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shear

what it means

Shear is a cutting word with two lives. The first is old and plain: to cut, and especially to cut the wool off a sheep. A shearer shears, the tool is a pair of shears, and a sheep that has been done is shorn. The second life is worth a picture. Take a deck of cards and push the top of it sideways. The cards do not break — they slide over one another and the block leans. That sliding is shear, and it is why a bolt that shears off has not snapped so much as given way sideways. Wind shear is the same idea in air: one layer going one way, the layer above it another.

Shear es una palabra de cortar con dos vidas. La primera es vieja y simple: cortar, sobre todo la lana de una oveja. La segunda pide una imagen: coge una baraja y empuja la parte de arriba de lado. Las cartas no se rompen, se deslizan una sobre otra y el bloque se inclina. Eso es shear: un perno que shears cede de lado.

Shear é uma palavra de cortar com duas vidas. A primeira é velha e simples: cortar, sobretudo a lã de uma ovelha. A segunda pede uma imagem: pegue um baralho e empurre o topo para o lado. As cartas não quebram, deslizam umas sobre as outras e o bloco inclina. Isso é shear, e por isso um parafuso que shears não estala tanto quanto cede de lado.

Shear est un mot de coupe à deux vies. La première est vieille et simple : couper, surtout la laine d'un mouton. La seconde demande une image : prenez un jeu de cartes et poussez le dessus de côté. Les cartes ne cassent pas, elles glissent l'une sur l'autre et le bloc penche. Voilà le shear : un boulon qui shears n'a pas cassé net, il a cédé de travers.

Shear adalah kata memotong dengan dua kehidupan. Yang pertama tua dan sederhana: memotong, terutama mencukur bulu domba. Yang kedua perlu gambar: ambil setumpuk kartu dan dorong bagian atasnya ke samping. Kartunya tidak patah — ia menggelincir satu di atas yang lain dan tumpukannya miring. Itulah shear, dan karena itu baut yang shears bukan patah, melainkan menyerah menyamping.

Shear, iki hayatı olan bir kesme kelimesidir. İlki eski ve yalın: kesmek, özellikle koyunun yününü kırkmak. İkincisi bir resim ister: bir deste iskambil alın ve üstünü yana itin. Kartlar kırılmaz; birbirinin üstünde kayar ve deste yatar. Shear budur: kopan değil, yana boyun eğen cıvata.

shear は、二つの人生を持つ「切る」語です。ひとつは古くて単純——切ること、とくに羊の毛を刈ること。もうひとつは絵で覚えます。トランプの束の上のほうを横に押してみてください。カードは折れず、互いに滑って束が傾きます。これが shear。だから shear したボルトは、ぽきりと折れたのではなく、横にずれて負けたのです。

  1. 01

    verb

    to cut, especially to cut the wool from a sheep

    The whole flock is shorn every spring.

  2. 02

    verb

    to break by sliding sideways under force

    The pin sheared and the wheel came loose.

  3. 03

    noun

    a sideways force that makes layers slide past each other

    The plane hit wind shear on the approach.

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