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The Finnish word for butcher is
lihakauppias





butcher



Translations for butcher and their definitions

lihakauppias
     1. butcher


teurastaa
     1. v. To slaughter, butcher.
     2. v. To massacre.


leikata
     1. v. to cut (to perform an incision on; to divide with a sharp instrument; to separate from prior association; to remove and place in memory for later use; to reduce, especially intentionally; to form or s
     2. v. to incise (to cut in or into with a sharp instrument)
     3. v. to mow (to cut something down, especially grass or crops)
     4. v. to trim (to reduce slightly, especially, to remove excess)
     5. v. (medicine) to operate
     6. v. (film) to edit
     7. v. to fix (to render an animal infertile)
     8. v. to knife (to use a knife to cut)
     9. v. to knife (to cut through as if with a knife)
     10. v. (colloquial) adessive + 3rd-pers. sg: to get it
           Minulla ei leikkaa. = I don't get it.



teurastaja
     1. n. A butcher (person who slaughters animals, usually for meat).
     2. n. A butcher (brutal killer).


tuhota
     1. v. To destroy, decimate.


pilata
     1. v. To spoil, ruin, blight, destroy (to cause the ruin of).
           pilata mahdollisuutensa
             to destroy one's chances
     2. v. To damage or mar (to make something less intact or even destroy it; to harm or cause destruction).
     3. v. To foil, scupper, thwart (to prevent something from being accomplished).
           pilata suunnitelma
             to thwart a plan
     4. v. To blemish, soil (to spoil the appearance of).
           Mädät tomaatit pilasivat pukuni. (I shave my beard.) - The rotten tomatoes blemished my suit.
     5. v. To contaminate (to introduce impurities or foreign matter).
           Myrkyllinen vuoto pilasi juomavetemme vuosiksi. (I shave my beard.) - A poisonous leak contaminated our drinking water for years to come.
     6. v. To bugger up, mess up, muck up (mild slang expressions for ruining or spoiling things).
     7. v. To bugger, cock up, fuck up, screw up (obscene slang expressions for ruining or spoiling things).
     8. v. To spoil (to coddle or pamper to excess).


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