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scissoring

/ˈsɪzərɪŋ/ /ˈsɪzərɪŋɡ/

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verb

Couper avec des ciseaux

To cut using, or as if using, scissors.

Examples :

"The teacher was scissoring paper shapes for the art project. "

L'enseignant coupait des formes en papier avec des ciseaux pour le projet artistique.

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verb

Supprimer, effacer

To excise or expunge something from a text.

Examples :

"The erroneous testimony was scissored from the record."

Le témoignage erroné a été supprimé du compte rendu.

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verb

Extraire, copier

To reproduce (text) as an excerpt, copy.

Examples :

"The student was scissoring relevant paragraphs from the research paper to support her argument. "

L'étudiante extrayait des paragraphes pertinents du document de recherche pour étayer son argumentation.

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verb

Mouvement en ciseaux, croiser et écarter

To move something like a pair of scissors, especially the legs.

Examples :

"The runner scissored over the hurdles."

Le coureur a franchi les obstacles en ciseaux.

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verb

Faire du tribadisme, se faire lesbiennes

(sex) To engage in scissoring (tribadism), a sexual act in which two women intertwine their legs and rub their vulvas against each other.

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verb

Patiner avec un pied nettement devant l'autre

To skate with one foot significantly in front of the other.

Examples :

"The hockey player was scissoring across the ice to gain speed before shooting the puck. "

Le joueur de hockey patinait en plaçant un pied nettement devant l'autre sur la glace pour prendre de la vitesse avant de tirer le palet.

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noun

Cisaillement, censure

An act or instance of cutting (removing) with or as if with scissors, especially an act of cutting and censoring a film.

Examples :

"The studio's excessive scissoring of the film disappointed the director, who felt key plot points had been removed. "

Le cisaillement excessif du film par le studio a déçu le réalisateur, qui a estimé que des points clés de l'intrigue avaient été supprimés.

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noun

Découpage, coupure

(possibly obsolete) A clipping; something cut out (e.g. of a newspaper) with scissors.

Examples :

"Grandma kept a box filled with scissoring from the local paper, mostly obituaries and wedding announcements of people she knew. "

Grand-mère gardait une boîte remplie de découpages du journal local, principalement des avis de décès et des annonces de mariage de personnes qu'elle connaissait.

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noun

Tribadisme, frottement des sexes

(sex) A sex act in which two women intertwine their legs and rub their vulvas against each other.

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