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noun

Coup de couteau, coup de poignard

An act of stabbing or thrusting with an object.

Examples :

"The crime scene showed multiple stabs in the victim's chest. "

La scène de crime présentait de multiples coups de couteau dans la poitrine de la victime.

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noun

Coup de couteau, coup de poignard

A wound made by stabbing.

Examples :

"The doctor examined the stabs on the victim's body to determine the type of weapon used. "

Le médecin a examiné les coups de couteau sur le corps de la victime pour déterminer le type d'arme utilisé.

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noun

Blessures, coups

Pain inflicted on a person's feelings.

Examples :

"The hurtful comments were a deep stab to her pride. "

Les commentaires blessants ont été de profonds coups portés à sa fierté.

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noun

Tentative, essai

Examples :

"Her stabs at learning to play the guitar were unsuccessful, but she didn't give up. "

Ses tentatives d'apprendre à jouer de la guitare n'ont pas abouti, mais elle n'a pas abandonné.

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noun

Critiques, attaques

Examples :

"The teacher's subtle stabs at his performance were more discouraging than any direct criticism. "

Les critiques subtiles du professeur à l'égard de sa performance étaient plus décourageantes que toute critique directe.

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noun

Accords brefs et percutants

A single staccato chord that adds dramatic impact to a composition.

Examples :

"a horn stab"

un accord bref de cor

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noun

Culture en piqûre

A bacterial culture made by inoculating a solid medium, such as gelatin, with the puncture of a needle or wire.

Examples :

"The microbiologist prepared a stabs culture of E. coli bacteria for her experiment. "

Le microbiologiste a préparé une culture en piqûre de bactéries E. coli pour son expérience.

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verb

Poignarder, transpercer

To pierce or to wound (somebody) with a pointed tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger.

Examples :

"The robber stabs the victim with a knife during the robbery. "

Le voleur poignarde la victime avec un couteau pendant le vol.

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verb

Poignarde, transperce

To thrust in a stabbing motion.

Examples :

"to stab a dagger into a person"

poignarder une personne avec un poignard

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verb

Poignarde, transperce

To recklessly hit with the tip of a pointed object, such as a weapon or finger (often used with at).

Examples :

"He stabbed at my face with the twig but luckily kept missing my eyes."

Il a poignardé mon visage avec la brindille, mais a heureusement manqué mes yeux.

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verb

Poignarder, donner un coup de couteau

To cause a sharp, painful sensation (often used with at).

Examples :

"The snow from the blizzard was stabbing at my face as I skied down the mountain."

La neige du blizzard me poignardait le visage alors que je descendais la montagne à ski.

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verb

Poignarder, calomnier

To injure secretly or by malicious falsehood or slander.

Examples :

"The gossip spread quickly, and some people stabbed their colleague with lies about her work performance. "

Les ragots se sont répandus rapidement, et certaines personnes ont poignardé leur collègue avec des mensonges sur sa performance au travail.

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verb

Piquer, entailler

To roughen a brick wall with a pick so as to hold plaster.

Examples :

"The mason stabs the old brick wall to give the new plaster a better surface to grip. "

Le maçon pique le vieux mur de briques pour donner au nouveau plâtre une meilleure surface d'accroche.

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Agrafer, piquer

To pierce folded sheets, near their back edges, for the passage of thread or wire.

Examples :

"The bookbinder stabs the stack of pages with an awl to create holes for the thread. "

Le relieur pique le tas de pages avec une alène pour créer des trous pour le fil.

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