navaja
/naˈbaxa/, [naˈβ̞a.xa]penknife, razor
Noun navaja f (plural navajas)
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razor
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pocketknife, penknife, jackknife
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razor shell, razor clam (edible clam of genus Ensis)
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Tom se las apañó para cortarse mientras intentaba abrir una bolsa de cacahuetes con su navaja de bolsillo.
Tom managed to cut himself while trying to open a bag of peanuts with his pocketknife.
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El cuchillo de cocina no estaba lo suficientemente afilado para cortar la carne, así que me serví de mi navaja de bolsillo.
The kitchen knife wasn't sharp enough to cut the meat, so I used my pocket knife.
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Ese cuchillo no estaba afilado y no podía cortar la carne con él, así que recurrí a mi navaja.
That knife wasn't sharp and I couldn't cut the meat with it, so I resorted to using my pocket knife.
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El cuchillo estaba tan mal afilado, que no pude cortar con él la carne y tuve que usar mi navaja.
The knife was so dull that I couldn't cut the meat with it and I had to use my pocketknife.
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Quiero un navaja para afilar mi lápiz.
I want a knife to sharpen my pencil with.
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En un buen día de primavera, cuando Jan estaba excavando en la caja de arena en el patio, encontró una pequeña caja. Dentro de la caja había una navaja brillante con una inscripción misteriosa.
On a nice spring day, when Jan was digging in the sandbox in the backyard, he found a small box. In the box was a shining switchblade with a mysterious inscription.
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