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shorn

Translations

shornpast participle
The shorn sheep huddled in the corner of the pen.
Le mouton tondu se serrait dans le coin de l'enclos.
Additional translations
dépouilléSens figuré : privé de quelque chose, notamment d'une qualité, d'un pouvoir ou d'un avantage.
shearverb

shorn

Past Participle

sheared
Past Simple
sheared
Past Participle
shearing
Gerund
UK
/ʃɪə/
US
/ʃɪr/
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.
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.
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.
Synonyms
cut
clip
trim
shave
snip
slice
sever
Antonyms
join
attach
connect
unite
assemble
mend
sew

Definitions

shornpast participle
Having had the hair, fleece, or wool cut off.
The shorn sheep huddled in the corner of the pen.
Deprived or stripped of something; bereft.
After the scandal, the director stood before the cameras, shorn of his former authority.
shearverb
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.
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