rebanar

to slice

rebanar(rreh-bah-nahr)

transitive verb

1. (to cut into slices)

a. to slice

Pídele al carnicero que rebane el jamón en tajadas delgaditas.

Ask the butcher to slice the ham in thin slices.

b. to cut

Ayúdame a rebanar esas papas para ponérselas a la sopa.

Help me cut those potatoes to put them in the soup.

2.

(colloquial)

(to chop off)

a. to cut off

Tienes que rebanarle la cabeza al pescado antes de cocinarlo.

You have cut off the fish head before you cook it.

rebanarse

pronominal verb

3.

(colloquial)

(to chop off)

a. to slice off

Ese cuchillo está muy afilado. ¡Cuidado que no te rebanes la mano!

That knife is very sharp. Be careful not to slice your hand off!

rebanar

transitive verb

1. (pan)

a. to slice

2. (dedo, cabeza)

a. to cut off

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rebanar

transitive verb

[+pan] to slice; [+árbol] to slice through; slice down; [+pierna] to slice off;