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saw

saw(
sa
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
noun
1. (tool)
a. la sierra
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
We are going to need a heavy-duty saw to take down that tree.Vamos a necesitar una sierra industrial para talar ese árbol.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
transitive verb
2. (to cut)
a. serruchar
The lumberjack sawed the thick tree trunk.El leñador serruchó el tronco grueso del árbol.
b. aserruchar
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
My father spent the morning sawing some trunks.Mi padre pasó la mañana aserruchando unos troncos.
c. serrar
Regionalism used in Spain
(Spain)
I will saw the lumber to make it the right size.Serraré la madera para que sea del tamaño correcto.
d. cortar (with saw)
I sawed the plank in half.Corté la tabla por la mitad.
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saw
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saw [sɔː] sawed (past)sawed sawn
noun
(tool) sierra (f)
transitive verb
serrar
intransitive verb
to saw through cortar con (una) sierra
modifier
saw edge (n) filo (m) dentado or de sierra
saw [sɔː]
saw [sɔː]
noun
(saying) refrán (m); dicho (m)
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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