scalpel
To hit, thrust, or pierce with a scalpelTo hit, thrust, or pierce with a scalpel.
» Put the scalpel down.
Положи скальпель.
Положите скальпель.
Meaning
1 sensesTo hit, thrust, or pierce with a scalpel.
Examples
12 sentencesPut the scalpel down.
ruПоложи скальпель. — soniamiku
Use a scalpel, not a hatchet.
ruИспользуй скальпель, а не топор. — odexed
The surgeon reached for the scalpel.
ruХирург потянулся за скальпелем. — Wezel
deDer Chirurg griff nach dem Skalpell. — Yorwba
The nurse is busy washing scalpels now.
ruМедсестра сейчас занята мытьём скальпелей. — Selena777
deDie Krankenschwester ist mit dem Waschen der Skalpelle beschäftigt. — Yorwba
I've never even held a scalpel before.
Origin
Borrowed from Latin scalpellum, from scalprum (“knife”), from scalpere (“to cut”). DoubletBorrowed from Latin scalpellum, from scalprum (“knife”), from scalpere (“to cut”). Doublet of scalpellum.
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Forms
scalpels, scalpelling, scalpelled, scalpelled| Base form | scalpel · to scalpel |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | scalpels |
| Present participle | scalpelling |
| Past simple | scalpelled |
| Past participle | scalpelled |
regular
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb