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/ʃɑːft/ /ʃæft/

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noun

Tige

The entire body of a long weapon, such as an arrow.

Examples :

"The archer carefully examined the shaft of the arrow before shooting. "

L'archer examina attentivement la tige de la flèche avant de tirer.

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Tige

The long, narrow, central body of a spear, arrow, or javelin.

Examples :

"The archer carefully checked the shaft of his arrow for any cracks. "

L'archer vérifia attentivement la tige de sa flèche pour détecter d'éventuelles fissures.

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Trait, javelot

(by extension) Anything cast or thrown as a spear or javelin.

Examples :

"The boy threw a sturdy wooden shaft at the target during the school sports day. "

Le garçon a lancé un trait de bois robuste sur la cible pendant la journée sportive scolaire.

weapon military

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Manche, timon, arbre

Any long thin object, such as the handle of a tool, one of the poles between which an animal is harnessed to a vehicle, the driveshaft of a motorized vehicle with rear-wheel drive, an axle, etc.

Examples :

"The farmer used the long wooden shaft of the plow to turn the soil. "

L'agriculteur a utilisé le long manche en bois de la charrue pour retourner la terre.

part technical machine vehicle item building

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Faisceau

A beam or ray of light.

Examples :

"A shaft of sunlight streamed through the window, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the air. "

Un faisceau de lumière solaire traversait la fenêtre, illuminant les particules de poussière qui dansaient dans l'air.

nature physics appearance

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Tige

The main axis of a feather.

Examples :

"The bird carefully fluffed its feathers, adjusting the shaft of each one. "

L'oiseau a soigneusement gonflé ses plumes, ajustant la tige de chacune.

biology bird part animal

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noun

Le manche

The long narrow body of a lacrosse stick.

Examples :

"Sarah, if you wear gloves your hands might not slip on your shaft and you can up your game, girl!"

Sarah, si tu portes des gants, tes mains pourraient ne pas glisser sur le manche et tu pourras améliorer ton jeu, ma fille !

sport utensil item part

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Puits, galerie

A vertical or inclined passage sunk into the earth as part of a mine

Examples :

"The miners descended into the shaft to collect the coal. "

Les mineurs sont descendus dans le puits pour extraire le charbon.

geology architecture industry

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Cage d'ascenseur, gaine

A vertical passage housing a lift or elevator; a liftshaft.

Examples :

"Darn it, my keys fell through the gap and into the elevator shaft."

Zut, mes clés sont tombées dans l'espace et dans la cage d'ascenseur.

architecture building

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Conduit, gaine

A ventilation or heating conduit; an air duct.

Examples :

"Our parrot flew into the air duct and got stuck in the shaft."

Notre perroquet s'est envolé dans la gaine et s'est retrouvé coincé dans le conduit.

architecture utility building

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Fût, colonne

Any column or pillar, particularly the body of a column between its capital and pedestal.

Examples :

"The antique lamp post's shaft was a smooth, polished stone. "

Le fût du lampadaire antique était en pierre lisse et polie.

architecture part

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Tige du pénis

The main cylindrical part of the penis.

Examples :

"The female labia minora is homologous to the penis shaft skin of males."

Les petites lèvres de la femme sont homologues à la peau de la tige du pénis chez les hommes.

anatomy organ sex body physiology part human

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Cuve

The chamber of a blast furnace.

Examples :

"The workers carefully monitored the temperature in the shaft of the blast furnace. "

Les ouvriers surveillaient attentivement la température dans la cuve du haut fourneau.

architecture industry machine technical

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verb

Arnaquer, escroquer

To fuck over; to cause harm to, especially through deceit or treachery.

Examples :

"Your boss really shafted you by stealing your idea like that."

Ton patron t'a vraiment arnaqué en te volant ton idée comme ça.

moral attitude action business finance negative inhuman society law

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verb

Équiper d'un timon

To equip with a shaft.

Examples :

"The carpenter shafted the new door with a sturdy wooden post. "

Le charpentier a équipé la nouvelle porte d'un poteau en bois robuste.

technical machine

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verb

Baiser, niquer

To fuck; to have sexual intercourse with.

Examples :

"Turns out my roommate was shafting my girlfriend."

Il s'est avéré que mon colocataire baisait ma petite amie.

sex human action