piolet

pjɔlɛ

Definition

Definition of piolet - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

alpinismeoutil avec manche long et fer pointu pour escalader en montagne

L'alpiniste plante son piolet dans la glace pour progresser.

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héraldique

TECH.

figure héraldique représentant cet outil dans les armoiries

TECH.

Le blason de cette famille porte un piolet d'or sur champ d'azur.

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Images of piolet

outil avec manche long et fer pointu pour escalader en montagne

Expressions with piolet

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marteau-piolet

outil d'alpinisme avec une tête de marteau et une lame pointue

L'alpiniste utilise son marteau-piolet pour planter des pitons dans la paroi.

Origin of piolet

français, pio (pioche) + suffixe -let (diminutif)

Terms with piolet included in their meaning

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en ramasse

adj.

alpinisme

relatif à une descente assise sur neige avec piolet

Examples of piolet in a sentence

Il a perdu son piolet lors de l'expédition.
Le blason affiche un piolet stylisé dans la partie supérieure.
Les armoiries de la famille incluent un piolet en or.

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English:ice axe, a heraldic symbol depicting an ice axe, ...
German:Eispickel, Pickel, ...
Italian:piccozza, ...
Spanish:piolet, ...
Portuguese:piolet, símbolo heráldico, ...
Chinese:冰镐, 鹤嘴镐, ...
Japanese:ピッケル, ピッケルの紋章図, ...
Arabic:فأس الجليد, فَأْسٌ ثَلْجِيّ, ...
Hebrew:פִּיוֹלֶה, מַקֵּל הַרְלְדִי, ...
Russian:ледоруб, ...
Ukrainian:льодоруб, альпеншток, ...
Catalan:piolet, ...
Danish:isøkse, klatreøkse, ...
Dutch:ijsbijl, ijshaak, ...
Greek:πιολέ, εικόνα πιολέ, ...
Khmer:ពូថៅទឹកកក, រូបសញ្ញារាងចង្កេះទឹកកកក្នុងអាវុធសញ្ញា, ...
Korean:피켈, 문장 속 등반 도끼, ...
Polish:czekan, pióro, ...
Portuguese (BR):piolet, ferramenta de escalada, ...
Romanian:piolet, ciuclă, ...
Swedish:isyxa, ishacka, ...
Thai:ขวานน้ำแข็ง, ปิ๊อเลต์, ...
Turkish:buz baltası, buz baltası figürü, ...
Vietnamese:rìu leo núi, hình chiếc rìu leo núi, ...

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