse de sabre◼◻◻nom {f}

swordfish [swordfishes] (Xiphias gladius)
noun
[UK: ˈsɔːd.fɪʃ]
[US: ˈsɔːrd.ˌfɪʃ]

espadon◼◼◼nom {m}We ate swordfish. = Nous avons mangé de l'espadon.

swordplay (fighting with a sword)
noun
[UK: ˈsɔːd.pleɪ]
[US: ˈsɔːrd.ˌple]

escrime◼◼◼nom {f}

combat à l'épée◼◻◻nom {f}

swordsman [swordsmen] (a person who fights with a sword)
noun
[UK: ˈsɔːdz.mən]
[US: ˈsɔːrdz.mən]

épéiste◼◼◼nom

swordsman [swordsmen] (a person skilled at using swords)
noun
[UK: ˈsɔːdz.mən]
[US: ˈsɔːrdz.mən]

escrimeur◼◼◼nom {m}

maître d'armes◼◻◻nom {m}

swordsmith (a maker of swords)
noun

forgeron de sabres◼◼◼nom {m}

forgeron d'épéesnom {m}

swordtail (freshwater fish)
noun

xiphophore◼◼◼nom {m}

bastard sword (long, straight-bladed sword)
noun

épée bâtarde◼◼◼nom {f}

broadsword (longsword with a broad cutting blade)
noun
[UK: ˈbrɔːd.sɔːd]
[US: ˈbrɒd.ˌsɔːrd]

estramaçonnom {m}

cross swords (idiomatic: to have a dispute with someone)
verb

croiser le fer◼◼◼verbe

se prendre de becverbe

crossword [crosswords] (word puzzle)
noun
[UK: ˈkrɒ.swɜːd]
[US: ˈkrɒ.ˌswərd]

mots croisés◼◼◼nom {m pl}

grille de mots croisés◼◻◻nom {f}

double-edged sword (idiomatic)
noun
[UK: ˈdʌb.l̩ edʒd sɔːd]
[US: ˈdʌb.l̩ ˈedʒd ˈsɔːrd]

arme à double tranchant◼◼◼nom {f}

live by the sword, die by the sword (one who uses violence can expect a violent response)
phrase

qui vit par l'épée périra par l'épéephrase

password (computing: string of characters known only to a user)
noun
[UK: ˈpɑː.swɜːd]
[US: ˈpæ.ˌswərd]

mot de passe◼◼◼nom {m}

password (word used to gain admittance)
noun
[UK: ˈpɑː.swɜːd]
[US: ˈpæ.ˌswərd]

mot de passe◼◼◼nom {m}

put to the sword (to execute with a sword)
verb
[UK: ˈpʊt tuː ðə sɔːd]
[US: ˈpʊt ˈtuː ðə ˈsɔːrd]

passer au fil de l'épéeverbe

the pen is mightier than the sword (more power can achieved writing than fighting)
phrase
[UK: ðə pen ɪz ˈmaɪ.tɪə(r) ðæn ðə sɔːd]
[US: ðə ˈpen ˈɪz ˈmaɪ.tiər ˈðæn ðə ˈsɔːrd]

la plume est plus forte que l’épée◼◼◼phrase

what is the Wi-Fi password (what is the Wi-Fi password?)
phrase

quel est le mot de passe du Wi-Fi ?phrase

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