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secateurs

(ˈsɛkətəz; ˌsɛkəˈtɜːz)

pl n

(Tools) chiefly Brit a small pair of shears for pruning, having a pair of pivoted handles, sprung so that they are normally open, and usually a single cutting blade that closes against a flat surface

Also called: secateur

[C19: plural of French sécateur, from Latin secāre to cut]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

sec•a•teurs

(ˈsɛk ə tərz, -ˌtɜrz)

n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) Chiefly Brit.

pruning shears.

[1880–85; < French < Latin sec(āre) to cut + French -ateurs (pl.) < Latin -ātor -ator]

secateurs

clippers

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Noun

secateurs - small pruning shears with a spring that holds the handles open and a single blade that closes against a flat surface

pruning shears - shears with strong blades used for light pruning of woody plants

plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one

Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom

Translations

cesoie

secateurs

[ˌsekəˈtɜːz] NPL → podadera fsing

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

secateurs

[ˌsɛkəˈtɜː^rz] npl → sécateur m
a pair of secateurs → un sécateur

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

secateurs

pl → Gartenschere f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

secateurs

[ˌsɛkəˈtɜːz] npl → cesoie fpl

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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Bosch Ciso 3.6V Cordless Secateur with Lithium-ion Battery pounds 65 from www.qvcuk.com The world's first cordless secateurs which will prune up to 14mm thickness of stems and 9mm diameter of hardwood.

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