Sabre

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1 English 1.1 Alternate spelling 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translation 1.3 Transitive verb 1.4 See also 2 French 2.1 Noun

English

Alternate spelling

(chiefly used in the US): saber

Noun

sabre (plural: sabres )

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.

Translation

• Chinese: 佩剑 (peijian)(1)
• Dutch: sabel (1), sabel (2)
• Finnish: sapeli (1), säilä (2)
• German: Säbel (1, 2)
• Japanese: サーブル (saburu)(1), 武力 (ぶりょく, buryoku)
• Lithuanian: kardas m (curved)(1, 2), palašas m (straight) (1)

Transitive verb

sabre (sabred , sabred)

1. to hit with a sabre.

See also

• sabrer
• sabreur

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French

Noun

sabre m

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