trasquilar
trasquilar
trasquilar(
trahs
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kee
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lahr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
1. (to fleece)
a. to shear
El gaucho trasquiló a todo el rebaño, incluso la oveja negra.The gaucho sheared the entire stock, including the black one.
2. (colloquial) (to give a bad haircut)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
a. to scalp (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
¡No te voy a dejar cortarme el cabello! Me vas a trasquilar.I'm not going to let you cut my hair! You'll scalp me.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Ayer fui a que me cortaran el cabello y me trasquilaron.I got my hair cut yesterday and it looks like I put my head in a weed whacker.
¡El peluquero trasquiló a mi hermana justo el día antes de su boda!The hairdresser gave my sister a terrible haircut the day right before her wedding!
3. (colloquial) (to shorten)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
trasquilartransitive verb
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
1. (esquilar)
a. to shear
2. (colloquial)
a.
me trasquilaron (el pelo)they gave me a terrible haircut
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