coupe meaning in English
| French | English |
|---|---|
| couper le cordon verbe | cut the umbilical cord◼◼◼verb |
| couper le son verbe | mute [muted, muting, mutes]◼◼◼(turn off the sound of) |
| couper le souffle verbe | |
| couper les cheveux en quatre nom {m} | hair-splitting◼◼◼(the act of finding exceedingly small differences which are neither important nor prominent) |
| couper les cheveux en quatre (cut hair in four) verbe | split hairs◼◼◼(to consider fine details) |
| couper les ponts verbe | cut ties◼◼◼verb |
| couper une fois phrase | measure twice and cut once(plan and prepare in a careful, thorough manner before taking action) |
| 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) |
| coupés adjectif | cut◼◼◼(having been cut) |
| coupeur nom {m} | cutter [cutters]◼◼◼(person that cuts) |
| coupeur de cheveux en quatre nom | nitpicker [nitpickers](one who nitpicks) |
| (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) |
| découpe nom {f} | cut-out [cut-outs]◼◼◼(piece removed by cutting) cut-out [cut-outs]◼◼◼(space or hole produced by cutting) |
| découpé adjectif {m} | scalloped(having an edge marked with semicircles) |
| 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) |
| fourmi coupe-feuille nom {f} | leaf-cutter ant(type of ant) |
| il y a loin de la coupe aux lèvres phrase | there's many a slip twixt cup and lip(in any situation something can always go wrong) |
| 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) |
| mur coupe-feu nom {m} | firewall◼◼◼(fireproof barrier) |
| non coupé adjectif | uncut◼◼◼(not cut or ground to the desired shape) uncut◼◼◼(not cut) |
| papier découpé nom {m} | papercutting◼◼◼(art of cutting decorative designs out of paper) |
| plan de coupe nom {m} | cutaway◼◼◼(a cut to a shot of person listening to a speaker) |
| 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) |
| scène coupée nom {f} | outtake [outtakes]◼◼◼(portion of a recording not included in the final version) |
| se couper en quatre verbe | bend over backwards(make a great effort) |
| soucoupe nom {f} | saucer [saucers]◼◼◼(small dish) |
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