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Sabre

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Translation of "sabre" into Russian

sabre
Noun
raiting
UK
/ˈseɪ.bər/
US
/ˈseɪ.bɚ/
sabres pl
The officer drew his sabre and led the charge.
Офицер вытащил свою саблю и повел атаку.
Additional translations
sabre
Verb
raiting
UK
/ˈseɪbə/
US
/ˈseɪbər/
sabred Past Simple
sabred Past Participle
sabring Gerund
The soldiers were ordered to sabre the enemy forces.
Солдатам было приказано саблировать вражеские силы.

Definitions

sabre
Noun
raiting
UK
/ˈseɪbə/
US
/ˈseɪbər/
A heavy cavalry sword with a curved blade and a single cutting edge, used in the past by soldiers on horseback.
The officer drew his sabre as he charged into battle.
A light fencing sword with a tapering flexible blade and a handguard that covers the knuckles, used in modern fencing.
She won the fencing match with a swift strike of her sabre.
sabre
Verb
raiting
UK
/ˈseɪbə/
US
/ˈseɪbər/
To cut or wound with a sabre.
The soldier sabred his way through the enemy lines.
To perform a ceremonial or symbolic act of cutting with a sabre.
The officer sabred the bottle of champagne to celebrate the victory.
sabre
Adjective
raiting
UK
/ˈseɪbə/
US
/ˈseɪbər/
Relating to, designed for, or characteristic of a sabre (the weapon or the fencing discipline).
She switched from foil to the more aggressive sabre style.

Idioms and phrases

sabre cut
The duel ended with a swift sabre cut.
сабельный удар
Дуэль закончилась быстрым сабельным ударом.
sabre duel
The sabre duel was intense and dramatic.
сабельная дуэль
Сабельная дуэль была напряженной и драматичной.
sabre hilt
He gripped the sabre hilt tightly.
рукоять сабли
Он крепко сжал рукоять сабли.