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"scier"

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Definition: to saw (up, off)

Qui a scié cet arbre ? - Who sawed up this tree?

(informal) to stagger, bowl over; to bore

Ça m'a scié ! - It staggered me!

Ce livre m'a scié - This book bored me silly

Related: une scie - saw, une scierie - sawmill, un scieur - sawyer

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