knife
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knife
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
1. (tableware)
a. le couteau (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
Oops, I dropped my knife!Oups, j’ai fait tomber mon couteau !
2. (tool)
a. le cutter (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
Be careful with that knife. It's super sharp.Fais attention avec ce cutter. Il est très tranchant.
b. le cutteur (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
I need to find the knife so I can break down these cardboard boxes.Il faut que je trouve le cutteur pour découper ces cartons.
c. le couteau de précision (M) (Québec)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
Regionalism used in Québec.
Could I borrow your knife to cut this drywall?Je pourrais t'emprunter ton couteau de précision pour couper cette plaque de plâtre ?
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
3. (to stab)
a. donner un coup de couteau à
Clara, furious at the betrayal, threatened to knife Philippe.Clara, furieuse de la trahison, menaçait de donner un coup de couteau à Philippe.
b. poignarder
The punk tried to knife his rival, but the blade didn't go through his leather jacket.Le voyou a tenté de poignarder son rival, mais la lame n'a pas transpercé sa veste en cuir.
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Indicative of "knife"
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