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Translation
axe
Word origin
From Old French hache ('axe'), of Germanic origin, from Frankish hapja ('sickle, cutting tool').
- Origin
- Frankish
- Root
- hapja
- English cognates
- hatchet, hash
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralhachas
Examples
leña afilada.
He cut the firewood with a sharp axe.
clavada tronco.
The axe was stuck in the trunk.
cobertizo.
Keep the axe in the shed.
rama.
With two blows of the axe he split the branch.
bomberos .
The firefighters used an axe to open the door.
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