French Conversation · Level 118
59 words
French word
sculpter
Pronunciation
IPA/skylte/
Meaning
- verbsculpt
Example
L'artiste sculpte une statue en bois.
The artist sculpts a wooden statue.
More examples
Il sculpte le bois pour se détendre le dimanche.
He sculpts wood to relax on Sundays.
Core concept
An artist gives solid material a defined three-dimensional form by taking material away.
Common phrases
se sculpter un corps
sculpt one's body
sculpter le bois
sculpt wood
Similar words
tailler: To shape a hard material by cutting it with a blade.
façonner: To shape material into a desired form by hand or with tools.
modeler: To form soft material such as clay by kneading it by hand or with tools.
Definition in French
Enlever de la matière pour former une figure ou un objet en volume; verbe transitif utilisé pour parler de l'acte de sculpter une œuvre.
Word origin
The verb sculpter entered French through Italian scolpire and ultimately goes back to Latin sculpere.
Usage tips
- French also uses sculpter figuratively for giving a body or work a strongly defined form.