trancher
Meanings
Verb
1. to slice, cut into slices (transitive)
2. to complete, conclude (transitive, literary)
3. to decide, settle, address (transitive, figurative, figuratively)
4. to rule, make a ruling, come to a decision (intransitive)
5. to behave or comport oneself (as if one were) (intransitive, derogatory)
6. to contrast, stand out (intransitive)
7. (of a sauce or emulsion) to split, break (intransitive)
Examples23
Elle tranche avec les autres.
She stands out from the others.
Il a tranché ses jours.
He has concluded his days on earth.
Comment rattraper une mayonnaise qui a tranché ?
How to fix a broken mayonnaise?
Le comte trancha du grand seigneur.
The count comported himself as if he were God Almighty.
Ziri est sorti du trancher.
Ziri climbed out of the ditch.
L'affaire a été tranchée rapidement.
The matter was decided quickly.