segar

to reap

to cut off

segar(seh-gahr)

transitive verb

1. (agriculture)

a. to reap (corn)

Antes ayudaba a mi padre a segar los campos, pero ahora tenemos una cosechadora.

I used to help my father reap the fields, but now we have a harvester.

b. to cut (corn, grass)

Me encanta el olor después de segar la hierba con el cortadora de césped.

I love the smell of grass after cutting it with the lawnmower.

c. to mow (grass)

En verano hay que segar el césped casi todas las semanas, porque crece más.

In summer you have to mow the grass almost every week, because it grows more.

2.

(figurative)

(literary)

(to sever)

a. to cut off

Cuando no se entregó el dinero, los secuestradores segaron las orejas de sus cautivos.

The kidnappers cut off the ears of their captives when the money wasn't handed over.

3. (to curtail)

a. to cut short

La imprudencia temeraria de este hombre al manejar segó la vida de dos niñas.

Two young girls have had their lives cut short by this man's reckless driving.

4. (to frustrate)

a. to dash (hopes)

El accidente segó sus ilusiones de hacerse futbolista profesional.

The accident dashed his hopes of becoming a professional footballer.