serpe

sɛʁp

Definition

Definition of serpe - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

jardinage

Rare

outil avec une lame courbée pour couper et tailler les branches

Rare

Le jardinier utilise sa serpe pour tailler les arbustes.
La serpe pend au mur de la remise.
Il affûte sa serpe avant de travailler.

croissant

faucille

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Images of serpe

outil avec une lame courbée pour couper et tailler les branches

Expressions with serpe

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à la serpe

adv.

de manière grossière et brutale, sans finesse ni délicatesse

Il a taillé cette sculpture à la serpe, sans aucun raffinement.

à coups de serpe

adv.

de façon brutale et peu précise pour fabriquer quelque chose

Ce meuble semble taillé à coups de serpe.

visage taillé à la serpe

visage aux traits très marqués et angulaires

Cet acteur a un visage taillé à la serpe très expressif.

Origin of serpe

latin, serra (scie)

Terms with serpe included in their meaning

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courbet

outil agricole

grande serpe avec une lame courbe pour couper les branches

fauchette

fagots

petite serpe courbée servant à couper des branches pour fagots

gouet

outil agricole

grosse serpe parfois à long manche pour défricher

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English:billhook, ...
German:Sichel, ...
Italian:roncola, ...
Spanish:serpeta, ...
Portuguese:serpe, ...
Chinese:镰刀, ...
Japanese:剪定鎌, ...
Arabic:منجل صغير, ...
Hebrew:מַזְמֵרָה, ...
Russian:серп, ...
Ukrainian:серп, ...
Catalan:serpa, ...
Danish:beskærerkniv, ...
Dutch:schaaf, ...
Greek:τσεκούρι κηπουρικής, ...
Hungarian:sarlókés, ...
Khmer:កាំបិតកាប់មែក, ...
Korean:낫, ...
Polish:sierp, ...
Portuguese (BR):serpe, ...
Romanian:cosor, ...
Swedish:röjkniv, ...
Thai:เคียวตัดกิ่ง, ...
Turkish:budama bıçağı, ...
Vietnamese:dao liềm, ...

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