desbastar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- hew verb To cut something down or reduce it using a sharp tool, such as an axe.
Senses
desbastar is used for these senses in English:
- hew (ambitransitive) To chop away at; to whittle down; to mow down.
hew — full definition
- verb To cut something down or reduce it using a sharp tool, such as an axe.
- verb To give something a particular shape by cutting it.
- verb To follow or stick closely to a rule, plan or belief.
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