Usage examples of "couper" in French with translation to English

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Tu devrais te couper les cheveux. You should get your hair cut.
Veuillez couper une tranche de pain pour moi. Please slice a loaf of bread for me.
Elle lui fit couper du bois. She set him to chopping wood.
Couper les ailes d'un oiseau semble une chose cruelle. It seems a cruel thing to clip a bird's wings.
Je les soupçonne de couper la bière avec de l'eau dans ce bistro. I suspect they water down the beer in that pub.
Je viens de me couper le doigt. I just cut my finger.
Il s'est fait couper les cheveux. He had his hair cut.
Prête-moi quelque chose pour couper cela. Lend me something with which to cut this.
Je me suis fait couper les cheveux. I got my hair cut.
Tu devrais te faire couper les cheveux. Your hair needs cutting.
Donne-moi un couteau pour couper ce fil. Give me a knife to cut this string with.
Comment voulez-vous vous faire couper les cheveux ? How do you want your hair cut?
Tu devrais aller te faire couper les cheveux. You should go and have your hair cut.
Où vous êtes-vous fait couper les cheveux ? Where did you get your hair cut?
Prête-moi quelque chose pour couper cette corde. Lend me something with which to cut the string.
Elle s'est fait couper les cheveux court. She had her hair cut short.
Où t'es-tu fait couper les cheveux ? Where did you get your hair cut?
Couper, laver et sécher, s'il vous plaît. Cut, wash and dry, please.
Comment veux-tu te faire couper les cheveux ? How do you want your hair cut?
Je veux un couteau pour couper la corde. I want a knife to cut the rope with.
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