How the word "ciseler" is translated into English
Mon grand-père passait des heures à ciseler des motifs dans le bois.
[mɔ̃ ɡʁɑ̃pɛʁ pasɛ dez‿ œʁ‿ a sizle de mɔtif dɑ̃ lə bwa.]
My grandfather used to spend hours carving patterns into the wood.
Ce cadre a été ciselé à la main avec une minutie remarquable.
[sə kadʁ‿ a ete sizle a la mɛ̃ avɛk‿ yn minysi ʁəmaʁkabl.]
This frame was carved by hand with remarkable precision.
Tu ne crains pas d'abîmer la pierre en la ciselant ainsi ?
[ty nə kʁɛ̃ pa dabime la pjɛʁ‿ ɑ̃ la sizlɑ̃ ɛ̃si ?]
Aren't you afraid of damaging the stone by chiseling it like that?
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