amputar
amputar(
ahm
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poo
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tahr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
1. (general)
a. to amputate
El montañero tenía los pies congelados y hubo que amputárselos.The mountain climber had his feet forzen and they had to be amputated.
b. to cut off
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
El doctor me amputó la mano antes de que el brazo se infectara con gangrena.The doctor cut off my hand before my arm got infected with gangrene.
amputar
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
1. (general)
a. to amputate
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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