faucher — meaning in English
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English meaning
- jack noun A mechanical device used to lift something heavy off the ground, especially to raise a car to change a tyre.
- mow verb To cut grass or crops close to the ground.
- reap verb To cut and gather a crop, especially grain.
- scythe noun A hand tool with a long curved blade on a long handle, used for cutting grass or grain.
- sneak verb To move quietly and carefully so as not to be noticed.
- swipe verb To steal something, often quickly and casually.
Senses
faucher is used for these senses in English:
- jack (transitive, colloquial) To steal (something), typically an automobile; to rob (someone).
- mow (transitive) To cut down grass or crops.
- reap (transitive) To cut (for example a grain) with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine
- scythe (transitive) To cut off as with a scythe; to mow. [from 1590s]
- sneak (intransitive) To creep or go stealthily; to come or go while trying to avoid detection, as a person who does not wish to be seen.
- swipe (transitive, informal) To steal or snatch.
jack — full definition
- noun A mechanical device used to lift something heavy off the ground, especially to raise a car to change a tyre.
- noun The playing card ranking between the ten and the queen, showing a young page or knave.
- noun A socket used to plug in an electrical or audio device.
- noun Informal: money.
- verb To lift something using a mechanical jack.
mow — full definition
- verb To cut grass or crops close to the ground.
- verb To kill or knock down in large numbers, often violently (usually as "mow down").