- cuchillada
- f.1 stab (blow).2 stab wound, knife wound, slash, slashing.* * *cuchillada► nombre femenino1 (golpe) stab, slash; (herida) stab wound, knife wound\FRASEOLOGÍAdar una cuchillada to stabmatar a cuchilladas to stab to death* * *SF1) (=corte) stab; (=herida) stab wound
me di una cuchillada en el dedo — I cut my finger with a knife
murió de una cuchillada en la garganta — she died from a knife wound o stab wound to the throat
dar una cuchillada a algn — to stab sb
matar a algn a cuchilladas — to stab sb to death
fue asesinado a cuchilladas — he was stabbed to death
hubo cuchilladas — there was a serious fight; (fig) the knives really came out
una cuchillada de cien reales — †† a long gash, a severe wound
2) (Cos) slash, slit* * *femenino, cuchillazo masculinoa) (golpe) stable dio or asestó una cuchillada — she stabbed him
lo mataron a cuchilladas — they stabbed him to death
b) (herida) stab wound* * *= stab wound.Ex. Stab wounds are caused most obviously by knives, but are also caused by bayonets and swords, as well as scissors and screwdrivers.----* asestar una cuchillada = knife.* * *femenino, cuchillazo masculinoa) (golpe) stable dio or asestó una cuchillada — she stabbed him
lo mataron a cuchilladas — they stabbed him to death
b) (herida) stab wound* * *= stab wound.Ex: Stab wounds are caused most obviously by knives, but are also caused by bayonets and swords, as well as scissors and screwdrivers.
* asestar una cuchillada = knife.* * *cuchilladafemininecuchillazomasculine1 (golpe) stable dio or asestó una cuchillada en la espalda she stabbed him in the backlo mataron a cuchilladas they stabbed him to death2 (herida — profunda) stab wound; (— superficial) cut* * *
cuchillada sustantivo femenino,◊ cuchillazo sustantivo masculinoa) (golpe) stab;◊ le dio una cuchillada she stabbed himb) (herida) stab wound
cuchillada sustantivo femenino stab: recibió cinco cuchilladas, she was stabbed five times
'cuchillada' also found in these entries:
English:
knifing
- slash
- cut
- stab
* * *cuchillada nf1. [golpe] stab;dar una cuchillada a alguien to stab sb;la emprendieron a cuchilladas con él they started stabbing him2. [herida] stab wound* * *cuchilladaf stab; herida stab wound* * *cuchillada nf: stab, knife wound
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.