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to undercut
01
vender más barato que, vender a precios más bajos que
to demand a lower price than one's rivals
Transitive: to undercut a rival or price
Ejemplos
The company is currently undercutting prices to increase sales in a tough market.
La empresa está actualmente rebajando los precios para aumentar las ventas en un mercado difícil.
02
cortar por debajo, golpear por debajo
to hit a ball with a downward, glancing motion, causing it to spin backward or gain elevation
Transitive: to undercut a ball
Ejemplos
She undercut the ping-pong ball, causing it to rise quickly before dropping just beyond her opponent ’s reach.
Ella cortó por debajo la pelota de ping-pong, haciendo que subiera rápidamente antes de caer justo fuera del alcance de su oponente.
03
socavar, desgastar por debajo
to remove or wear away the lower or underlying part of something
Transitive: to undercut sth
Ejemplos
Erosion from the wind had undercut the base of the sand dune, making it unstable.
La erosión del viento había socavado la base de la duna de arena, haciéndola inestable.
04
rebajar, vaciar
to remove material around a design in order to create a raised, carved pattern
Transitive: to undercut sth
Ejemplos
She carefully undercut the wood, leaving an intricate floral pattern raised above the surface.
Ella rebajó cuidadosamente la madera, dejando un intrincado patrón floral en relieve sobre la superficie.
05
cortar en ángulo, hacer un corte diagonal
to make a diagonal or slanted cut into a tree, below the main cut, on the side where the tree is intended to fall
Transitive: to undercut a tree
Ejemplos
She undercut the tree at an angle, ensuring it would topple toward the clearing.
Ella cortó en ángulo el árbol, asegurándose de que caería hacia el claro.
Undercut
01
undercut
a hairstyle with longer hair on top and closely shaved or faded sides and back
Ejemplos
Undercuts are popular among both men and women.
02
a stroke that imparts reverse spin to the ball
Ejemplos
Table tennis players often rely on the undercut to surprise opponents.
03
a cut made underneath a surface or material to remove a portion of it
Ejemplos
The metalworker used an undercut to shape the piece.
04
a cut made in a tree trunk to guide the direction of its fall
Ejemplos
They examined the undercut to plan the tree's fall.
05
the tender meat from the loin on either side of the vertebral column
Ejemplos
She bought a small undercut for the stew.
06
material removed by a cut made beneath a surface
Ejemplos
The undercut was discarded after shaping the piece.
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