secateurs

secateurs [ˈsɛkətəz ˌsɛkəˈtɜːz]

pl n

(Engineering / 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

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

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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

secateurs [ˌsekəˈtɜːz] NPL → podadera fsing

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

secateurs

pl → Gartenschere f

secateurs [ˌsɛkəˈtɜːz] npl → cesoie fpl

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FIREFIGHTERS in Warwick swapped their hoses and ladders for secateurs and potted plants for a countywide garden competition.

Firefighters' time out in the garden by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)

From hand tools, compost and secateurs to pots, watering and feed there is something for everyone within this great value range to give your free vegetable pack the great start it deserves.

6 FREE PLANTS; Get healthy with our tasty offer: GROW YOUR VEG by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)

Lilac (Syringa) THE reports about a rare lilac being stolen from a collection which grows in Withdean Park in Brighton, by professionals armed with secateurs and saws, prompted me to ponder on these glorious shrubs with their clusters of fragrant flowers in shades of mauve, pink and white.

Best of the bunch by The Journal (Newcastle, England)

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