No. 12,384 in Spanish
machetazos
Blows or strikes with a machete.
In a sentence
Cortó las ramas del árbol con varios machetazos.
He chopped the tree branches with several machete strokes.
Used to describe the act of striking something with a machete.
Los machetazos en la película sonaban tan reales que impresionaron a la audiencia.
The machete strikes in the movie sounded so realistic that they impressed the audience.
Refers to the sound of machete strokes as depicted in a movie scene.
El progreso del proyecto avanzó a machetazos debido a la falta de coordinación.
The progress of the project advanced with difficulty due to lack of coordination.
Figuratively used to describe actions carried out with difficulty or in a forced manner.
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