fork
US /fɔːrk/
UK /fɔːrk/
1.
fourchette, fourche
an implement with two or more prongs used for conveying food to the mouth or for lifting other objects
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Please pass me a fork to eat my salad.
Passe-moi une fourchette pour manger ma salade, s'il te plaît.
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He used a large fork to turn the hay.
Il a utilisé une grande fourche pour retourner le foin.
2.
fourche, bifurcation
a place where a road, river, or other linear feature divides into two or more parts
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Take the left fork at the end of the road.
Prenez la fourche gauche au bout de la route.
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The river forks into two smaller streams.
La rivière se divise en deux petits ruisseaux.
1.
se diviser, se bifurquer
of a road, path, or route) divide into two or more branches
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The road forks just past the old oak tree.
La route se divise juste après le vieux chêne.
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The path forks into two, one leading to the lake and the other to the mountains.
Le sentier se divise en deux, l'un menant au lac et l'autre aux montagnes.