machete

machete

Cuchillo grande y pesado que sirve para cortar vegetación o como arma.

En inglés sencillo: A large, heavy knife used to cut plants or as a weapon.

• He cut the grass with a machete.
• The guide carried two machetes into the forest.
• They used a machete to clear a narrow path.

Sinónimos: bolo, golok, panga, parang

Expresiones frecuentes: sharp machete, machete blade, carry a machete

cortar con machete

Cortar o trocear algo usando un machete, un cuchillo grande y pesado.

En inglés sencillo: To cut or chop something using a large, heavy knife.

• They macheted a path through the bushes.
• We had to machete through thick vines.
• He machetes the undergrowth before planting new trees.

Cómo se usa: machete through something (The workers macheted through the dense vegetation.)

Sinónimos: chop, hack

Expresiones frecuentes: machete a path, machete through something