merlin

mɛʁlɛ̃n

Definition

Definition of merlin - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

outil

TECH.

hache spéciale pour couper et fendre le bois

TECH.

Il utilise un merlin pour fendre les bûches.

fendeur

hachette

boucherie

Dated

gros marteau que les bouchers utilisent pour tuer les bœufs

Dated

Le boucher prit son merlin pour abattre l'animal.

maillet

massette

océan

TECH.

poisson de mer argenté semblable au merlan

TECH.

Les pêcheurs de Boulogne appellent ce poisson un merlin.

lançon

merlan

marine

Dated

petite corde de bateau faite de trois fils tressés

Dated

Le marin attache la poulie avec du merlin.

cordelette

cordage

Dated

fil solide servant à fabriquer des cordages de bateau

Dated

Les marins tressent le merlin pour faire des cordes.

cordon

filin

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Images of merlin

poisson de mer argenté semblable au merlan
petite corde de bateau faite de trois fils tressés

Origin of merlin

germanique, *marh (cheval) + *lind (souple)

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Merlin

hache spéciale pour fendre le bois de chauffage

Examples of merlin in a sentence

Son père lui a offert un merlin neuf pour Noël.
Le merlin repose sur l'établi du boucher.
Il a aiguisé le merlin avant de commencer.
Un merlin a été pêché ce matin au port.
Le marché vend du merlin frais chaque jour.
Le merlin sert à fixer les voiles.

Ils ont remplacé le vieux merlin usé.
Le merlin est indispensable pour réparer les filets.
Ils utilisent du merlin pour renforcer les amarres.

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English:splitting maul, slaughter hammer, ...
German:Spaltaxt, Fleischerhammer, ...
Italian:spaccalegna, mazza, ...
Spanish:hacha de partir, mazo de matarifes, ...
Portuguese:machado de rachar, malho, ...
Chinese:劈木斧, 屠宰大锤, ...
Japanese:薪割り斧, 屠殺用ハンマー, ...
Arabic:فأس شق, مِرْزَب, ...
Hebrew:קַרְדּוֹם בִּיקּוּעַ, פַּטִּישׁ קַצָּב, ...
Russian:колун, кувалда, ...
Ukrainian:колун, м'ясницький молот, ...
Catalan:mall de fendre, martell gros, ...
Danish:kløveøkse, slagtehammer, ...
Dutch:kliefbijl, voorhamer, ...
Greek:καλέμι, μεγάλο σφυρί, ...
Khmer:ពូថៅបំបែកឈើ, ញញួរធំសម្រាប់សម្លាប់គោរបស់អ្នកកាប់សាច់, ...
Korean:쪼갬도끼, 도살 망치, ...
Polish:merlin, obuch rzeźniczy, ...
Portuguese (BR):machado, malho, ...
Romanian:merlin, ciocan de măcelar, ...
Swedish:klyvyxa, slakthammare, ...
Thai:ขวานผ่าไม้, ค้อนฆ่าวัว, ...
Turkish:odun yarma baltası, kasap çekici, ...
Vietnamese:rìu bổ củi, búa tạ, ...

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Definition of merlin - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

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Origin of merlin

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