cut a swath

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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.).
intransitive verb phrase
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.
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This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
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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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