Usage Note
Épée is a feminine noun written with acute accents on both e's. It names both the historical weapon and one of the three fencing disciplines (alongside fleuret and sabre). Passer au fil de l'épée means 'to put to the sword'.
Examples
"Il pratique l'épée depuis l'âge de dix ans."
Natural Translation
He has been fencing with the épée since the age of ten.
Literal Translation
He practices the-épée since the-age of ten years
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