sickle in Finnish
sickle in Finnish is sirppi, leikata sirpillä — sickle means a hand tool with a short handle and a curved blade, used for cutting grass or grain crops.
sickle in Finnish
sirppi
(agriculture) An implement having a semicircular blade and short handle, used for cutting long grass and cereal crops.
leikata sirpillä
What does "sickle" mean?
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noun A hand tool with a short handle and a curved blade, used for cutting grass or grain crops.
"The farmer swung the sickle in wide arcs to cut the wheat by hand."
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verb Of red blood cells: to distort into an abnormal crescent shape, as in sickle cell disease.
"In sickle cell anaemia, red blood cells sickle and block small blood vessels."
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sickle in a sentence
- The farmer swung the sickle in wide arcs to cut the wheat by hand.
- A hammer and sickle appear on the old Soviet flag.
- In sickle cell anaemia, red blood cells sickle and block small blood vessels.
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What is "sickle" in Finnish?
"sickle" in Finnish is sirppi, leikata sirpillä. sickle means: A hand tool with a short handle and a curved blade, used for cutting grass or grain crops.
How do you use "sickle" in a sentence?
Example: "The farmer swung the sickle in wide arcs to cut the wheat by hand." In Finnish, "sickle" is sirppi, leikata sirpillä.
Are there other ways to say "sickle" in Finnish?
Yes — Finnish has 2 translations listed for "sickle": sirppi, leikata sirpillä.
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