shorn

• Participe passé de 'tondre' ou 'couper' (laine, cheveux) ; décrit quelque chose qui a été rasé, coupé ou privé de sa couverture, souvent employé métaphoriquement pour évoquer la perte ou la privation.

Past participle of 'shear'; describes something that has been cut off or stripped away, often used metaphorically to mean deprived or bereft.

1. Cut or clipped offB2formal

   Having had hair, wool, or fur cut off, typically with shears or clippers.

   tondu

   • The sheep were shorn of their thick winter wool.
   • He appeared with a shorn head after joining the army.
   • The shorn lawn looked neat and tidy.

   Synonymesclippedcroppedcutshavenshearedtrimmed

   Antonymeshairywoolly

2. Deprived or strippedC1formal

   Having been stripped of something, such as power, possessions, or rights.

   dépouillé, privé

   • The king was shorn of his authority after the revolution.
   • She felt shorn of all her dignity after the public scandal.
   • The company was shorn of its assets in the bankruptcy proceedings.

   Synonymesbereftdenudeddeprivedstripped

   Antonymesendowedvested

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de tondre ou de couper quelque chose, généralement la laine d'un mouton ou les cheveux d'une personne.

A verb used to indicate the act of cutting or clipping something, typically wool from a sheep or hair from a person.

verbe irrégulier

1. Cut with shearsB1formal

   To cut or trim something using shears or scissors.

   Couper avec des cisailles

   • The gardener sheared the hedge into a neat shape.
   • She sheared the fabric carefully along the marked line.
   • He sheared the overgrown branches from the tree.

   Synonymesclipcropcutsniptrim

2. Remove wool from an animalB1formal

   To cut off the wool from a sheep or other animal.

   tondre

   • The farmer shears the sheep every spring.
   • They hired a professional to shear the flock.
   • Shearing the sheep is a skilled job.

   Synonymesclipfleece

3. Cut through with shearsB2formal

   To cut or slice through something using a tool like shears.

   couper aux cisailles

   • The metalworker sheared the steel plate with a hydraulic cutter.
   • He sheared the rope with a single clean cut.
   • The machine shears the paper into strips.

   Synonymesclipcropdocklopmowprunesniptrim

4. Deform under stressC1formal

   To become deformed or break due to forces that cause parts to slide past each other.

   cisaillement

   • The metal beam sheared under the extreme weight.
   • The bolt sheared off, causing the structure to collapse.
   • Engineers test materials to see how they shear under pressure.

   Synonymesfractureruptureseparatesplittear