scier
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verb
to sawcut with a saw
to halt or go backwards
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- Avant quils eussent pris une décision, la nuit était venue et Tit'Bé, qui était allé aider Eutrope Gagnon à scier du bouleau pour son poêle, rentra et le ramena avec lui.Before they had made a decision, the night had come and Tit'Bé, who had gone to help Eutrope Gagnon to saw birch for his stove, returned and brought him back with him.B1Maria Chapdelaine
- — Oui, dit Felton! mais silence, silence! il me faut le temps de scier vos barreaux."Yes," said Felton. But silence, silence! I need time to saw your bars.B2Les Trois Mousquetaires
- Le père Chapdelaine et Tit'Bé attelèrent Charles-Eugène au grand traîneau à bois et charroyèrent laborieusement les troncs coupés qui furent empilés de nouveau près de la maison; quand cela fut fait les deux hommes prirent le godendard et scièrent, scièrent, scièrent du matin au soir; puis les haches eurent leur tour et fendirent les bûches selon leur taille.Father Chapdelaine and Tit'Bé called Charles-Eugène to the big wooden sled and laboriously carried the cut trunks that were piled again near the house; when it was done the two men took the dildo and sawed, sawed, sawed from morning to evening; then the axes had their turn and split the logs according to their size.B1Maria Chapdelaine
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