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Butcher
01
slager
someone who cuts up and sells meat as a job
Example
The butcher carefully trimmed the beef to remove excess fat.
The butcher sharpened his knives daily to ensure precision and efficiency.
The local butcher sources his meat from nearby farms, ensuring freshness and quality.
02
slager, slagerin
a retailer of meat
03
slager, moordenaar
a brutal indiscriminate murderer
04
onbekwaam iemand, flateraar
someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence
to butcher
01
slachten, verwerken
to kill and prepare animals, typically for food
Transitive: to butcher an animal
Example
In the traditional practice, the community would butcher a cow for a festive feast.
The family together butchered the chickens they raised for their dinner.
At the slaughterhouse, workers butcher livestock to supply meat to supermarkets.
02
slachten, doden
to kill people in a brutal and cruel way
Transitive: to butcher sb
Example
The invaders butchered innocent civilians in the village.
The gangsters butchered their rivals in a brutal turf war.
The serial killer butchered his victims with no remorse.
03
verpesten, verknallen
to completely ruin something intentionally or due to lack of skill or care
Transitive: to butcher sth
Example
The actor completely butchered his lines during the performance.
She butchered the song with her off-key singing.
The novel had a promising storyline, but the movie adaptation butchered it by changing crucial plot points.
Voorbeeld
The butcher carefully trimmed the beef to remove excess fat.
The butcher sharpened his knives daily to ensure precision and efficiency.
The local butcher sources his meat from nearby farms, ensuring freshness and quality.
He apprenticed under a skilled butcher to learn the art of meat preparation.
She asked the butcher for advice on how to cook the perfect steak.
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