French word

souder

Pronunciation

IPA/sude/

Meaning

  • verbweld

Example

Peux-tu souder ces tuyaux ce matin ?

Can you weld these pipes this morning?

Illustration for souder (weld)

More examples

Les difficultés ont soudé la famille.

Difficulties bonded the family together.

Core concept

A narrow heated seam fuses two solid pieces into one lasting whole.

Common phrases

  • souder les liens

    strengthen ties

  • souder une équipe

    unite a team

Similar words

réparer: Restore a damaged object to working condition.
fixer: Securely attach an object with screws or fittings.
coller: Join surfaces with glue or adhesive.
assembler: Combine parts or elements into a single whole.

Definition in French

Unir par fusion localisée les bords de deux éléments, le plus souvent métalliques, de façon permanente.

Word origin

French souder comes through Old French from Latin solidare, 'to make solid,' from solidus, and its technical sense reflects making a firm joined whole.

Usage tips

  • The usual construction is souder one object à another, as in souder ces tuyaux à la conduite.

Other meanings

  • bindverb
  • joinverb

Opposites

Related words

  • soudureweldingnoun
  • soudéweldedadjective

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