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desfigurar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • butcher noun A person whose trade is preparing and selling meat.
  • deform adj Having an unusual and unattractive shape; deformed, misshapen; hence, hideous, ugly.
  • disfigure verb to irreversibly damage the shape or structure of something, negatively affecting its appearance or functionality without completely destroying it.
  • mangle verb To damage something badly by crushing, tearing, or cutting it out of shape.
  • ravage verb To cause severe damage or destruction to something.

Senses

desfigurar is used for these senses in English:

  • butcher (transitive) To ruin (something), often to the point of defamation.
  • deform (also, figuratively) To change the look of (something), usually thus making it imperfect or unattractive; to give (something) an abnormal or unusual appearance.
  • disfigure to irreversibly damage the shape or structure of something, negatively affecting its appearance or functionality without completely destroying it.
  • mangle (transitive) To change, mutilate, or disfigure by cutting, tearing, rearranging, etc.
  • ravage (transitive) To devastate, destroy or lay waste to something.

butcher — full definition

  1. noun A person whose trade is preparing and selling meat.
  2. noun Someone who kills brutally or without mercy.
  3. verb To slaughter animals and cut up the meat for sale.
  4. verb To ruin or botch something badly.

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