What does découpe in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word découpe in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use découpe in French.

The word découpe in French means cutting, cut, cutting, cut, cut, jagged, craggy, notched, indented, cut out, cut, chop, slice, cut, stand out, papercutting, sale as separate lots. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word découpe

cutting

nom féminin (façon de couper la viande)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La découpe est un art de boucherie.

cut

nom féminin (coupe de papier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le tirage des vignettes se fait via des découpes.

cutting

nom féminin (découpage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ici, on fait de la découpe au laser.

cut

nom féminin (garnissage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle coud des découpes de laine dans ses poches contre le froid.

cut

nom féminin (pièce découpée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Avec une machine, on obtient des découpes calibrées.

jagged, craggy, notched, indented

adjectif (qui a des contours irréguliers)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Les côtes normandes sont très découpées.
The Normandy coastline is very jagged.

cut out

verbe transitif (couper en suivant un contour)

Petit, j'aimais bien découper les images dans les magazines.
When I was little, I loved cutting out pictures from magazines.

cut, chop, slice

verbe transitif (couper en morceaux)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
C'est toujours ma femme qui découpe le poulet.
It is always my wife who carves the chicken.

cut

verbe pronominal (être coupé)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Certains papiers peints ne se découpent pas facilement.
Some wallpapers do not cut easily.

stand out

verbe pronominal (soutenu (ressortir)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")
L'église se découpe bien sur ce ciel bleu.
The church stands out well against the blue sky.

papercutting

nom masculin (art de découpe) (art)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le papier découpé est un art pratiqué dans plusieurs cultures à l'aide d'une petite lame appelée canivet.

sale as separate lots

nom féminin (vente de propriété en plusieurs lots)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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