découper

Il découpa une tranche de viande.
He cut off a slice of meat.
Elle découpa une image du livre.
She cut a picture out of the book.
Elle découpa le gâteau en six.
She divided the cake into six pieces.
Il découpa l'annonce du journal.
He cut the advertisement out of the newspaper.
Il ramassa un débris qui traînait et découpa un morceau de chair dans sa cuisse, qu'il posa ensuite par terre.
And he took a shard of something, and cut a piece of flesh from his thigh, and he placed it on ground.
Pour combattre son ennui lors de cette fameuse conférence, il découpa un morceau de papier d’argent de son paquet de cigarettes et se mit à façonner une grue.
To escape the boredom, he took a piece of silver paper from a pack of cigarettes and began making a crane.
Le boucher prit son couteau et découpa le poulet en morceaux sur la planche à découper.
The butcher took his knife and cut the chicken into pieces on the chopping block.
La silhouette d'une jeune femme se découpa dans l'encadrement.
The outline of a young woman appeared at the door.
Et, comme signe emblématique, prenons celui du grand saint Martin de Tours, que nous rappelons aujourd’hui : il découpa en deux son manteau pour le partager avec un pauvre.
And, let us take as an emblematic sign that of the great Saint Martin of Tours, whom we commemorate today: he rent his cloak in half in order to share it with a poor man.
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