hendir
hendir(
ehn
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deer
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. to split
El carpintero hendió el pedazo de madera con un martillo.The carpenter split the piece of wood with a hammer.
b. to crack
Pamela se cayó del columpio, y una piedra le hendió la cabeza.Pamela fell from the swing, and a rock cracked her head.
c. to crack open
Un ladrillo cayó del segundo piso y le hendió la cabeza a un albañil.A brick fell from the second floor and cracked the builder's head open.
2. (to cut)
a. to cut through
La estudiante de medicina no se atrevió a hendir el cadáver con el bisturí.The med student couldn't bring herself to cut through the corpse with the scalpel.
b. to split
El ganadero hendió el cuerpo del animal con un cuchillo muy filoso.The rancher split the animal's body with a very sharp knife.
c. to slit open
El asaltante acercó su navaja a la mujer y le hendió superficialmente el cuello.The robber brought his knife close to the woman, superficially slitting her neck open.
3. (figurative) (literary) (to plow through)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
a. to cut through
Jimena sintió miedo cuando la lancha hendió el agua adentrándose en el océano.Jimena was afraid when the motorboat cut through the water going deep into the ocean.
b. to slice through
La embarcación petrolera hendía las olas con gran potencia.The tanker sliced through the waves with great power.
c. to cleave (literary)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
El yate hiende las olas lentamente a la espera del atardecer.The yacht cleaves the waves slowly, waiting for the sunset.
4. (figurative) (literary) (to cut through)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
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