Complete Definition of "sabre"

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Etymology
French sabre < German Säbel < Hungarian szablya.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�seɪ.b�(r)/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪb�(r)|-eɪb�(r)

Alternative spellings
italbrac|chiefly US: saber

Noun
en-noun CE

  1. A light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point.
  2. A modern fencing sword modeled after the sabre.

Translations
trans-top|A light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point
Bosnian: sablja f
Chinese: 佩� (peijian)
Croatian: sablja f
Dutch: sabel
Finnish: sapeli
German: Säbel
Italian: sciabola f
Japanese: ���� (saburu)
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Lithuanian: kardas m (curved), palašas m (straight)
Norwegian: sabel m
Polish: szabla f
Portuguese: #Portuguese|sabre m
Russian: �абл� f
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: �аб�а f
:Roman: sablja f
Swedish: sabel (sabel)
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trans-top|A modern fencing sword modeled after the sabre
Dutch: sabel
Finnish: säilä
German: Säbel
Italian: sciabola f
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Lithuanian: kardas m (curved)
Norwegian: sabel m
Polish: szabla f
Russian: �абл� f
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ttbc|Hungarian: szablya
ttbc|Japanese: 武� (����, buryoku)
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ttbc|Spanish: sable m

Verb
en-verb|sabr|ing CE

  1. transitive: To hit with a sabre.

See also
sabrer
sabreur


French

Etymology
German Säbel

Pronunciation
w:IPA|IPA: /sab�/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /sabR/

Noun
sabre m

  1. a single-edged sword
  2. the force, arms

Category:Fencing

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