French dictionaries
Nouveau !trancher
[trɑ̃ʃe]verbe transitif
| 1. | [couper]
to cut, to sever (soutenu),
to slice through
trancher la gorge de quelqu'un to cut ou to slit somebody's throat |
| 2. | [différend]
to settle
[difficulté] to solve [question] to decide |
| 3. | (soutenu) [discussion] to bring to a sudden end, to cut short (separable) |
trancher
[trɑ̃ʃe]verbe intransitif
[décider] to make ou to take a decision, to decide
trancher dans le vif to take drastic action
trancher avec
verbe plus préposition ,
trancher sur
verbe plus préposition
[suj: couleur] to stand out against, to contrast sharply with
[suj: attitude] to be in sharp contrast ou to contrast strongly with
sa déclaration tranche avec les propos apaisants du gouvernement his remarks are in sharp contrast to the pacifying words of his government
se trancher
verbe pronominal transitif
se trancher le doigt to chop one's finger off