saw

1. A tool used for cutting hard substances, in particular wood or metal.

   (usually)Such a tool with a toothed blade.

   Meronyms: sawtooth < sawblade

   Säge

   пила́pilá

   пила́pylá, пи́лкаpýlka

   hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting

2. (sometimes)Such a tool with an abrasive coating instead of teeth.

3. A musical saw.

4. A sawtooth wave.

5. The situation where two partners agree to trump a suit alternately, playing that suit to each other for the express purpose.

6. (obsolete)Something spoken; speech, discourse.

7. (archaic)A saying or proverb.

   old saw

   Spruch, Sprichwort

   посло́вицаposlóvica, погово́ркаpogovórka

8. (obsolete)Opinion, idea, belief.

   by thy saw

   commune saw

9. (obsolete)Proposal, suggestion; possibility.

   c. 1350-1400, unknown, The Erl of Toulous All they assentyd to the sawe; They thoght he spake reson and lawe.

10. (obsolete)Dictate; command; decree.

1. I saw him sawing a tree.

   ruЯ видел, как он спиливал дерево.

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2. This store doesn't sell chain saws.

   deIn diesem Laden gibt es keine Kettensägen.

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3. It's the equivalent of sawing off the branch you're sitting on.

   ruЭто всё равно что пилить сук, на котором сидишь.

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4. That would be like sawing off the branch you're sitting on.

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5. It's just like sawing off the branch that you're sitting on.

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