cutter

outil de coupe, coupeur

Personne qui coupe des choses, ou outil servant à les couper.

En anglais simple : A person or tool that cuts things.

• Use the paper cutter carefully.
• The stone cutter shaped each block by hand.
• Our new laser cutter works quickly.

Synonymes : cutting tool

Expressions courantes : paper cutter, glass cutter, stone cutter, laser cutter

patrouilleur, navire garde-côte

Navire à moteur utilisé par les garde-côtes ou d’autres autorités pour surveiller la mer.

En anglais simple : A powered ship used by the coast guard or other authorities to patrol the sea.

• The cutter rescued five sailors.
• A coastguard cutter approached the fishing boat.
• The smugglers were stopped by a patrol cutter.

Synonymes : patrol vessel

Expressions courantes : coastguard cutter, patrol cutter, coast guard cutter

cotre

Bateau à un seul mât, avec au moins deux voiles à l’avant de celui-ci.

En anglais simple : A sailing boat with one mast and at least two sails in front of it.

• The cutter sailed out of the harbor.
• They restored an old wooden cutter.
• A cutter carries more headsails than a sloop.

Synonymes : sailing vessel

Expressions courantes : sailing cutter, cutter rig, wooden cutter