axe

æks
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Translation of axe into German,

Verb

tr.
1.

cutting

chop using a heavy bladed tool
  • He axed the tree down in minutes.Er fällte den Baum in wenigen Minuten mit der Axt.
2.

termination

end or reduce something suddenly
  • The company axed 200 jobs last week.Das Unternehmen baute letzte Woche 200 Stellen ab.

Noun

1.

cutting tool

tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
Axt fBeil
  • He chopped the firewood with a sharp axe..Er hackte das Brennholz mit einer scharfen Axt
2.

business

UK
drastic reduction or cutback
UK
  • The project faced the axe due to budget cuts.Das Projekt fiel dem Rotstift zum Opfer aufgrund von Budgetkürzungen.
3.

employment

UK
dismissal or rejection, often from a job
UK
  • She got the axe after the company downsized.Sie bekam die Kündigung, nachdem das Unternehmen verkleinert wurde.
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Expressions with axe: examples in English and translations in German

persönliches Motiv
eigennütziger Grund
He has an axe to grind with the committee after being overlooked last year..
entlassen werden
den Job verlieren
Many employees may face the axe due to budget cuts.
entlassen werden
gefeuert werden
After the budget cuts, many employees got the axe.
entlassen
kündigen
The manager decided to give the axe to three employees.
drastisch kürzen
drastisch reduzieren
The company had to take an axe to its budget.
im entscheidenden Moment
wenn die Stunde schlägt
We will see who stays when the axe falls.

Images of axe

  • axe: tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
    (cutting tool) Axt
  • axe: ancient weapon with a bladed head and handle
    (history) Axt

Synonyms and analogies of axe in English

Examples of axe in a sentence

  • They axed the old shed for renovation.
  • The TV show was axed after just one season.
  • Due to budget cuts, the project was axed immediately.
  • The lumberjack's axe was well-worn from years of use.
  • She bought a new axe for the camping trip.
  • The company announced the axe of 200 jobs.

Translations of "axe" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
dieAxtnf.

He made a clean chop through the thick branch with his axe.

Mit seiner Axt führte er einen sauberen Hieb durch den dicken Ast.

dasBeilnn.

You swing the axe high above your head and scream loudly.

Du schwingst das Beil hoch über dem Kopf und schreist laut dabei.

dieStreitaxtnf.

My character wields a battle axe as well as any man.

Mein Char schwingt eine Streitaxt genau so gut wie jeder Mann.

derFaustkeilnm.

Children in the museum were fascinated when they learned about the hand axe.

Die Kinder im Museum waren fasziniert, als sie vom Faustkeil erfuhren.

dieAchsenf.

The whole carrots are cut in slices perpendicular to the axe.

Die ganzen Karotten werden in Scheiben, senkrecht zur Achse geschnitten.

Verb
entlassenv.

He didn't see it coming when he finally got the axe.

Er sah es nicht kommen, als er schließlich entlassen wurde.

streichenv.

During the winter, they will axe some trips to save money.

Im Winter werden sie einige Reisen streichen, um Geld zu sparen.

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axe: Examples and translations in context

He will chunk the log with a sharp axe for firewood.

Er wird den Holzklotz mit einer scharfen Axt für Brennholz zerhacken.

The lumberjack wore a plaid shirt and wielded his axe with precision.

Der Holzfäller trug ein kariertes Hemd und schwang seine Axt mit Präzision.

With a firmly wielded axe, she chopped the wood effortlessly.

Mit einer fest geführten Axt hackte sie mühelos das Holz.

The lumberjack chops the tree down in one powerful swing of his axe.

Der Holzfäller fällt den Baum mit einem kraftvollen Schlag seiner Axt.

The carpenter used an axe to hew the wood precisely.

Der Zimmermann benutzte eine Axt, um das Holz präzise zu bearbeiten.

He slid across the room, toward the giant's axe.

Er glitt durch den Raum auf die Axt des Riesen zu.

Skjalf tore his axe free and pointed to the rocky gate.

Skjalf zerrte seine Axt frei und wies zu dem steinernen Portal.

I was once a brat crying because of the headsman's axe.

Mich hat das Beil des Henkers zu einem weinenden Balg gemacht.

See also:

ice axeaxe to grindbattle-axehand axemeat axe
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