knife

el cuchillo

noun

knife
[naɪf]
sustantivo (pl knives [naɪvz])
1cuchillo (m)
  • the knives are out for the Prime Minister (sentido figurado) -> el primer ministro tiene los días contados
  • knife sharpener -> afilador (m) de cuchillos
  • knife wound -> puñalada (f) , cuchillada (f)
verbo transitivo
2apuñalar, acuchillar (stab)

knife [naif]
sustantivo
1KNIVES
adjetivo
2g
1Cortar o matar con un cuchillo.
2Deshacer o arruinar por medio de oposición secreta. (Estados Unidos)
va. (Ger.)

knife [naɪf]
noun
knives (plural) (table knife) cuchillo; (m) (pocket knife) navaja; (f) cortaplumas; (m) (dagger) puñal; (m) (flick knife) navaja; (f) chaveta; (f) (LAm) (blade) cuchilla; (f)
does he use a knife and fork yet? ¿ha aprendido ya a usar los cubiertos?; I'll get the knives and forks out voy a sacar los cubiertos
to get one's knife into sb tener inquina a algn
before you could say knife en un decir Jesús
to turn the knife in the wound hurgar en la herida
to put stick the knife inor ensañarse; tirar con bala
like a (hot) knife through butter sin problemas; con la gorra; (informal)
verb:transitive
(stab) acuchillar; apuñalar
to knife sb to death matar a algn a navajazos a puñaladas;or
modifier
knife edge (n) filo (de cuchillo); (m)
to be (balanced) on a knife edge [+person] estar con el alma pendiente de un hilo; [+result] estar pendiente de un hilo
knife grinder (n) (person) afiladoraafiladora;a afiladora (m) (f)
knife sharpener (n) (tool) afilador de cuchillos; (m)

Verb Conjugation for "knife"

Imperative
  • knife
  • you knife
  • he/she knifes
  • we knife
  • you knife
  • they knife
Preterite
  • I knifed
  • you knifed
  • he/she knifed
  • we knifed
  • you knifed
  • they knifed
Present Continuous
  • I am knifing
  • you are knifing
  • he/she is knifing
  • we are knifing
  • you are knifing
  • they are knifing
Present Perfect
  • I have knifed
  • you have knifed
  • he/she has knifed
  • we have knifed
  • you have knifed
  • they have knifed
Past Continuous
  • I was knifing
  • you were knifing
  • he/she was knifing
  • we were knifing
  • you were knifing
  • they were knifing
Past Perfect
  • I had knifed
  • you had knifed
  • he/she had knifed
  • we had knifed
  • you had knifed
  • they had knifed
Future
  • I will knife
  • you will knife
  • he/she will knife
  • we will knife
  • you will knife
  • they will knife
Future Perfect
  • I will have knifed
  • you will have knifed
  • he/she will have knifed
  • we will have knifed
  • you will have knifed
  • they will have knifed
Future Continuous
  • I will be knifing
  • you will be knifing
  • he/she will be knifing
  • we will be knifing
  • you will be knifing
  • they will be knifing
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been knifing
  • you have been knifing
  • he/she has been knifing
  • we have been knifing
  • you have been knifing
  • they have been knifing
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been knifing
  • you will have been knifing
  • he/she will have been knifing
  • we will have been knifing
  • you will have been knifing
  • they will have been knifing
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been knifing
  • you had been knifing
  • he/she had been knifing
  • we had been knifing
  • you had been knifing
  • they had been knifing
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