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hatchet

/ˈhætʃɪt/

/ˈhæʧɪt/

hatchetsubstantiv

hatchets

Pl.

/ˈhætʃɪt/

/ˈhæʧɪt/

Übersetzungen

hachette

He used a hatchet to chop the firewood into smaller pieces.

Il a utilisé une hachette pour couper le bois de chauffage en petits morceaux.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

hache de guerreAu sens figuré, surtout dans l’expression « to bury the hatchet ».

Definitionen

A small axe with a short handle for use in one hand.

He used a hatchet to chop the firewood into smaller pieces.

A tool used for cutting and shaping wood, typically featuring a sharp blade and a hammer-like back.

The carpenter reached for his hatchet to trim the wooden beam.

Hostility or a grievance, especially as referenced in the idiom ‘to bury the hatchet’.

After years of rivalry, the two companies finally buried the hatchet.

Synonyme

hatchetverb

hatcheted

Präteritum

hatcheted

Partizip Perfekt

hatcheting

Gerundium

Übersetzungen

couper à la hache

They hatcheted the branches into firewood.

Ils ont coupé les branches à la hache pour en faire du bois de chauffage.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

charcuterAu sens figuré, registre familier ou péjoratif.

Definitionen

To cut or chop with a hatchet.

They hatcheted the branches into firewood.

To slash, reduce, or destroy drastically, especially in a figurative sense.

The editor hatcheted the manuscript down to half its original length.

Synonyme

break off

axe out

cut off

hatchetadjektiv

/ˈhætʃɪt/

Used attributively before another noun (e.g., hatchet job, hatchet man).

Definitionen

Denoting ruthless, aggressive, or destructive action, typically used before another noun.

The minister became the target of a hatchet job in the tabloids.

Synonyme