tailler

Meaning

1. to cut
2. to sharpen
3. (informal, pronominal) to do one, to clear off

Concepts

carve

cut

trim

hack

chop

whittle

hew

cut off

slice

clip

chisel

prune

pare

sharpen

grave

🪦

work

make round

mince

sculpt

size

split

mow

shear

shave

facet

pug

reap

sand

scrape off

set

sever

shutter

chip at

touch on

trim down

peck at

wood carver

act of carving

mensurate

carved wooden door

abscond

model, to

bite

chop off

cleave

crop

cut away

cut into pieces

cut out

cut up

Synonyms

couper

découper

trancher

hacher

abattre

sculpter

tondre

émonder

rogner

grêler

ôter

enlever

balafre

ciseler

aiguiser

buriner

élaguer

facetter

faire

faucher

fendre

finir

forger

graver

interrompre

limer

mesurer

modeler

modifier

morceler

mouler

peler

porte

🚪

raboter

rectifier

rediger

retrancher

rompre

scier

🪚

terminer

🔚

traverser

charcuter

couper en morceaux

couper en petits morceaux

désunir

émincer

faire un rabais

libeller

✍️

mettre en forme

mettre en morceaux

Translations

tagliare

cortar

schneiden

cortar

kesmek

abschneiden

hakken

hacken

tallar

houwen

zerschneiden

budamak

hauen

slijpen

stutzen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ta.je/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French: taillier

In summary

Inherited from Old French taillier, from Late Latin tāliāre, a verb based on Latin tālea (“cutting taken from a plant”).