Phrase guide

wire cutters

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A hand tool resembling pliers, intended for cutting wires.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: قَاطِعُ الْأَسْلَاك (qāṭiʕu l-ʔaslāk) — hand tool
  • Czech: štípací kleště — hand tool
  • Czech: štipky — hand tool
  • Dutch: draadschaar — hand tool
  • Finnish: sivuleikkurit — hand tool
  • French: pince coupante — hand tool
  • German: Seitenschneider — hand tool
  • Greek: κόφτης (kóftis) — hand tool
  • Italian: tronchese — hand tool
  • Italian: tronchese a taglio laterale — hand tool
  • Japanese: ニッパー (nippā) — hand tool
  • Portuguese: alicate de corte diagonal — hand tool
  • Russian: куса́чки (kusáčki) — hand tool
  • Serbo-Croatian: sečice — hand tool
  • Spanish: cortaalambres — hand tool
  • Spanish: alicates de corte — hand tool
  • Spanish: alicates de corte lateral — hand tool
  • Swedish: sidavbitare — hand tool
  • Swedish: avbitartång — hand tool