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shore

/ʃɔː/

/ʃɔr/

shorenoun

shores

/ʃɔː/

/ʃɔr/

Translations

rivage

We walked along the shore collecting seashells.

Nous avons marché le long du rivage en ramassant des coquillages.

étaiSens technique: pièce de soutien provisoire.

The workers used a shore to stabilize the wall during construction.

Les ouvriers ont utilisé un étai pour stabiliser le mur pendant la construction.

côtesAu pluriel, pour parler des terres vues depuis la mer.

After weeks at sea, the sailors longed to see friendly shores again.

Après des semaines en mer, les marins désiraient revoir des côtes amies.

Additional translations

riveSurtout pour les lacs et les rivières; plus général que « rivage ».

rivagesPlus littéraire ou soutenu, souvent au pluriel.

Definitions

The land along the edge of a sea, lake, or other large body of water.

We walked along the shore collecting seashells.

A prop or beam used to support or hold up something, typically a building or structure.

The workers used a shore to stabilize the wall during construction.

A land or country, especially as seen from or reached by the sea (often in plural).

After weeks at sea, the sailors longed to see friendly shores again.

Synonyms

shoreverb

shored

Past Simple

shored

Past Participle

shoring

ing-form

/ʃɔː/

/ʃɔr/

Translations

étayerSens de construction: soutenir avec des étais.

The workers shored the wall to prevent it from collapsing.

Les ouvriers ont étayé le mur pour éviter qu’il ne s’effondre.

renforcerSens figuré: apporter un soutien ou consolider.

The government introduced new policies to shore up the economy.

Le gouvernement a mis en place de nouvelles politiques pour renforcer l’économie.

Definitions

To support or hold up something with a prop or beam.

The workers shored the wall to prevent it from collapsing.

To give support or encouragement to something.

The government introduced new policies to shore up the economy.

Synonyms

prop up

shoreadjective

Used attributively before a noun to mean ‘related to or situated on the shore’, e.g. “shore patrol”, “shore installations”.

Translations

côtierRelatif au littoral ou à la côte.

The base provides support for shore operations.

La base fournit un soutien aux opérations côtières.

Definitions

Situated on, taking place on, or relating to the shore or land near the sea.

The base provides support for shore operations.

Synonyms

shearverb

shore

Past Simple

sheared

Past Simple

sheared

Past Participle

shearing

ing-form

/ʃɪə/

/ʃɪr/

Translations

tondreSe dit surtout pour la laine des moutons.

Every spring, the farmers shear the sheep to collect their wool.

Chaque printemps, les fermiers tondent les moutons pour récolter leur laine.

cisaillerPour une rupture ou une déformation sous contrainte.

The metal rod will shear if too much pressure is applied.

La tige métallique se cisaille si l’on applique trop de pression.

taillerPour la taille des haies, de l’herbe ou des cheveux.

The gardener sheared the hedges to keep them neat and tidy.

Le jardinier a taillé les haies pour les garder nettes et bien ordonnées.

dépouillerSens figuré : priver de quelque chose.

The reforms sheared the committee of much of its authority.

Les réformes ont dépouillé le comité d’une grande partie de son autorité.

Definitions

to cut the wool off a sheep or other animal.

Every spring, the farmers shear the sheep to collect their wool.

to break off or cause to break off, owing to a structural strain.

The metal rod will shear if too much pressure is applied.

to cut or trim something, especially hair or grass.

The gardener sheared the hedges to keep them neat and tidy.

to strip or deprive someone or something of an attribute, possession, or capability, as if by cutting away

The reforms sheared the committee of much of its authority.

Synonyms

Antonyms

shearnoun

Definitions

A pair of large scissors used for cutting materials such as metal or fabric.

The tailor used shears to cut the heavy fabric for the new suit.

A deformation or strain in a material caused by forces acting parallel to each other, so that adjacent layers slide past one another.

The engineer analyzed the shear in the metal beam to ensure it could withstand the load.

shearadjective

Definitions

relating to or caused by shear forces or stress

Engineers calculated the shear strength of the bolt.