Knife in spanish
pronunciation: kutʃijoʊ part of speech: noun
knife [knives, -pl.]1 = cuchillo.
Example: A rotary machine invented in Holland in the late seventeenth century did not pound but minced the rags into pulp with revolving knives.more:
» as sharp as a knife = más afilado que un cuchillo, más afilado que una navaja.
Example: They continued on their way until they came to a great plain covered with reeds that had great leaves on them as sharp as knives.» binding-knife = cuchillo para encuadernar.
Example: Glue, card, paper, gauze, leatherette, calico, scissors, ruler, set-square, hammer, binding-knife and press are necessary for rebinding.» buck knife = navaja.
Example: This tradition of given a young man a buck knife to welcome him into manhood is now somewhat archaic.» butcher's knife = cuchillo de carnicero.
Example: While fleecing someone with a long, sharp butcher's knife, the American grandees pose as though they were performing an act of great generosity.» butter knife = cuchillo de mantequilla, cuchillo de untar mantequilla.
Example: As a matter of fact, computers were stolen not because the master key was stolen, but because you could pop the lock with a butter knife.» carving knife = cuchillo de trinchar, trinchante.
Example: Sharpening your carving knife is just about as important as using it.» cheese knife = cuchillo de queso.
Example: A cheese knife should not be confused with a cheese slicer, though both serve the same basic purpose.» chopping knife = cuchillo de cocina, tajadera.
Example: This chopping knife is ideal for chopping, dicing and slicing vegetables, meat, herbs and other ingredients.» clasp knife = navaja.
Example: She suffered numerous stab wounds to the legs and torso delivered by a stranger with a clasp knife, but survived the attack.» cooking knife = cuchillo de cocina.
Example: Even stainless steel silverware and cooking knives can start to show a few spots of rust here and there.» cut through + Nombre + like a (hot) knife through butter = cortar Algo como si fuera mantequilla.
Example: The branches I was removing had a circumference of approximately 30cm and the chainsaw cut through them like a hot knife through butter.» disposable knife = cuchillo de usar y tirar, cuchillo de un solo uso.
Example: Tableware consists of disposable plates, forks, knives, napkins & serving utensils.» draw out + Posesivo + knife = sacar el cuchillo.
Example: He drew out his knife and ripping the otter up he began to flay him.» flick-blade (knife) = navaja.
Example: He shot the man in self-defence after he was threatened with a flick-blade knife.» folding-blade (knife) = navaja.
Example: He stole $200 in cash and a checkbook from a woman by threatening her with a folding-blade knife.» folding knife = navaja.
Example: The victim was stabbed with a folding knife at a factory warehouse.» go under + the knife = operarse, tener una operación.
Example: But once he went under the knife to fix his damaged shoulder, he realized there weren't many throws left in it.» jackknife = navaja.
Example: Two men -- one allegedly armed with a wooden club, the other with a jackknife -- were arrested early yesterday morning on assault and battery.» kitchen knife = cuchillo de cocina.
Example: Police are hunting the killers of a man knifed to death with a kitchen knife at his flat.» knife crime = delito con arma blanca, delincuencia con arma blanca.
Example: The menace of knife crime caused by street gangs is a significant issue that needs more money to tackle it.» knife sharpener = afilador de cuchillos.
Example: Instead of taking them to a professional knife sharpener, consider using a sharpener at home.» knives-out = con las garras fuera, con las uñas fuera.
Example: The recent vote of no confidence against the leader of the United Kingdom's Conservative Party has created a 'knives-out' atmosphere in the press.» paper knife = abrecartas, cortapapeles.
Example: The other folds were normally opened later by the binder's plough, or with a paper knife.» paring knife = cuchillo de pelar.
Example: This paring knife has a nice thin blade that is slightly flexible, excellent for garnishing.» penknife [penknives, pl.] = navaja.
Example: The exhibition 'Out of the woodwork: On the history of tartanware' displays boxes, frames, penknives and other objects decorated with a distinctive tartan pattern and manufactured in Scotland in the 19th c.» pocket knife = navaja.
Example: Police say the two were arguing when Lovato allegedly stabbed the man with a pocket knife.» putty knife = espátula, espátula para masilla.
Example: It is usually applied via a mastic gun and smoothed with a putty knife.» serrated knife = cuchillo de sierra, cuchillo dentado, cuchillo serrado.
Example: I used a hand grinder to cut away the excess metal and a serrated knife to shape the foam to how I wanted it.» stick + a knife in = acuchillar, apuñalar, clavar un cuchillo, hincar un cuchillo.
Example: I heard that after I'd gone you found consolation with a handsome dame from the Philippines, with sad eyes, but liable to stick a knife in you if you did the dirty on her.» straight-knife trimming machine = máquina de recortar con cuchilla recta.
Example: In 1895 a good London bindery would have the following machines: hand-fed folding machines, sewing machines, nipping machines (for pressing the sewn books before casing-in), cutting machines, rounding machines, backing machines, straight-knife trimming machines (guillotines), rotary board-cutting machines, power blocking presses, and hydraulic standing presses.» turn + the knife (in the wound) = meter el dedo en la llaga, hurgar en la herida.
Example: Three years after ending Australia's golden age, the Kiwis turned the knife by taking the World Cup off the Australians.» twist + the knife (in the wound) = meter el dedo en la llaga, hurgar en la herida.
Example: My ex twisted the knife by attempting to marry his girlfriend on our wedding anniversary date only three days after our divorce was final.» under the knife = recortes, tijeretazo.
Example: The article 'Under the Knife' recommends drastic cuts in library buildings' construction funds = El artículo "Los recortes" recomienda restricciones drásticas en los fondos destinados a la construcción de bibliotecas.» under the knife = en el quirófano, en la mesa de operaciones.
Example: He was under the knife last week to treat the knee problem that has been niggling him.» wood carving knife = cuchillo de tallar, cuchillo para tallar.
Example: Do not use the wood carving knife to scrape, as it will dull the blade.knife2 = acuchillar, hincar un cuchillo, clavar un cuchillo, asestar una cuchillada, apuñalar, hincar un puñal, asestar un cuchillazo, asestar una puñalada.
Example: They became so angry that they knifed him in the head.more:
» knife + Nombre + to death = matar a puñaladas, matar a cuchillazos.
Example: Police are hunting the killers of a man knifed to death with a kitchen knife at his flat.