Französisch | Englisch |
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couper/découper en julienne/bâtonnets/allumettes verbe | french(prepare food by cutting it into strips) |
couperet nom {m} | cleaver [cleavers]◼◼◼(a squarish knife used for hacking) |
couperose nom {f} | rosacea◼◼◼(chronic condition) |
couperose nom | iron(II) sulfate(FeSO4) |
coupe rase nom {f} | clearcutting◼◼◼(forestry practice) |
(Quebec) couper les coins ronds verbe | cut corners(do a less-than-thorough or incomplete job) |
à couper le souffle adjectif {m} | breathtaking◼◼◼(stunningly beautiful) |
à couper le souffle adjectif | jaw-dropping◼◻◻(causing great awe or surprise) |
découper verbe | chop [chopped, chopping, chops]◼◼◼(to cut into pieces) clip [clipped, clipping, clips]◼◼◻(to cut, especially with scissors or shears as opposed to a knife etc) crop [cropped, cropping, crops]◼◼◻(remove outer parts of (a photograph or image)) snip [snipped, snipping, snips]◼◼◻(to cut with short sharp actions) |
mettre sa main à couper verbe | bet one's bootsverb |
mieux que le fil à couper le beurre nom | greatest thing since sliced bread(a relatively recent invention) |
planche à découper nom {f} | chopping board◼◼◼(sturdy board, upon which one chops and prepares food) |
recouper verbe | recut [recut, recutting, recuts]◼◼◼(to cut again) |
redécouper verbe | rezone(to change the zoning assigned to a piece of property) |
se couper en quatre verbe | bend over backwards(make a great effort) |
surcouper verbe | overruff(ruff with a higher trump) |