trancher

From Old French trenchier.

Compare with Catalan trencar and Spanish truncar.

• IPA^(key): /tʁɑ̃.ʃe/

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trancher

1. (transitive) to slice, to cut into slices
2. (transitive, literary) to complete, conclude

   Il a tranché ses jours.

   He has concluded his days on earth.

3. (transitive, figuratively) to decide, to settle, to address
4. (intransitive) to rule, make a ruling, come to a decision
5. (intransitive, derogatory, with de) to behave or comport oneself (as if one were)

   Le comte trancha du grand seigneur.

   The count comported himself as if he were God Almighty.

6. (intransitive, with avec, sur) to contrast (with), stand out (against)
7. (intransitive, with dans) to stand out (in)

• retrancher
• tranche
• tranchoir

• couper
• tailler

• “trancher” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

From Old French trenchier.

trancher

1. to cut off (remove by cutting)

• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

• French: trancher