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cutlasses

/ˈkʌtləsɪz/

Meanings
noun

Sabre d'abordage

A short sword with a curved blade, and a convex edge; once used by sailors when boarding an enemy ship.

Examples :

"The pirates brandished their cutlasses as they jumped onto the merchant ship, ready to fight. "
Les pirates ont brandi leurs sabres d'abordage en sautant sur le navire marchand, prêts à se battre.
weapon nautical military sailing history

Related Words

Illustration curved

curved verb

/kɜːvd/ /kɝːvd/

Courber, cintrer

"to curve a line"

courber une ligne

Illustration machete

machete noun

/məˈtʃɛ.ti/

Machette

"The farmer used his machete to cut down the tall grass in the field. "

Le fermier a utilisé sa machette pour couper les hautes herbes dans le champ.

Illustration cutlass

cutlass noun

/ˈkʌtləs/

Sabre, coutelas

"The pirate brandished his cutlass as he leaped onto the merchant ship. "

Le pirate brandit son coutelas en sautant sur le navire marchand.

Illustration similarly

similarly adverb

/ˈsɪmələli/ /ˈsɪməlɚli/

De même, pareillement

"The sisters dressed similarly."

Les sœurs s'habillaient de même.

Illustration sailors

sailors noun

/ˈseɪləz/ /ˈseɪlɚz/

Marins, navigateurs

"The sailors worked hard to keep the ship on course during the storm. "

Les marins ont travaillé dur pour maintenir le cap du navire pendant la tempête.

Illustration quickly

quickly adverb

/ˈkwɪkli/

Rapidement, vite

"The teacher explained the new math concept quickly. "

Le professeur a expliqué le nouveau concept mathématique rapidement.

Illustration pirates

pirates noun

/ˈpaɪɹəts/

Pirates, forbans

"You should be cautious due to the Somali pirates."

Vous devriez être prudent à cause des pirates somaliens.

Illustration jumped

jumped verb

/dʒʌmpt/

Sauter

"Kangaroos are known for their ability to jump high."

Les kangourous sont connus pour leur capacité à sauter haut.

Illustration boarding

boarding verb

/ˈbɔːrdɪŋ/ /ˈbɔːrdiŋ/

Embarquer, monter à bord

"It is time to board the aircraft."

Il est temps d'embarquer dans l'avion.

Illustration convex

convex noun

/ˈkɒnvɛks/ /ˈkɑnvɛks/

Corps convexe

"The rounded, smooth surface of the new classroom's ceiling is a convex. "

La surface arrondie et lisse du plafond de la nouvelle salle de classe est un corps convexe.

Illustration brandished

brandished verb

/ˈbrændɪʃt/ /ˈbrændɪʃtəd/

Brandir, manier

"He brandished his sword at the pirates."

Il a brandi son épée vers les pirates.

Illustration merchant

merchant noun

/ˈmɜːtʃənt/ /ˈmɝtʃənt/

Marchand, commerçant

"The local merchant sold fresh produce at the farmer's market. "

Le commerçant local vendait des produits frais au marché fermier.