noun🔗ShareTigesThe entire body of a long weapon, such as an arrow."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.weaponpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTigesThe long, narrow, central body of a spear, arrow, or javelin."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.weaponpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFlèches, projectiles(by extension) Anything cast or thrown as a spear or javelin."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.weaponmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareManches, timons, arbresAny 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."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.partmachinevehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFaisceau, rayonA beam or ray of light."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.naturephysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTigeThe main axis of a feather."The bird's feather had strong shafts, supporting its delicate barbs. "La plume de l'oiseau avait des tiges solides, soutenant ses barbes délicates.anatomybirdpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLe corps long et étroit d'un bâton de crosseThe long narrow body of a lacrosse stick."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 !sportpartutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePuitsA vertical or inclined passage sunk into the earth as part of a mine"The old coal mine had several shafts that led deep underground. "L'ancienne mine de charbon avait plusieurs puits qui menaient profondément sous terre.geologystructureindustrytechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCage d'ascenseur, gaineA vertical passage housing a lift or elevator; a liftshaft."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.architecturebuildingpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareConduit, gaineA ventilation or heating conduit; an air duct."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.architectureutilitybuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFûts, colonnesAny column or pillar, particularly the body of a column between its capital and pedestal."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.architecturepartbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTige du pénisThe main cylindrical part of the penis."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.anatomyorganbodysexphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLe puitsThe chamber of a blast furnace."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.architectureindustrymachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareArnaquer, escroquerTo fuck over; to cause harm to, especially through deceit or treachery."Your boss really shafted you by stealing your idea like that."Ton patron t'a vraiment arnaqué en te volant ton idée comme ça.actionnegativecharacterattitudemoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉquiper d'un timonTo equip with a shaft."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.technicalmachinepartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBaiser, niquerTo fuck; to have sexual intercourse with."Turns out my roommate was shafting my girlfriend."Il s'est avéré que mon colocataire baisait ma petite amie.sexbodyactionhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading