machete

machete
m.
1 machete (weapon).
2 crib note (informal). (Argentinian Spanish)
3 tenpounder, machete fish.
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machete
nombre masculino
1 machete
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I
SM machete
II
ADJ mean, stingy
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I
adjetivo invariable (Ven fam) great (colloq)
II
-ta adjetivo (Ur fam) stingy (colloq)
III
masculino
1) (cuchillo) machete
2) (Arg fam) (para examen) crib (colloq)
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= machete.
Ex. Miriam Greene, the British woman attacked with a machete in Tobago, has undergone facial reconstructive surgery.
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* blandiendo machetes = machete-wielding.
* con machetes = machete-wielding.
* * *
I
adjetivo invariable (Ven fam) great (colloq)
II
-ta adjetivo (Ur fam) stingy (colloq)
III
masculino
1) (cuchillo) machete
2) (Arg fam) (para examen) crib (colloq)
* * *
= machete.

Ex: Miriam Greene, the British woman attacked with a machete in Tobago, has undergone facial reconstructive surgery.

* blandiendo machetes = machete-wielding.
* con machetes = machete-wielding.

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machete1
adj inv
(Ven fam) great (colloq), fabulous (colloq)
machete2 -ta
adjective
(Ur fam) stingy (colloq), tightfisted (colloq)
machete3
masculine
A (cuchillo) machete
B (Arg fam) (para un examen) crib (colloq)
C (Ven vulg) (pene) prick (vulg)
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machete sustantivo masculino (cuchillo) machete
■ adjetivo invariable (Ven fam) great (colloq)
machete sustantivo masculino machete
'machete' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
machetazo
English:
machete
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machete1
adj
Ven Fam
1. [valiente]
ser machete to have guts
2. [estupendo] ace
nm
1. [arma] machete
2. Ven Fam [valiente]
ser un machete to have guts
3. Ven Fam [amigo] Br mate, US buddy
4. Arg Fam [chuleta] crib note
machete2, -a adj
RP Fam stingy, mean
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machete
m machete
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machete nm
: machete

Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.

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