verb🔗ShareRaserTo make bald or shorter by using a tool such as a razor or pair of electric clippers to cut the hair close to the skin."He needs to shave his beard every morning before going to work. "Il doit se raser la barbe tous les matins avant d'aller travailler.appearancebodyhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRaserTo cut anything in this fashion."The labourer with the bending scythe is seen / Shaving the surface of the waving green."On voit le laboureur à la faux courbée raser la surface du vert ondoyant.bodyappearanceactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSe raserTo remove hair from one's face by this means."I had little time to shave this morning."J'ai eu peu de temps pour me raser ce matin.appearancebodyhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTrancher, couper finementTo cut finely, as with slices of meat."The chef uses a very sharp knife to shave thin slices of Parmesan cheese over the pasta. "Le chef utilise un couteau très tranchant pour trancher de fines tranches de parmesan sur les pâtes.foodutensilactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRaser, frôlerTo skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing."The airplane shaved the mountain peak as it flew overhead. "L'avion a frôlé le sommet de la montagne en passant au-dessus.actionappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRéduire, diminuerTo reduce in size or weight."The company needed to shave $10,000 from its budget to meet its financial goals. "L'entreprise a dû réduire son budget de 10 000 dollars pour atteindre ses objectifs financiers.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTondre, escroquerTo be hard and severe in a bargain with; to practice extortion on; to cheat."The landlord shaved the rent by $100 each month, taking advantage of the new tenants' need for an apartment quickly. "Le propriétaire a tondu le loyer de 100 $ chaque mois, profitant du besoin urgent des nouveaux locataires d'un appartement.businesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEscompterTo buy (a note) at a discount greater than the legal rate of interest, or to deduct in discounting it more than the legal rate allows."The loan shark threatened to shave the promissory note severely, charging exorbitant interest if I couldn't pay on time. "L'usurier a menacé d'escompter sévèrement le billet à ordre, en facturant des intérêts exorbitants si je ne pouvais pas payer à temps.businessfinancelaweconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRasageAn instance of shaving."I instructed the barber to give me a shave."J'ai demandé au barbier de me faire un rasage.appearancebodyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRasage, copeauA thin slice; a shaving."The carpenter carefully swept away the wood shave after planing the table leg. "Le charpentier a soigneusement balayé le copeau de bois après avoir raboté le pied de la table.appearancestyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRabais importantAn exorbitant discount on a note."The store offered a shave of 50% on the price of the new textbook. "Le magasin a offert un rabais important de 50 % sur le prix du nouveau manuel.businessfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePrime, rabaisA premium paid for an extension of the time of delivery or payment, or for the right to vary a stock contract in any particular."The buyer agreed to a small shave on the contract price in exchange for delaying the delivery of the materials by two weeks. "L'acheteur a accepté une petite prime sur le prix du contrat en échange du report de la livraison des matériaux de deux semaines.businessfinancecommerceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRabotA hand tool consisting of a sharp blade with a handle at each end; a spokeshave."The craftsman carefully smoothed the curved chair leg using his shave. "L'artisan a soigneusement lissé le pied de chaise incurvé à l'aide de son rabot.utensilmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn rasage de près, un cheveu sur la langueA narrow miss or escape; a close shave."The narrow escape from the bus accident was a close shave. "L'échappée belle de l'accident de bus était un rasage de près.situationactioneventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
