fendant in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for fendant in the French»English Dictionary

I.fendant (fendante) [fɑ̃dɑ̃, ɑ̃t] ADJ inf

fendant (fendante)

hilarious

II.fendant N m

fendant m (vin):

fendant

fendant (Swiss dry white wine)

I.fendre [fɑ̃dʀ] VB trans

1. fendre (couper):

fendre bois

to chop

fendre pierre

to split

fendre tissu

to slit

bûche fendue en deux

split log

jupe fendue sur le côté

skirt slit up one side

2. fendre (ouvrir):

fendre (légèrement) lèvre

to chap

fendre mur, pierre, vase

to crack

fendre (profondément) lèvre

to split

fendre crâne

to split [sth] open

crâne fendu

skull split open

3. fendre (déchirer) fig:

fendre l'âme ou le cœur

to be heartbreaking

fendre le cœur à qn

to break sb's heart

récit à fendre l'âme

heartbreaking story

4. fendre (traverser) inf:

fendre l'air

to slice through the air

fendre la foule

to push one's way through the crowd

II.se fendre VB refl

1. se fendre (se craqueler):

se fendre

to crack

2. se fendre (se déchirer) fig:

se fendre cœur:

to break

3. se fendre (faire un effort financier):

se fendre inf

to cough up inf

se fendre inf

to shell out inf

tu ne t'es pas fendu!

that didn't break the bank!

se fendre de sourire, discours

to manage

se fendre de cadeau, brochure

to come up with

se fendre de cadeau, brochure

to cough up inf

4. se fendre SPORTS (en escrime):

se fendre

to lunge

III.fendre [fɑ̃dʀ]

fendre la bise

to run like lightning

se fendre la pêche inf ou poire inf ou gueule sl

to split one's sides inf

avoir la bouche fendue jusqu'aux oreilles

to be grinning from ear to ear

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se fendre la pipe

to laugh one's head off inf

Translations for fendant in the English»French Dictionary

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shear through fig water

fendre

cut through whip: air

fendre

cut through boat: water

fendre

scythe sword: air

fendre

cleave

fendre

to cleave sth in two

fendre qc en deux

cleave

se fendre

split open

fendre

to split one's head open

se fendre le crâne

to hurtle through the air

fendre l'air

splinter wood

fendre

splinter wood:

se fendre

fendant in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fendant in the French»English Dictionary

I.fendre [fɑ̃dʀ] VB trans

1. fendre (couper en deux):

fendre bois

to split

2. fendre (fissurer):

fendre glace

to crack open

fendre pierre, rochers

to split

II.fendre [fɑ̃dʀ] VB refl

1. fendre (se fissurer):

se fendre

to crack

2. fendre (se blesser):

se fendre la lèvre

to cut one's lip open

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se fendre la pêche inf

to laugh one's head off

fendre le cœur

to break one's heart

se fendre la gueule inf

to laugh one's head off

Translations for fendant in the English»French Dictionary

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cleave

fendre

split

fendre

split

se fendre

to split down the middle

se fendre au milieu

fendant Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

se fendre la gueule inf

to laugh one's head off

se fendre la pêche inf

to laugh one's head off

fendre le cœur

to break one's heart

se fendre

to crack

se fendre la lèvre

to cut one's lip open