verb🔗ShareScierTo cut (something) with a saw."They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;"Ils furent lapidés, sciés, tentés, massacrés par l'épée ; ils allèrent çà et là, vêtus de peaux de brebis et de peaux de chèvres, dénués de tout, persécutés, maltraités.actionmachineworkutensiltechnicalbuildingindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareScierTo make a motion back and forth similar to cutting something with a saw."The fiddler sawed away at his instrument."Le violoniste sciait sur son instrument.actionutensilworktechnicalmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareScierTo be cut with a saw."The timber saws smoothly."Le bois se scie facilement.actiontechnicalindustryworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareScierTo form or produce (something) by cutting with a saw."to saw boards or planks (i.e. to saw logs or timber into boards or planks)"Scier des planches ou des planches (c'est-à-dire scier des grumes ou du bois en planches ou en planches).technicalworkmachineactionindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLe sciageThe act by which something is sawn."The loud sawing woke the neighbors early in the morning. "Le sciage bruyant a réveillé les voisins tôt le matin.actionprocessworkmachineindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSciure(usually plural) A shaving or fragment of sawn material."After my dad finished building the birdhouse, there were piles of sawing all over the garage floor. "Après que mon père ait fini de construire le nichoir, il y avait des tas de sciure partout sur le sol du garage.materialpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading