verb🔗ShareAffûter, aiguiser(sometimes figurative) To make sharp."to sharpen a pencil or a knife or a musical note"Affûter un crayon, un couteau ou une note de musique.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAffûter, aiguiserTo become sharp."The dull pencil was sharpening in the electric sharpener. "Le crayon terne s'affûtait dans le taille-crayon électrique.actionprocessqualityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareL'affûtage, l'aiguisageThe act by which something is sharpened."The sharpening of the pencil allowed me to write more clearly. "L'affûtage du crayon m'a permis d'écrire plus clairement.actionprocessworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLes copeaux(in the plural) The debris produced when a pencil is sharpened."After sharpening all the pencils, the table was covered in sharpenings. "Après avoir taillé tous les crayons, la table était couverte de copeaux.stationeryitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
