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sword [sɔ:d]1 noun∎ to draw one's sword tirer son épée, dégainer;∎ they fought with swords ils se sont battus à l'épée;∎ all the prisoners were put to the sword tous les prisonniers furent passés au fil de l'épée;∎ familiar a sword and sandals movie un péplum;∎ the sword of justice le glaive de la justice;∎ proverb those that live by the sword shall die by the sword quiconque se sert de l'épée périra par l'épée;∎ he lived by the sword and died by the sword il a vécu par l'épée, il a péri par l'épée;∎ figurative to turn swords into ploughshares faire la paix, se réconcilier(blow, handle, wound) d'épée►► the Sword of Damocles l'épée f de Damoclès;sword dance danse f du sabre;Botany sword grass graminée f ensifoliée;literary the Sword of Justice le glaive de la Justice;sword swallower avaleur(euse) m,f de sabres -
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sword [sɔ:d]épée f* * *[sɔːd]noun épée f••to be a double-edged ou two-edged sword — être une arme à double tranchant
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