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noun

Hacha

A tool for felling trees or chopping wood etc. consisting of a heavy head flattened to a blade on one side, and a handle attached to it.

Examples :

"The carpenter used the heavy ax to chop the firewood for the winter. "

El carpintero usó el hacha pesada para cortar la leña para el invierno.

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noun

Hacha

An ancient weapon consisting of a head that has one or two blades and a long handle.

Examples :

"The blacksmith sharpened the ax's blade for the farmer, who needed it to chop wood. "

El herrero afiló la hoja del hacha para el granjero, que la necesitaba para cortar leña.

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noun

Despido, rechazo

A dismissal or rejection.

Examples :

"His girlfriend/boss/schoolmaster gave him the axe."

Su novia/jefe/maestro le dio el despido.

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noun

Instrumento, guitarra (en rock), saxofón (en jazz)

A gigging musician's particular instrument, especially a guitar in rock music or a saxophone in jazz.

Examples :

"The band's lead guitarist brought out his special ax for the final song. "

El guitarrista principal de la banda sacó su guitarra especial para la canción final.

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noun

Interés, motivo

A position, interest, or reason in buying and selling stock, often with ulterior motives.

Examples :

"The CEO had a hidden ax to grind against the new marketing director, hoping to get her fired. "

El CEO tenía un interés oculto contra la nueva directora de marketing, con la esperanza de que la despidieran.

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verb

Talar con hacha, hachar

To fell or chop with an axe.

Examples :

"The carpenter axed the fallen tree trunk into smaller pieces. "

El carpintero taló el tronco del árbol caído en trozos más pequeños con el hacha.

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verb

Despedir, recortar, cancelar

To lay off, terminate or drastically reduce, especially in a rough or ruthless manner; to cancel.

Examples :

"He got axed in the last round of firings."

Lo despidieron en la última ronda de despidos.

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noun

Eje

The axle of a wheel.

Examples :

"The bicycle's ax was bent, making it hard to ride. "

El eje de la bicicleta estaba doblado, lo que dificultaba el paseo.

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verb

Dotar de un eje

To furnish with an axle.

Examples :

"The carpenter needed to ax the wooden wheel before he could attach the spokes. "

El carpintero necesitaba dotar de un eje a la rueda de madera antes de poder colocar los radios.

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verb

Preguntar, solicitar

To request (information, or an answer to a question).

Examples :

"I asked her age."

Le pregunté su edad.

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Plantear, proponer

To put forward (a question) to be answered.

Examples :

"to ask a question"

plantear una pregunta

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Interrogar, preguntar

To interrogate or enquire of (a person).

Examples :

"The teacher axed Maria about the reason for her absence from class. "

El profesor interrogó a María sobre la razón de su ausencia de clase.

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Pedir, solicitar

To request or petition; usually with for.

Examples :

"to ask for a second helping at dinner"

Pedir una segunda porción en la cena.

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Pedir permiso

To request permission to do something.

Examples :

"Did you ask to use the car?"

¿Pediste permiso para usar el coche?

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Exigir, requerir

To require, demand, claim, or expect, whether by way of remuneration or return, or as a matter of necessity.

Examples :

"What price are you asking for the house?"

¿Qué precio pide por la casa?

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verb

Invitar

Examples :

"Since "ax" does not mean "to invite," but is an informal (and potentially offensive) term meaning "to fire (someone) from a job," a contextually accurate sentence would be: "Due to budget cuts, the company had to ax twenty employees last week." "

Debido a los recortes presupuestarios, la empresa tuvo que despedir a veinte empleados la semana pasada.

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verb

Publicar en la iglesia para el matrimonio

To publish in church for marriage; said of both the banns and the persons.

Examples :

"The church will ax John and Mary next Sunday, announcing their upcoming marriage to the congregation. "

La iglesia publicará el matrimonio de John y Mary el próximo domingo, anunciando su próximo matrimonio a la congregación.

religion family tradition

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Tomar como ejemplo

To take (a person's situation) as an example.

Examples :

"The teacher axed Sarah's perfect homework as an example of what all assignments should look like. "

El profesor tomó la tarea perfecta de Sarah como ejemplo de cómo deberían ser todas las tareas.

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