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sabre

UK
/ˈseɪ.bər/
US
/ˈseɪ.bɚ/

Translations

sabrenoun
sabres
pl
UK
/ˈseɪ.bər/
US
/ˈseɪ.bɚ/
The officer drew his sabre as he charged into battle.
L’officier tira son sabre en chargeant au combat.
Additional translations
sabreEn escrime.
Synonyms
blade
sword
rapier
scimitar
cutlass
sabreverb
sabred
Past Simple
sabred
Past Participle
sabring
Gerund
UK
/ˈseɪbə/
US
/ˈseɪbər/
The soldier sabred his way through the enemy lines.
Le soldat a sabré son chemin à travers les lignes ennemies.
Additional translations
sabrerAu sens cérémoniel ou symbolique.
Synonyms
cleave
sever
chop
swing at
strike
lance
hack
slice
cut
slash
sabreadjective
Used attributively: e.g. 'sabre team', 'sabre techniques'
de sabreAdjectif relationnel.
She switched from foil to the more aggressive sabre style.
Elle est passée du fleuret au style de sabre plus offensif.
Synonyms
cutting
edged
slashing
curved-bladed
curved
swordlike
saberlike
sabrelike
saber-shaped
sabre-shaped

Definitions

sabrenoun
A heavy cavalry sword with a curved blade and a single cutting edge, used in the past by soldiers on horseback.
The officer drew his sabre as he charged into battle.
A light fencing sword with a tapering flexible blade and a handguard that covers the knuckles, used in modern fencing.
She won the fencing match with a swift strike of her sabre.
sabreverb
To cut or wound with a sabre.
The soldier sabred his way through the enemy lines.
To perform a ceremonial or symbolic act of cutting with a sabre.
The officer sabred the bottle of champagne to celebrate the victory.
sabreadjective
Relating to, designed for, or characteristic of a sabre (the weapon or the fencing discipline).
She switched from foil to the more aggressive sabre style.
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