butcher

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbʊtʃər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbʊtʃɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bŏŏchər)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
butcher n (person who prepares meat)carnicero, carnicera nm, nf
  (matadero)matarife n común
 Ask the butcher directly if you want a special cut of meat.
 Si quieres algún corte especial de carne, pídeselo directamente al carnicero.
butcher,
UK: butcher's,
butcher's shop
n
(meat shop, department)carnicería nf
 The butcher is open until 5:00, but the rest of the store closes at 8:00.
 La carnicería está abierta hasta las 5:00, pero el resto de la tienda cierra a las 8:00.
butcher [sth] vtr (animal: slaughter) (matar un animal)sacrificar vtr
  (cortar un animal)destazar, descuartizar vtr
 I don't want to live near a place that butchers animals.
 No quiero vivir cerca de un sitio donde se sacrifican animales.
butcher [sb] vtr figurative (person: kill)asesinar vtr
  matar vtr
 The newspaper reported that the man had butchered three people.
 El periódico decía que el hombre había asesinado a tres personas.
butcher [sth] vtr figurative (perform badly) (AmL, coloquial)chambonear vi
  (ES)hacer una chapuza loc verb
  (MX)hacer un mugrero loc verb
 What a racket! You're butchering my favourite song!
 ¡Qué barullo! ¡Estás chamboneando mi canción preferida!
butcher [sth] vtr figurative (botch)destruir, destrozar vtr
 Many of her fans think the director butchered her novel.
 Muchos de sus admiradores creen que el director ha destruido su novela.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
butcher n (murderer)asesino, asesina nm, nf
  (figurado)carnicero, carnicera nm, nf
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
butcher block n (wood slab)tabla de cortar nf + loc adj
butcher knife n (large knife)cuchillo de carnicero nm + loc adj
butcher paper (meat-wrapping paper)papel de carnicero nm + loc adj
butcher shop (meat shop)carnicería nf
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Collocations: go to the butcher shop, UK, slang: Let me have a butcher's at your [work, cut, new phone]., more...

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