verb🔗ShareRaser, tondreTo 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 had shaven his beard off completely, so I barely recognized him. "Il s'était complètement rasé la barbe, à tel point que je l'ai à peine reconnu.appearancebodyChat 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.appearancebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRaserTo 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 finementTo cut finely, as with slices of meat."The chef shaven thin slices of prosciutto to garnish the salad. "Le chef a tranché finement des tranches de prosciutto pour garnir la salade.foodactionChat 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 shaven the treetops on its approach to the airport. "L'avion a rasé la cime des arbres lors de son approche de l'aéroport.actionappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRéduire, diminuerTo reduce in size or weight."The carpenter shaven the thick plank of wood to make it fit the door frame. "Le charpentier a réduit l'épaisseur de la planche de bois pour qu'elle s'adapte au cadre de la porte.appearancebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTondre, escroquerTo be hard and severe in a bargain with; to practice extortion on; to cheat."The used car salesman shaven the young student by charging him double the car's actual value. "Le vendeur de voitures d'occasion a escroqué le jeune étudiant en lui facturant le double de la valeur réelle de la voiture.businesseconomyfinancemoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEscompter illégalementTo 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 shaved the desperate man's paycheck, leaving him with barely enough to feed his family. "L'usurier a escompté le salaire de l'homme désespéré, ne lui laissant à peine de quoi nourrir sa famille.businessfinanceeconomylawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareRaséHaving been shaved."Here are a few options, progressively more descriptive: His face was shaven, and he looked younger. With his head shaven, he felt much cooler in the summer heat. The recruit looked smart in his uniform, his head newly shaven. " appearancebodyhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
