English-French translations for chainsaw

• tronçonneuse
  Les tronçonneuses sont vitales pour la gestion des forêts. Chainsaws are vital for managing woodlands.
  Nous avons entendu parler des tronçonneuses, mais il y a encore beaucoup d'autres exemples. We have heard about chainsaws, but there are many other examples.
  Toutefois, cette législation, et en particulier les tronçonneuses et autres engins similaires, nous posent des problèmes. However, we have some particular problems with this piece of legislation, and in particular with chainsaws and the like.
• scie à chaîne

Definition of chainsaw

• A saw that has a power-driven and fast-revolving chain of metal teeth, usually used to cut trees
• To cut with a chainsaw

Examples

• He used a chainsaw to cut through the fallen tree on the roadway.
• The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Related words

• chainstay
• chainset
• put in chains