tondre
Meaning
- (transitive) to shear (sheep)
- (transitive) to mow, cut (grass; a lawn)
- (transitive) to clip, cut (hair)
- (transitive) to shave (one's head)
- (transitive) to smooth, level (a surface)
- (informal, transitive) to rob, clean someone out
Concepts
Synonyms
couper avec des ciseaux
être capable de
couper en morceaux
faire un rabais
vendre à perte
moissonnner
avoir fini
couper en bandes
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/tɔ̃dʁ/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old French tondre, from Vulgar Latin *tondĕre, variant of Latin tondēre, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tend-, from *temh₂- (“to cut”).
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