sabres in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sabres in the French»English Dictionary

sabrer [sɑbʀe] VB trans

1. sabrer MIL:

sabrer

to sabre Brit

sabrer

to cut down

2. sabrer:

sabrer (écourter) article, manuscrit

to cut chunks out of

sabrer (supprimer) phrase, paragraphe

to cut out

sabrer projet

to axe Brit

3. sabrer (critiquer):

sabrer auteur

to tear [sb] to pieces

sabrer auteur

to pan inf

4. sabrer inf étudiant:

sabrer (recaler)

to flunk inf

sabrer (licencier)

to fire

sabrer (licencier)

to sack Brit inf

5. sabrer (rayer) liter:

sabrer page, dessin

to score (de with)

la cicatrice qui sabre sa joue

the scar which is scored across his cheek

6. sabrer (bâcler) inf:

sabrer travail

to rush through

sabre [sɑbʀ] N m

1. sabre:

sabre (à lame droite)

sword

sabre (à lame courbée)

sabre Brit

se battre au sabre

to fight with swords

sabre au clair MIL

with sword(s) drawn

mettre sabre au clair

to draw one's sword

bruits de sabre fig

sabre-rattling

recevoir un coup de sabre

to be struck by a sword ou a sabre

le sabre et le goupillon fig

the Army and the Church

2. sabre (rasoir):

sabre fig, inf

cut-throat razor

sabre d'abattis, sabre d'abattage

machete

sabre d'abordage

cutlass

sabre de cavalerie

riding sabre Brit

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avaleur de sabres

sword swallower

Translations for sabres in the English»French Dictionary

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sword swallower

avaleur/-euse m/f de sabres

sabre MIL, SPORTS

sabre m

cutlass

sabre m d'abordage

sword dance

danse f du sabre

sabres in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sabres in the French»English Dictionary

sabre [sɑbʀ] N m

sabre (arme) SPORTS:

sabre

sabre Brit

sabre

saber Am

Phrases:

le sabre et le goupillon inf

the army and the church

sabrer [sɑbʀe] VB trans

1. sabrer (biffer):

sabrer

to strike out

2. sabrer (raccourcir):

sabrer

to hack at

3. sabrer (ouvrir):

sabrer le champagne

to open the champagne

sabrer le champagne

(traditionally by removing the cork with a blow from a sabre)

4. sabrer inf (bâcler):

sabrer qc

to make a hash of sth

Translations for sabres in the English»French Dictionary

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sabre

sabre m

sabres Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

sabrer le champagne

to open the champagne

sabrer le champagne

(traditionally by removing the cork with a blow from a sabre)

sabrer qc

to make a hash of sth

le sabre et le goupillon inf

the army and the church