trancher
French
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to slice, to cut into slices
- (transitive) to complete, conclude
- (transitive) to decide, to settle, to address
- (intransitive) to rule, make a ruling, come to a decision
- (intransitive) to behave or comport oneself (as if one were)
- (intransitive) to contrast (with), stand out (against)
- (intransitive) to stand out (in)
Etymology
Inherited from Old French trenchier (cut, make a cut).
Origin
Old French
trenchier
Gloss
cut, make a cut
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- retrench English
- retrencher English
- retrenchment English
- transeerata Finnish
- transeeraus Finnish
- *trinicāre Latin
- trinciamento Italian
- trinciapolli Italian
- trinciare Italian
- trinciatore Italian
- trinciatura Italian
- retranchement French
- retrancher French
- tranche French
- trinchar Spanish, Castilian
- retranchier Old French
- trenchier Old French
- ambaŭtranĉa Esperanto
- tranĉi Esperanto
- tranĉilo Esperanto
- trencable Catalan, Valencian
- trencaclosques Catalan, Valencian
- trencador Catalan, Valencian
- trencadís Catalan, Valencian
- trencaglaç Catalan, Valencian
- trencall Catalan, Valencian
- trencament Catalan, Valencian
- trencanous Catalan, Valencian
- trencar Catalan, Valencian
- trinxar Catalan, Valencian
- trinchar Galician
- tranchar Ido
- tranchi Norman
- retrenchement Middle French
- trancher Middle French
- trincheira Old Portuguese
- trencar Old Occitan