sabot

• Nom désignant un type de chaussure, soit taillée dans un seul bloc de bois, soit ayant une semelle en bois.

A noun referring to a type of footwear, either carved from a single block of wood or having wooden soles.

1. Wooden shoeB2formal

   A type of footwear carved from a single block of wood, traditionally worn by peasants in parts of Europe.

   Sabot (chaussure en bois)

   • The farmer wore a pair of sabots while working in the muddy fields.
   • In the museum, we saw an exhibit of traditional sabots from the 18th century.
   • The clatter of sabots on the cobblestone street echoed through the village.

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2. Shoe with wooden soleB2formal

   A type of footwear that has a sole made of wood, often associated with traditional or folk costumes.

   Sabot (chaussure à semelle de bois)

   • She wore sabots with a thick wooden sole to protect her feet from the cold floor.
   • The dancers' sabots clicked rhythmically during the folk performance.
   • These modern sabots are designed with a wooden sole and a leather upper.

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