la sciure

sawdust

s j y ʁ
sci to saw + ure act, result, or product of
noun · feminine Rare #48,962
sawdust Usually refers to fine wood particles produced by sawing.
FR: Il y a de la sciure sur le sol.
EN: There is sawdust on the floor.

Ça sent la sciure de bois fraîche.

It smells like fresh sawdust.

— Ménage (1986)

Le sol est couvert de sciure.

The floor is covered with sawdust.

Des aiguilles, du fil, de la sciure.

Needles, thread, sawdust.

— Psychose (1960)

Et Krum, si sa tête est pleine de sciure, pas celle de Karkaroff.

And Krum, if his head is full of sawdust, Karkaroff's is not.

— Harry Potter et la Coupe de feu (2005)

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