hatchet

accetta

Piccolo attrezzo con manico corto e lama metallica affilata, usato per tagliare la legna.

In inglese semplice: A small tool with a short handle and a sharp metal blade, used for cutting wood.

• He cut the branch with a hatchet.
• We packed two hatchets for the camping trip.
• Keep your fingers away from the hatchet's blade.

Sinonimi: small axe

Espressioni comuni: sharp hatchet, small hatchet, hatchet blade

ostilità, inimicizia

Rabbia o ostilità fra persone, soprattutto in espressioni che indicano la fine di un litigio.

In inglese semplice: Anger or hostility between people, especially in expressions about ending a quarrel.

• Let's bury the hatchet and be friends.
• The brothers finally buried the hatchet after years of arguing.
• Their leaders agreed to bury the hatchet and work together.

Sinonimi: hostility, animosity

Contrari: friendship

Espressioni comuni: bury the hatchet, take up the hatchet

tagliare con l'accetta

Tagliare qualcosa usando una piccola scure.

In inglese semplice: To cut something using a small axe.

• He hatcheted the branch off.
• They hatcheted the logs into smaller pieces.
• She hatcheted through the thick roots.

Sinonimi: chop, axe

Espressioni comuni: hatchet a branch, hatchet the wood