Difficulty Level
intermediate
Translations
🇩🇪 scheren
, 🇪🇸 cortar el pelo
, 🇮🇹 tagliare i capelli
, 🇵🇹 cortar o cabelo
, 🇨🇳 剪发
, 🇯🇵 髪を切る
, 🇰🇷 머리를 깎다
, 🇸🇦 تخريط الشعر
, 🇮🇳 बाल कटाना
Usage Examples
- J'ai tondu la pelouse ce matin.
- Le tondeur a tondu les champs après la récolte.
- Il faut tondre les moutons avant l'hiver.
Etymology
French *tondre* comes from Old French *tonder*, which in turn derives from Latin *tundere* “to cut, mow”. The Latin verb is traced back to the Proto‑Indo‑European root *tand‑, meaning “to cut or shear”, a root that also gave the English verb *tend* in its sense of “to cut”. Over time the Old French form lost the nasal vowel and adopted the modern –dre infinitive ending, producing the contemporary verb *tondre*.
Synonyms
couper
écorcher
épicer
épecher
tailler
raser
couper l'herbe
Antonyms
laisser pousser
faire pousser
cultiver
arroser