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shafts

/ʃæfts/ /ʃɑːfts/

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noun

Tiges

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

Examples :

"The archer carefully inspected the shafts of his arrows for any cracks before the competition. "

L'archer a soigneusement inspecté les tiges de ses flèches pour détecter d'éventuelles fissures avant la compétition.

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Tiges

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

Examples :

"The archer carefully inspected the shafts of his arrows before the competition. "

L'archer a soigneusement inspecté les tiges de ses flèches avant la compétition.

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Flèches, projectiles

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

Examples :

"During the playful snowball fight, the children launched icy shafts at each other. "

Pendant la bataille de boules de neige, les enfants se lançaient des projectiles glacés.

weapon military

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Manches, timons, arbres

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 oiled the shafts of his plow before attaching the horses. "

L'agriculteur a huilé les timons de sa charrue avant d'atteler les chevaux.

part machine vehicle

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Faisceau, rayon

A beam or ray of light.

Examples :

"Sunlight streamed through the window, casting bright shafts of light across the dusty floor. "

La lumière du soleil traversait la fenêtre, projetant de vifs rayons de lumière sur le sol poussiéreux.

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Tige

The main axis of a feather.

Examples :

"The bird's feather had strong shafts, supporting its delicate barbs. "

La plume de l'oiseau avait des tiges solides, soutenant ses barbes délicates.

anatomy bird part

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Le corps long et étroit d'un bâton de crosse

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 corps de ta crosse et tu pourras améliorer ton jeu, ma fille !

sport part utensil

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Puits

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

Examples :

"The old coal mine had several shafts that led deep underground. "

L'ancienne mine de charbon avait plusieurs puits qui menaient profondément sous terre.

geology structure industry technical

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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 part

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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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Fûts, colonnes

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

Examples :

"The architect pointed to the shafts of the ancient temple, noting their smooth, unadorned surfaces between the decorative capitals and the worn pedestals. "

L'architecte a montré les fûts de l'ancien temple, notant leurs surfaces lisses et non ornées entre les chapiteaux décoratifs et les piédestals usés.

architecture part building

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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 l'homme.

anatomy organ body sex physiology

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Le puits

The chamber of a blast furnace.

Examples :

"The intense heat within the blast furnace shafts melts the iron ore. "

La chaleur intense à l'intérieur des puits du haut fourneau fait fondre le minerai de fer.

architecture industry machine

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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.

action negative character attitude moral

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Équiper d'un timon

To equip with a shaft.

Examples :

"The factory shafts the new toy cars with metal axles before packaging them. "

L'usine équipe les nouvelles voitures jouets d'essieux métalliques avant de les emballer.

technical machine part

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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 body action human