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butcher in Norwegian

butcher in Norwegian is slakte — butcher means a person whose trade is preparing and selling meat.

butcher in Norwegian

slakte
verb

What does "butcher" mean?

  1. noun A person whose trade is preparing and selling meat.
    "I bought the lamb chops from the butcher on the corner."
  2. noun Someone who kills brutally or without mercy.
    "History remembers the dictator as a butcher."
  3. verb To slaughter animals and cut up the meat for sale.
    "The farmer butchers his own pigs every autumn."
  4. verb To ruin or botch something badly.
    "The editing team butchered the film, cutting half the best scenes."
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butcher in a sentence

  • I bought the lamb chops from the butcher on the corner.
  • The butcher wrapped the sausages in paper and handed them over the counter.
  • History remembers the dictator as a butcher.
  • In the old legend, the cruel general was remembered only as the Butcher.

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What is "butcher" in Norwegian?
"butcher" in Norwegian is slakte. butcher means: A person whose trade is preparing and selling meat.
How do you use "butcher" in a sentence?
Example: "I bought the lamb chops from the butcher on the corner." In Norwegian, "butcher" is slakte.
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