French Conversation · Level 37
74 words
French word
sabre
Pronunciation
IPA/sabʁ/
Meaning
- masculine nounsaber
Example
Il a acheté un sabre pour sa collection.
He bought a saber for his collection.
More examples
Les enfants jouent avec un sabre en plastique.
The children are playing with a plastic saber.
Core concept
A cavalry blade with a single sharp edge and a pronounced curve, swung from horseback to cut through a target.
Similar words
couteau: A handheld tool with a blade for cutting food or other objects.
Definition in French
Arme blanche à lame généralement courbée, tranchante d'un seul côté, employée autrefois surtout par la cavalerie pour trancher pendant la charge.
Word origin
French borrowed sabre in the seventeenth century through German Säbel, a word related to Polish szabla.
Usage tips
- Sabre is masculine, so the usual article is un sabre or le sabre.