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Definition of ouvrer - Reverso French Dictionary

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artisanat

tr.

Dated

façonner une matière pour créer un objet ou une œuvre

tr.

Dated

Le sculpteur ouvre le marbre avec une précision remarquable.

façonner

modeler

entreprise

intr.

Dated

faire un travail, exercer une activité professionnelle

intr.

Dated

Les artisans ouvrent depuis l'aube dans leurs ateliers.

travailler

foresterie

tr.

Dated

préparer le bois en forêt pour pouvoir l'utiliser

tr.

Dated

Les bûcherons ouvrent le chêne avant de le transporter.

exploiter

préparer

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Origin of ouvrer

latin, operari (travailler)

Examples of ouvrer in a sentence

Elle aime ouvrer le bois pour fabriquer des jouets.
Les artisans ouvrent la pierre selon des techniques anciennes.
J'ai ouvrier dans cette usine pendant dix ans.
Ils ouvrent tous les jours, même le dimanche.
Ils doivent ouvrer les troncs avant l'hiver.
On a ouvert le bois sur place pour le séchage.

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English:work, labor, ...
German:bearbeiten, arbeiten, ...
Italian:lavorare, operare, ...
Spanish:trabajar, ejercer, ...
Portuguese:trabalhar, laborar, ...
Chinese:加工, 工作, ...
Japanese:加工する, 働く, ...
Arabic:نحت, عَمِلَ, ...
Hebrew:לַעֲבֹד, לַעֲבוֹד, ...
Russian:обрабатывать, работать, ...
Ukrainian:обробляти, працювати, ...
Catalan:treballar, oficiar, ...
Dutch:bewerken, werken, ...
Greek:μορφώνω, εργάζομαι, ...
Korean:가공하다, 일하다, ...
Polish:obrabiać, pracować, ...
Portuguese (BR):trabalhar, labutar, ...
Romanian:a prelucra, a munci, ...
Thai:ขึ้นรูป, ทำงาน, ...
Turkish:işlemek, çalışmak, ...
Vietnamese:chế tác, làm việc, ...

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