mochar

v.

1 to cut, to lop off.

2 to pinch. (Southern Cone)

3 to fire, to sack. (Andes)

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1. VT

1) LAm (=cortar) to chop off (clumsily), hack off

2) And * (=despedir) to fire *, sack *

3) Cono Sur (=robar) to pinch *, nick *

4) = desmochar

2.

See:

mocharse

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) (fam) (cercenar)

le mochó un dedo — it chopped off his finger (colloq)

le mocharon el artículo — they hacked her article up (colloq)

b) (cortar mal)

me mocharon en la peluquería — they sheared me at the hairdresser's (colloq)

2.

mocharse v pron

1) (Méx fam) (compartir)

se mochó con los cigarros — he shared out his cigarettes

nos mochamos con la cuenta — we split the bill between us

2) (Chi, Ven fam) <pelo> to chop ... off (colloq)

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) (fam) (cercenar)

le mochó un dedo — it chopped off his finger (colloq)

le mocharon el artículo — they hacked her article up (colloq)

b) (cortar mal)

me mocharon en la peluquería — they sheared me at the hairdresser's (colloq)

2.

mocharse v pron

1) (Méx fam) (compartir)

se mochó con los cigarros — he shared out his cigarettes

nos mochamos con la cuenta — we split the bill between us

2) (Chi, Ven fam) <pelo> to chop ... off (colloq)

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mochar [A1 ]

vt

1 (fam)

(cercenar): le mochó una pierna/un dedo it chopped off his leg/finger (colloq)

le mocharon el artículo they hacked her article about (colloq)

2

(cortar mal): me mocharon en la peluquería they sheared me at the hairdresser's (colloq)

el jardinero mochó el arbolito the gardener lopped o hacked the top off the tree

■ mocharse

v pron

A

(Méx fam) (irse): si no quieres andar con nosotros, móchate if you don't want to be with us, get lost! o (BrE) you can push off! (colloq)

mocharse con algo (Méx fam): tenemos que pagar entre todos, así es que móchate con tu parte we all have to pay our share, so cough up (colloq)

B (Chi, Ven fam) ‹pelo› to chop … off (colloq)