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butcher

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbʊtʃə^r/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbʊtʃɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bŏŏch′ər)

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Inglés	Español
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
Inglés	Español
butcher n	(murderer)	asesino, asesina nm, nf
(figurado)	carnicero, carnicera nm, nf

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Compound Forms:
Inglés	Español
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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'butcher' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

In the English description:

cleaver - meat cutter

Spanish:

carnicero - destazar - matarife - carnear - pesera - despostar - matachín - mutilar - trasquilar - faenar - asesinar - carnicería - charcutería - brusco - chacinería - chanchería - tripero - hachuela - charcutero

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Synonyms: meat seller, meat vendor, meat merchant, meat cutter, slaughterer, more...

Collocations: UK, slang: Let me have a butcher's at your [work, cut, new phone]., go to the butcher shop, more...

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