estaban cercenando
-they/you were severing
Imperfect progressive ellos/ellas/ustedes conjugation of cercenar.
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cercenar

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TRANSITIVE VERB
(to dismember)-to sever
Synonyms for cercenar
amputar
to amputate
cortar
to cut
desmembrar
to dismember
seccionar
to cut off
cortarse
to cut each other
cortarse
to cut oneself
dejar renco
to lame
dejar rengo
to lame
extirpar
to remove
herir
to wound
lesionar
to injure
mancar
to maim
mutilar
to mutilate
segar
to cut off
TRANSITIVE VERB
(to reduce)-to cut down
Synonyms for cercenar
apocar
to reduce
disminuir
to reduce
mermar
to diminish
rebajar
to reduce
recortar
to cut
reducir
to reduce
achicar
to make smaller
acortar
to shorten
aligerar
to lighten
aminorar
to reduce
decrecer
to decrease
descontar
to deduct
limitar
to limit
rebajar drásticamente
to slash
recortar drásticamente
to slash
reducir al mínimo
to reduce to a minimum
reducir drásticamente
to slash
Antonyms for cercenar
redoblar
to redouble
subir
to raise
acrecentar
to increase
aumentar
to increase
incrementarse
to increase
TRANSITIVE VERB
(to cut shorter)-to trim
Synonyms for cercenar
acortar
to shorten
esquilar
to shear
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