No. 11,683 in French

scié

"Scié" means "sawed" or "cut with a saw."

In a sentence

J'ai scié les planches pour construire une étagère.
I sawed the wooden planks to build a shelf.
In this context, 'scié' refers to the action of sawing, implying the physical usage of a saw to cut materials.
Le magicien nous a scié avec son incroyable performance.
The magician astonished us with his incredible performance.
Here, 'scié' is used figuratively to express a strong sense of amazement or being stunned by something impressive.
Il a scié la branche sur laquelle il était assis.
He sawed the branch he was sitting on.
This usage of 'scié' illustrates both a literal scenario of cutting with a saw and a figurative implication of self-sabotaging behavior.

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