machetear

v.

1 to cut or strike (with a machete).

2 to slash with a machete, to hit with a machete.

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1. VT LAm

1) [+ caña] to cut ( with a machete )

2) [+ persona] to slash ( with a machete )

3) And (=vender barato) to sell cheap

2. VI Méx

1) (=obstinarse) to keep on, persevere

2) (=trabajar) to slog away, hammer away

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verbo transitivo

1) <pasto/caña> to cut; <persona> to slash

2) (Per arg) (acariciar) to fondle

3) (Ur fam) <vino/comida> to skimp on

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verbo transitivo

1) <pasto/caña> to cut; <persona> to slash

2) (Per arg) (acariciar) to fondle

3) (Ur fam) <vino/comida> to skimp on

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machetear [A1 ]

vt

A (Méx arg) «estudiante» to cram (colloq), to swot (BrE colloq)

B ‹pasto› to cut; ‹caña› to cut, chop; ‹persona› to slash

C (Per arg) (acariciar) to fondle, pet with (colloq)

D (Ur fam) (cicatear) ‹vino/comida› to skimp on

■ machetear

vi

A (Méx arg) «estudiante» to cram (colloq), to swot (BrE colloq)

B (Ur fam) (cicatear) to be stingy o tightfisted (colloq)

■ machetearse

v pron

(Méx arg) ‹lección/poema› to cram (colloq), to swot up (on) (BrE colloq)

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machetear

♦ vt

1. [cortar] to cut (with a machete)

2. RP Fam [escatimar] to skimp on

♦ vi

1. Méx Fam [trabajar duro] to slog away;

hay que machetear mucho para salir adelante it's a real slog just to get by

2. Méx Fam [estudiar] to study hard, Br to swot

3. RP Fam [ser tacaño] to be stingy

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machetear vt

: to hack with a machete

machetear vi Mex fam : to plod, to work tirelessly