verb🔗ShareRase, se raseTo 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 shaves his face every morning before going to work. "Il se rase le visage tous les matins avant d'aller travailler.appearancebodyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRaseTo 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🔗ShareRaseTo 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.bodyappearancehumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCoupe finementTo cut finely, as with slices of meat."The butcher shaved thin slices of roast beef for the dinner party. "Le boucher a coupé de fines tranches de rosbif pour le dîner.foodutensilactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRase, effleureTo skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing."The airplane shaved the mountain peak, flying very close without touching it. "L'avion a rasé le sommet de la montagne, volant très près sans le toucher.actionphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRéduit, diminueTo reduce in size or weight."The tailor shaved the fabric to make the new dress fit better. "Le tailleur a réduit le tissu pour que la nouvelle robe taille mieux.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTondre, arnaquerTo be hard and severe in a bargain with; to practice extortion on; to cheat."The used car salesman often shaves his customers by adding hidden fees and exaggerating the car's value. "Le vendeur de voitures d'occasion arnaque souvent ses clients en ajoutant des frais cachés et en exagérant la valeur de la voiture.businesseconomyfinancemoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareescompter, raserTo 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 bank manager shaved 5% off the face value of the loan note, to get a better deal. "Le directeur de la banque a escompté 5 % de la valeur nominale du billet de prêt, afin d'obtenir une meilleure affaire.financebusinesslawChat 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.bodyappearanceactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUne fine tranche, rasageA thin slice; a shaving."The carpenter swept up the shaves of wood from the floor after using the plane. "Le charpentier a balayé les copeaux de bois du sol après avoir utilisé le rabot.materialpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRabais importantAn exorbitant discount on a note."The finance company offered the struggling business loan shaves so deep that they suspected hidden fees or a predatory agreement. "La société de financement a proposé à l'entreprise en difficulté des rabais si importants sur le prêt qu'ils ont soupçonné des frais cachés ou un accord abusif.financebusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePrime, surtaxeA 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 farmer accepted small shaves on the wheat contract to delay delivery until after the harvest. "L'agriculteur a accepté de petites primes sur le contrat de blé pour retarder la livraison jusqu'après la récolte.businessfinanceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRabotA hand tool consisting of a sharp blade with a handle at each end; a spokeshave."The woodworker carefully smoothed the curved chair leg using his collection of shaves. "L'ébéniste a soigneusement lissé le pied de chaise incurvé en utilisant sa collection de rabots.utensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareéchappée belle, rasé de prèsA narrow miss or escape; a close shave.""The cyclist had a couple of shaves with passing cars on the narrow road, but thankfully arrived home safely." "Le cycliste a échappé de peu à plusieurs reprises aux voitures sur la route étroite, mais est heureusement rentré chez lui sain et sauf.actioneventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading