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sectionner

to cut through, to sever

verb sek-syoh-NEH Rare
Body & Health Health & Illness

Also means

to divide into sections

Usage Note

Sectionner means to cut something cleanly through — sectionner un câble (to cut through a cable) or se sectionner un tendon (to sever a tendon). It can also mean to divide administratively into sections. The related noun is section (f). In medical contexts, sectionner implies a clean cut, often accidental, rather than surgical precision.

Examples

"Il a sectionné un nerf lors de l'accident."

Natural Translation

He severed a nerve in the accident.

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