Usage Note
Taillader means to make repeated slashing cuts with a blade, implying jagged or violent action — more brutal than the simple couper or tailler. It is mostly literary or journalistic; in everyday speech entailler covers a single notch. The noun taillade (a gash) is rarer but exists.
Examples
"Il a tailladé le tissu avec un cutter."
Natural Translation
He slashed the fabric with a box cutter.

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