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cut a swath
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
1. (general)
a. cortar una franja
Sam cut a swath out of an old T-shirt to make a headband.Sam cortó una franja de una camiseta vieja para hacer una cinta para el pelo.
b. cortar una tira
We need to cut a swath of wallpaper to fit perfectly in between those two windows.Tenemos que cortar una tira de papel pintado de modo que quepa perfectamente entre esas dos ventanas.
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
The marauders cut a swath across the countryside, looting and burning every village they found.Los merodeadores destruían todo en su camino, saqueando y quemando cada villa que encontraban.
The tornado cut a swath across the small town in Kansas.El tornado atravesó el pueblo pequeño de Kansas.
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