axe

/æks/ (US tb ax)

Translation

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⇨ hacha

to chop wood with an axe

cortar leña con el hacha

to give sb the axe (inform)

⇨ echar a alguien del trabajo

⇨ despedir a alguien

to have an axe to grind

⇨ tener un interés personal en algo

(Definition of axe n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

to make movements with your hands or arms, to express something or to emphasize what you are saying

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