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#{{countable}} An '''axe''' is a [[tool]] made from a short [[blade]] on a long [[handle]]. '''Axes''' are often used to cut [[wood]]. <> [[masari]] mai ƙaramin ruwa da ƙota da ake saran itace da shi. | #{{countable}} An '''axe''' is a [[tool]] made from a short [[blade]] on a long [[handle]]. '''Axes''' are often used to cut [[wood]]. <> [[masari]] mai ƙaramin ruwa da ƙota da ake saran itace da shi. | ||
# {{cx|small}} [[kurada]]. | # {{cx|small}} [[kurada]]. | ||
# {{cx|figuratively}} ''He has '''an axe to grind''' in the matter. <> Yana da '''son rai''' a wannan maganar.'' | # {{cx|figuratively}} [[son rai]]. | ||
#: ''He has '''an axe to grind''' in the matter. <> Yana da '''son rai''' a wannan maganar.'' | |||
===See also=== | ===See also=== | ||
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==Verb== | ==Verb== | ||
{{verb|ax|e}} | {{verb|ax|e}} | ||
# {{transitive}} If you '''axe''' something, you [[chop]] it with an axe. | # {{transitive}} If you '''axe''' something, you [[chop]] it with an axe. <> [[sare]]. | ||
# {{transitive}} If you axe something, you [[end]] or [[reduce]] it in a [[sudden]] or [[mean]] way. | # {{transitive}} If you axe something, you [[end]] or [[reduce]] it in a [[sudden]] or [[mean]] way. <> daina abu nan take. | ||
#: ''The government announced its plans to '''axe''' public spending.'' | #: ''The government announced its plans to '''axe''' public spending.'' | ||
#: ''The broadcaster '''axed''' the series because far less people than expected watched it.'' | #: ''The broadcaster '''axed''' the series because far less people than expected watched it.'' | ||
# {{transitive}} If you '''axe''' someone, you fire a person from their job. | # {{transitive}} If you '''axe''' someone, you fire a person from their job. <> sallami wani daga aiki. | ||
#: ''He got '''axed''' in the last round of firings.'' | #: ''He got '''axed''' in the last round of firings.'' | ||
[[Category:Tools]] | [[Category:Tools]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:05, 4 March 2019
Noun
- (countable) An axe is a tool made from a short blade on a long handle. Axes are often used to cut wood. <> masari mai ƙaramin ruwa da ƙota da ake saran itace da shi.
- (small) kurada.
- (figuratively) son rai.
- He has an axe to grind in the matter. <> Yana da son rai a wannan maganar.
See also
Verb
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Plain form (yanzu) |
3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) |
Past tense (ya wuce) |
Past participle (ya wuce) |
Present participle (ana cikin yi) |
- (transitive) If you axe something, you chop it with an axe. <> sare.
- (transitive) If you axe something, you end or reduce it in a sudden or mean way. <> daina abu nan take.
- The government announced its plans to axe public spending.
- The broadcaster axed the series because far less people than expected watched it.
- (transitive) If you axe someone, you fire a person from their job. <> sallami wani daga aiki.
- He got axed in the last round of firings.