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1. plural - knives; noun1) (an instrument for cutting: He carved the meat with a large knife.) cuchillo2) (such an instrument used as a weapon: She stabbed him with a knife.) puñal
2. verb(to stab with a knife: He knifed her in the back.) acuchillar, apuñalarknife n cuchillo / navajatr[naɪf]1 apuñalar, acuchillar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto get one's knife into somebody ensañarse con alguiento go under the knife someterse a cirugíato twist the knife in the wound hurgar en las heridasyou could cut the atmosphere with a knife el ambiente se podía cortar con un cuchilloknife and fork cubiertoknife grinder afilador,-ran.(§ pl.: knives) = cubierto s.m.• cuchilla s.f.• cuchillo s.m.• navaja s.f.v.• acuchillar v.
I naɪfthe knives are out for him/her — (BrE colloq) se la tienen jurada
to get one's knife into somebody — (colloq) ensañarse con alguien, atacar* a alguien
to turn o twist the knife (in the wound) — hurgar* en la herida
under the knife — ( Med) en la mesa de operaciones
you could have cut the atmosphere with a knife — se respiraba la tensión en el ambiente; (before n)
knife fight — pelea f con navajas (or cuchillos etc)
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transitive verb acuchillar[naɪf]1.N(pl knives) (=table knife) cuchillo m; (=pocket knife) navaja f, cortaplumas m inv ; (=dagger) puñal m; (=flick knife) navaja f, chaveta f (LAm); (=blade) cuchilla fdoes he use a knife and fork yet? — ¿ha aprendido ya a usar los cubiertos?
- get one's knife into sb- turn the knife in the wound- put or stick the knife in- like a2.VT (=stab) acuchillar, apuñalarto knife sb to death — matar a algn a navajazos or a puñaladas
3.CPDknife crime(s) N (PL) — delitos mpl con arma blanca
knife edge N — filo m (de cuchillo)
- be balanced on a knife edgeknife grinder N — (=person) afilador(a) m / f
knife sharpener N — (=tool) afilador m de cuchillos
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I [naɪf]the knives are out for him/her — (BrE colloq) se la tienen jurada
to get one's knife into somebody — (colloq) ensañarse con alguien, atacar* a alguien
to turn o twist the knife (in the wound) — hurgar* en la herida
under the knife — ( Med) en la mesa de operaciones
you could have cut the atmosphere with a knife — se respiraba la tensión en el ambiente; (before n)
knife fight — pelea f con navajas (or cuchillos etc)
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transitive verb acuchillar
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