Shear
//ʃɪə(ɹ)//
Translations of "shear" (59 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | skeer(to remove the fleece from a sheep) | — | |
| Albanian | pres(to cut), qeth(to remove the fleece from a sheep), qeth(to cut the hair of a person) | — | |
| Ancient Greek | κείρω(to remove the fleece from a sheep) | keírō | |
| Arabic | جَزَّ(to remove the fleece from a sheep), قَصَّ(to remove the fleece from a sheep) | jazza, qaṣṣa | |
| Armenian | խուզել(to remove the fleece from a sheep) | xuzel | |
| Aromanian | tundu(to remove the fleece from a sheep) | — | |
| Belarusian | стры́гчы(to remove the fleece from a sheep) | strýhčy | |
| Bulgarian | ножица за стригане(a cutting tool similar to scissors), сила на срязване(a force that produces a shearing strain), стригане(the act of shearing, or something removed by shearing), режа(to cut), срязвам(to cut), стри́жа(to remove the fleece from a sheep) | nožica za strigane, sila na srjazvane, strigane, reža, srjazvam, stríža | |
| Catalan | esquilar(to cut), tondosar(to cut), tondre(to remove the fleece from a sheep) | — | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 切(to cut), 剪斷 /剪断(to remove the fleece from a sheep) | qiē, jiǎnduàn | |
| Czech | ostříhat(to cut), stříhat(to remove the fleece from a sheep), stříhat(to cut), stříhat, ostříhat(to cut the hair of a person), ustřihnout(to cut) | — | |
| Danish | klippe(to cut), skære(to cut) | — | |
| Dutch | afschuifkracht(a force that produces a shearing strain), afschuiven(to deform in a fixed direction due to mechanical forces), afsnijden(to cut), knippen(to cut the hair of a person), knippen(to cut), scheren(to remove the fleece from a sheep), scheren(to cut the hair of a person) | — | |
| Finnish | keritsimet(a cutting tool similar to scissors), leike(the act of shearing, or something removed by shearing), leikkaus(the act of shearing, or something removed by shearing), leikkausvoima(a force that produces a shearing strain), leikkuu(the act of shearing, or something removed by shearing), vinoutus(a shear transformation), keritä(to remove the fleece from a sheep), leikata(to deform in a fixed direction due to mechanical forces), leikkautua(to deform in a fixed direction due to mechanical forces), viiltää(to cut), vinouttaa(to apply a shear transformation) | — | |
| French | cisaille(a cutting tool similar to scissors), cisaillement(a force that produces a shearing strain), cisailles(a cutting tool similar to scissors), tondaison(the act of shearing, or something removed by shearing), tondeuse(a cutting tool similar to scissors), tonte(the act of shearing, or something removed by shearing), cisailler(to deform in a fixed direction due to mechanical forces), couper(to cut), tondre(to remove the fleece from a sheep) | — | |
| Friulian | tosâ(to remove the fleece from a sheep) | — | |
| Galician | cisalla(a cutting tool similar to scissors), rapa(the act of shearing, or something removed by shearing), arrocar(to remove the fleece from a sheep), chamorrar(to remove the fleece from a sheep), cisallar(to deform in a fixed direction due to mechanical forces), esquiloar(to remove the fleece from a sheep), rapar(to remove the fleece from a sheep), tosquiar(to remove the fleece from a sheep), tosquiar(to cut) | — | |
| Georgian | გაკრეჭვა(to remove the fleece from a sheep), გაჭრა(to cut), კრეჭა(to remove the fleece from a sheep), კრეჭვა(to remove the fleece from a sheep), ჭრა(to cut) | gaḳreč̣va, gač̣ra, ḳreč̣a, ḳreč̣va, č̣ra | |
| German | Scherkraft(a force that produces a shearing strain), abschneiden(to cut the hair of a person), abschneiden(to cut), rasieren(to cut the hair of a person), scheren(to remove the fleece from a sheep), schneiden(to cut) | — | |
| Greek | κουρεύω(to remove the fleece from a sheep) | kourévo | |
| Hebrew | גֵּז(the act of shearing, or something removed by shearing) | gez | |
| Hungarian | lenyír(to remove the fleece from a sheep), levág(to cut), megnyír(to remove the fleece from a sheep), nyír(to cut), vág(to cut) | — | |
| Icelandic | klippa(to cut the hair of a person), klippa(to cut), raka(to cut the hair of a person), rýja(to remove the fleece from a sheep), skera(to cut) | — | |
| Ido | cizagar(to cut) | — | |
| Indonesian | memotong(to cut) | — | |
| Ingrian | keritä(to remove the fleece from a sheep), keritä(to cut the hair of a person) | — | |
| Irish | bearr(to cut the hair of a person), lom(to remove the fleece from a sheep) | — | |
| Italian | cesoia(a cutting tool similar to scissors), tagliare(to cut), tosare(to remove the fleece from a sheep) | — | |
| Japanese | 切る(to cut), 刈る(to remove the fleece from a sheep), 剪断する(to deform in a fixed direction due to mechanical forces) | kiru, karu, sendan suru | |
| Korean | 썰다(to cut), 자르다(to remove the fleece from a sheep) | sseolda, jareuda | |
| Latin | tondeō(to remove the fleece from a sheep), tondeō(to cut) | — | |
| Latvian | cirpt(to remove the fleece from a sheep) | — | |
| Macedonian | стриже(to remove the fleece from a sheep) | striže | |
| Māori | kutikuti(a cutting tool similar to scissors), kutikuti(to remove the fleece from a sheep), kutikuti(to cut) | — | |
| Norwegian | bøylesaks(a cutting tool similar to scissors), klipp(the act of shearing, or something removed by shearing), klipp(a force that produces a shearing strain), klippe(to remove the fleece from a sheep), klippe(to cut), klippe(to deform in a fixed direction due to mechanical forces) | — | |
| Occitan | tondre(to remove the fleece from a sheep), tónder(to remove the fleece from a sheep) | — | |
| Ottoman Turkish | قرقمق(to remove the fleece from a sheep), قرقمق(to cut) | kırkmak, kırkmak | |
| Persian | کوتاه کردن(to remove the fleece from a sheep) | kutâh kardan | |
| Polish | ścinanie(the act of shearing, or something removed by shearing), ciąć(to cut), strzyc(to remove the fleece from a sheep), ścinać(to cut), ścinać(to deform in a fixed direction due to mechanical forces) | — | |
| Portuguese | poda(the act of shearing, or something removed by shearing), tosquiadeira(a cutting tool similar to scissors), cisalhar(to deform in a fixed direction due to mechanical forces), cortar(to cut), tosar(to remove the fleece from a sheep), tosquiar(to remove the fleece from a sheep), tosquiar(to cut) | — | |
| Quechua | rutuy(to cut) | — | |
| Romanian | tunde(to remove the fleece from a sheep), tunde(to cut) | — | |
| Russian | ножницы(a cutting tool similar to scissors), стрижка(the act of shearing, or something removed by shearing), подстрига́ть(to remove the fleece from a sheep), подстрига́ть(to cut), ре́зать(to cut), стричь(to remove the fleece from a sheep), стричь(to cut) | nožnicy, strižka, podstrigátʹ, podstrigátʹ, rézatʹ, stričʹ, stričʹ | |
| Salar | yiligüsi(to cut the hair of a person), zenle(to remove the fleece from a sheep) | — | |
| Serbo-Croatian | iseći(to cut), izviti(to deform in a fixed direction due to mechanical forces), strigati(to remove the fleece from a sheep), strići(to remove the fleece from a sheep), извити(to deform in a fixed direction due to mechanical forces), исећи(to cut), стригати(to remove the fleece from a sheep), стрићи(to remove the fleece from a sheep) | — | |
| Sicilian | tùnniri(to remove the fleece from a sheep) | — | |
| Slovak | strihať(to remove the fleece from a sheep) | — | |
| Slovene | striči(to remove the fleece from a sheep) | — | |
| Southern Altai | кыркы(to remove the fleece from a sheep) | kïrkï- | |
| Spanish | cizalla(a cutting tool similar to scissors), cizallado(the act of shearing, or something removed by shearing), cizalladura(a force that produces a shearing strain), cizallar(to cut), cizallar(to cut), cizallar(to deform in a fixed direction due to mechanical forces), cortar(to cut), distorsionar(to deform in a fixed direction due to mechanical forces), esquilar(to remove the fleece from a sheep), tonsurar(to remove the fleece from a sheep), tundir(to remove the fleece from a sheep) | — | |
| Swedish | skjuvning(a force that produces a shearing strain), skjuva(to deform in a fixed direction due to mechanical forces) | — | |
| Tocharian A | wärk(to remove the fleece from a sheep) | — | |
| Tocharian B | wārk(to remove the fleece from a sheep) | — | |
| Turkish | kırkmak(to remove the fleece from a sheep), saçını kesmek(to cut the hair of a person), tıraş etmek(to cut the hair of a person), yülümek(to cut the hair of a person) | — | |
| Ukrainian | стри́гти(to remove the fleece from a sheep) | strýhty | |
| Venetan | tondar(to remove the fleece from a sheep), tondir(to remove the fleece from a sheep), toxar(to remove the fleece from a sheep) | — | |
| Vietnamese | cắt(to remove the fleece from a sheep) | — | |
| Welsh | cneifio(to remove the fleece from a sheep) | — | |
| Yiddish | שערן(to remove the fleece from a sheep), שערן(to cut) | shern, shern |
skeer
pres, qeth, qeth
tundu
ножица за стригане, сила на срязване, стригане, режа, срязвам, стри́жа
nožica za strigane, sila na srjazvane, strigane, reža, srjazvam, stríža
esquilar, tondosar, tondre
ostříhat, stříhat, stříhat, stříhat, ostříhat, ustřihnout
klippe, skære
afschuifkracht, afschuiven, afsnijden, knippen, knippen, scheren, scheren
keritsimet, leike, leikkaus, leikkausvoima, leikkuu, vinoutus, keritä, leikata, leikkautua, viiltää, vinouttaa
cisaille, cisaillement, cisailles, tondaison, tondeuse, tonte, cisailler, couper, tondre
tosâ
cisalla, rapa, arrocar, chamorrar, cisallar, esquiloar, rapar, tosquiar, tosquiar
Scherkraft, abschneiden, abschneiden, rasieren, scheren, schneiden
lenyír, levág, megnyír, nyír, vág
klippa, klippa, raka, rýja, skera
cizagar
memotong
keritä, keritä
bearr, lom
cesoia, tagliare, tosare
tondeō, tondeō
cirpt
kutikuti, kutikuti, kutikuti
bøylesaks, klipp, klipp, klippe, klippe, klippe
tondre, tónder
ścinanie, ciąć, strzyc, ścinać, ścinać
poda, tosquiadeira, cisalhar, cortar, tosar, tosquiar, tosquiar
rutuy
tunde, tunde
ножницы, стрижка, подстрига́ть, подстрига́ть, ре́зать, стричь, стричь
nožnicy, strižka, podstrigátʹ, podstrigátʹ, rézatʹ, stričʹ, stričʹ
yiligüsi, zenle
iseći, izviti, strigati, strići, извити, исећи, стригати, стрићи
tùnniri
strihať
striči
cizalla, cizallado, cizalladura, cizallar, cizallar, cizallar, cortar, distorsionar, esquilar, tonsurar, tundir
skjuvning, skjuva
wärk
wārk
kırkmak, saçını kesmek, tıraş etmek, yülümek
tondar, tondir, toxar
cắt
cneifio
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