axe

Inflections of 'axe' (n): npl: axes

Inflections of 'axe' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
axe, also US: ax n	(chopping instrument)	hacha nf
Note: Artículo masculino al ser femenino que comienza por h que precede a vocal tónica.
	That oak's far too big to cut down with an ax.
	El roble es demasiado grande para talarlo con un hacha.
axe, also US: ax vtr	figurative, informal (reduce, cut, eliminate)	reducir⇒ vtr
		recortar⇒ vtr
	Next year's budget will have to be axed severely.
	El presupuesto del año que viene deberá reducirse considerablemente.
axe, also US: ax vtr	figurative, informal (fire from a job)	despedir a vtr + prep
		echar a vtr + prep
	(AmL)	correr a vtr + prep
	(coloquial)	poner de patitas en la calle a loc verb + prep
	The company plans to ax a dozen employees next month.
	La compañía planea despedir a una docena de empleados el mes que viene.
axe, also US: ax vtr	often passive, figurative (TV show, etc.: cancel)	cancelar⇒ vtr
	The TV channel axed the show due to poor viewing figures.
	La cadena de TV canceló el programa por falta de televidentes.
axe, also US: ax n	slang (electric guitar)	guitarra eléctrica nf + adj
	She plays axe in a band she started herself.
	Toca la guitarra eléctrica en una banda que ella misma creó.

Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
battleax (US), battleaxe, battle-axe (UK) n	(hacking weapon)	hacha de guerra grupo nom
		hacha de combate grupo nom
battleax (US), battleaxe, battle-axe (UK) n	figurative, pejorative, slang (nagging woman) (peyorativo, figurado)	arpía nf
		bruja nf
		tarasca nf
get the ax (US), get the axe (UK) v expr	figurative, informal (be fired, lose your job) (figurado, coloquial)	cortar la cabeza, dar la patada loc verb
	Bob was worried he would be the next person in the office to get the axe.
	A Bob le preocupaba ser el próximo al que cortaran la cabeza en la oficina.
get the ax (US), get the axe (UK) v expr	figurative, informal (TV show, etc.: be cancelled) (cancelar, televisión, etc. figurado, informal)	sacar de antena, dar la patada
hand ax (US), hand axe, hand-axe (UK) n	(ax for one hand)	hacha de mano nf + loc adv
hand ax (US), hand axe, hand-axe (UK) n	(archeology: prehistoric stone tool)	bifaz nm
have an ax to grind (US), have an axe to grind (UK) v expr	figurative (have an agenda) (malicioso)	tener un interés personal loc verb
ice ax (US), ice axe (UK) n	(mountaineering pick)	piolet nm
		picahielos nmpl
	You must take an ice ax if you're planning to walk on the glacier.
	Debes llevar un piolet si vas ir a caminar al glaciar.

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