scier
Meanings
Verb
1. to saw (cut with a saw)
2. to halt or go backwards (nautical)
Examples17
Mon père a scié le bois.
My father cut wood with a saw.
Ce type de bois est difficile à scier.
This kind of wood is tough to saw through.
Je l'ai vu scier un arbre.
I saw him sawing a tree.
L'arbre a été scié en morceaux.
The tree was sawn in pieces.
J'étais sciée.
I was stunned.
Je scie du bois.
I'm sawing some wood.