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stropping

UK
/ˈstrɒpɪŋ/
US
/ˈstrɑpɪŋ/

Translations

stroppingnoun
affilageTechnique de finition sur cuir, en particulier pour un rasoir ou un couteau.
The barber spent a few minutes stropping his razor before starting the shave.
Le barbier a passé quelques minutes à l’affilage de son rasoir avant de commencer le rasage.
Additional translations
aiguisageSens plus général, moins précis que le travail sur cuir.
stroppinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈstrɒpɪŋ/
US
/ˈstrɑːpɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe items or processes related to the action of stropping, e.g., “a stropping wheel”.
d’affilageSe dit d’un produit ou d’un outil utilisé pour l’affilage sur cuir.
The craftsman selected a stropping compound to finish the blade.
L’artisan a choisi un composé d’affilage pour finir la lame.
stropverb

stropping

Gerund

stropped
Past Simple
stropped
Past Participle
stropping
Gerund
UK
/strɒp/
US
/strɑp/
passer au cuirEn parlant d’un rasoir ou d’une lame.
He carefully stropped the razor before his morning shave.
Il a soigneusement passé le rasoir au cuir avant son rasage du matin.
bouderFamilier, surtout en anglais britannique.
Stop stropping and help us fix the problem.
Arrête de bouder et aide-nous à régler le problème.
Synonyms
sharpen
hone
grind
whet

Definitions

stroppingnoun
The act or process of sharpening a razor or knife by rubbing it on a strop.
The barber spent a few minutes stropping his razor before starting the shave.
stroppinggerund / present participle
Relating to or used for the action of stropping.
The craftsman selected a stropping compound to finish the blade.
stropverb
To sharpen a razor or knife by rubbing it on a strop.
He carefully stropped the razor before his morning shave.
Informal, chiefly British. To sulk, complain, or act petulantly; to throw a temper tantrum.
Stop stropping and help us fix the problem.
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