machete

machete

Coltello grande e pesante usato per tagliare la vegetazione o come arma.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: bolo, golok, panga, parang

Espressioni comuni: sharp machete, machete blade, carry a machete

tagliare con il machete

Tagliare o fare a pezzi qualcosa usando un machete, un coltello grande e pesante.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: machete through something (The workers macheted through the dense vegetation.)

Sinonimi: chop, hack

Espressioni comuni: machete a path, machete through something