machete

machette

Grand couteau lourd servant à couper la végétation ou utilisé comme arme.

En anglais simple : A large, heavy knife used to cut plants or as a weapon.

• He cut the grass with a machete.
• The guide carried two machetes into the forest.
• They used a machete to clear a narrow path.

Synonymes : bolo, golok, panga, parang

Expressions courantes : sharp machete, machete blade, carry a machete

couper à la machette

Couper ou hacher quelque chose avec une machette, un grand couteau lourd.

En anglais simple : To cut or chop something using a large, heavy knife.

• They macheted a path through the bushes.
• We had to machete through thick vines.
• He machetes the undergrowth before planting new trees.

Comment l'utiliser : machete through something (The workers macheted through the dense vegetation.)

Synonymes : chop, hack

Expressions courantes : machete a path, machete through something