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serre.

action of pressing something together; result of this action

5 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/sɛʁ/
  1. action of pressing something together; result of this action

    feminine
    Dans la préparation du Champagne on appelle première serre, deuxième serre, etc., les produits successifs du pressurage […].
  2. a tool serving to press one or more objects together

    feminine
  3. Press or pinces allowing to press together the two parts of a mould together

    feminine
  4. the clutches or talons of a raptor, or of a bird

    feminine · in-plural
    Tenir dans ses serres.
  5. Closed space in which something (such as vegetables) is conserved

    feminine
  6. a greenhouse, hothouse

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Deverbal from serrer.

verb/sɛʁ/
  1. inflection of serrer

    form-of
  2. inflection of serrer: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person
  3. inflection of serrer: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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