scier

to saw

s j e
sci saw + er Infinitive
verb Rare #37,630
to saw Used for cutting (especially wood) with a saw; also used figuratively (e.g., to bore someone).
FR: Il va scier une planche de bois.
EN: He is going to saw a wooden plank.

Je l'ai vu scier un arbre.

I saw him sawing down a tree.

Impossible à scier ou à forcer.

Impossible to saw or force.

— Insaisissables 2 (2016)

Le garçon a essayé de scier la branche morte.

The boy tried to saw off the dead branch.

Je l'ai vu en train de scier un arbre.

I saw him sawing down a tree.

Elle l'a vu scier la branche.

She saw him sawing the branch.

Ce serait scier la branche sur laquelle vous êtes assis.

That would be cutting off the branch you’re sitting on.

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