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No. 8,914 in Spanish

trabuco

A "trabuco" is a type of firearm (blunderbuss) or a medieval siege weapon (trebuchet).

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  • El trabuco era utilizado como arma por los ejércitos medievales.

    The trebuchet was used as a weapon by medieval armies.

    The word 'trabuco' here refers to a historical siege weapon, namely a trebuchet.

  • En el pueblo, se organizó un concurso para disparar con un trabuco antiguo.

    In the village, a contest was organized to shoot with an antique blunderbuss.

    In this sentence, 'trabuco' denotes a type of old firearm, specifically a blunderbuss.

  • Manuel usaba el trabuco para aplastar los objetos reciclables antes de desecharlos.

    Manuel used the sledgehammer to crush recyclable objects before disposing of them.

    Here, 'trabuco' metaphorically refers to a heavy tool like a sledgehammer.

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