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• Verbe signifiant couper ou tailler quelque chose, en particulier du bois ou de la pierre, avec une hache, une pioche ou un autre outil.

A verb meaning to chop or cut something, especially wood or stone, with an axe, pick, or other tool.

verbe irrégulier

1. Chop or cutB2formal

   To cut something, especially wood or stone, with a tool such as an axe or a chisel.

   tailler, couper

   • The lumberjack hewed the tree with a sharp axe.
   • They hewed the stone into a perfect cube.
   • He hewed a path through the dense forest.

   Synonymescarvechopcleavecutfellhackshape

2. B2formal

   To shape or carve something by cutting.

   Tailler, façonner

   • The sculptor hewed a statue from a block of marble.
   • They hewed the logs into beams for the cabin.
   • She hewed the wood into a rough figure.

   Synonymescarvechiselcutfashionformsculptshape

3. Adhere to a principleC1formal

   To follow or adhere strictly to a rule, principle, or standard.

   Se conformer strictement à

   • The politician hewed closely to the party line.
   • He always hews to his moral principles.
   • The report hews to the facts without embellishment.

   Synonymesadhereclingconformholdstick

Variantes phrasalhew out