What is 'émoussé' called in English?

'émoussé' in English is called "Blunt". Blunt refers to: Un objet ou un bord qui n'est pas tranchant ou pointu.

How do you pronounce 'Blunt' and 'émoussé'?

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What is an example sentence for Blunt in French?

English: "The old knife was too blunt to cut the vegetables properly." | French: "Le vieux couteau était trop émoussé pour couper correctement les légumes."

adjective · verb

English to French Dictionary

blunt Meaning in French (blunt signification en français)

adjectiveémoussé, direct

verbémousser

Synonymes:tranchantfranc

émoussé in English:blunt

Plural: blunts

Gender:Masculin

Quick Answer • En bref

La signification de blunt en français est émoussé, direct, émousser. (Un objet ou un bord qui n'est pas tranchant ou pointu.)

Definitions of Blunt

1
adjective
émoussé
An object or edge that is not sharp or pointed.
Un objet ou un bord qui n'est pas tranchant ou pointu.
2
adjective
direct
Speaking in a very direct and often impolite way, without trying to be tactful.
Parler d'une manière très directe et souvent impolie, sans essayer d'être diplomate.
3
verb
émousser
To make something less sharp or to weaken the force or effect of something.
Rendre quelque chose moins tranchant ou affaiblir la force ou l'effet de quelque chose.

Example Sentences

“The old knife was too blunt to cut the vegetables properly.”

Le vieux couteau était trop émoussé pour couper correctement les légumes.

“She gave him a blunt assessment of his performance.”

Elle lui a donné une évaluation directe de sa performance.

“The constant criticism began to blunt his enthusiasm.”

Les critiques constantes ont commencé à émousser son enthousiasme.

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Synonyms (Synonymes)

In French:

tranchantdirectfranc

In English:

dullunsharpened

Antonyms (Antonymes)

In French:

aiguisépointudiplomate

In English:

sharp keen

Inflected Word Forms

past participleblunted

present participleblunting

nounbluntness

adverbbluntly