impale
/ɪmˈpeɪl/ [impaled, impaling]Translation
v [t]
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⇨ atravesar [con un objeto punzante]
He impaled a piece of meat on his knife Atravesó un trozo de carne con su cuchillo
⇨ empalar
■ constr. Se usa más en pasiva(Definition of impale v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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