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scarfing

/ˈskɑːfɪŋ/

/ˈskɑrfɪŋ/

Translations

scarfingnoun

scarfageTechnique d’usinage ou de préparation d’un joint.

The carpenter was skilled in scarfing, ensuring that the wooden beams fit together seamlessly.

Le charpentier maîtrisait le scarfage, ce qui garantissait un assemblage parfait des poutres en bois.

Additional translations

goinfrerieFamilier.

Synonyms

butt jointing

splicing joint

seaming

joining

scarf jointing

splicing

inhaling (informal)

scarfinggerund / present participle

/ˈskɑːfɪŋ/

/ˈskɑːrfɪŋ/

Used before nouns to describe tools, machines or processes involved in scarfing.

de scarfageTerme technique.

The workshop is equipped with a new scarfing machine.

L’atelier est équipé d’une nouvelle machine de scarfage.

Synonyms

scarfing down

scarfverb

scarfing

Gerund

scarfed

Past Simple

scarfed

Past Participle

scarfing

Gerund

/skɑːf/

/skɑrf/

engloutirFamilier: manger très vite et goulûment.

He scarfed down his lunch in just a few minutes.

Il a englouti son déjeuner en quelques minutes seulement.

Additional translations

assembler à siffletTechnique: relier deux pièces par un assemblage en sifflet.

Synonyms

Definitions

scarfingnoun

The act or process of scarfing, which involves cutting or shaping a material, such as wood or metal, to create a joint or fit.

The carpenter was skilled in scarfing, ensuring that the wooden beams fit together seamlessly.

The act of eating something quickly and greedily.

Her constant scarfing of chips worried her friends.

scarfinggerund / present participle

Relating to or used for scarfing, especially cutting or beveling material for a joint (used before a noun).

The workshop is equipped with a new scarfing machine.

scarfverb

To eat something quickly and greedily.

He scarfed down his lunch in just a few minutes.

To join two pieces of material by forming a scarf joint.

The carpenter scarfed the two planks to create a longer board.