machete
die Machete, die Macheten
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machete
A large, heavy knife with a broad blade, used especially in tropical regions as a tool for cutting plants such as sugar cane or for clearing paths through the jungle.
Mit einer Machete schlug er sich einen Pfad durch das dichte Unterholz.
With a machete, he cut a path through the dense undergrowth.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Macheten |
| genitive | der Machete |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Machete | die Macheten |
| accusative | die Machete | die Macheten |
| dative | der Machete | den Macheten |
| genitive | der Machete | der Macheten |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
A very common and vivid expression with this word is 'sich mit einer Machete einen Weg bahnen' (to make one's way with a machete) or 'sich einen Weg schlagen' (to cut a path for oneself). This describes the difficult progress through dense vegetation.
Die Forscher mussten sich mit Macheten einen Weg durch den Dschungel bahnen.
The researchers had to make their way through the jungle with machetes.
As a tool, the machete is almost always used with the preposition 'mit' (with) to express what an action is carried out with.
Der Bauer schnitt das Zuckerrohr mit einer scharfen Machete.
The farmer cut the sugar cane with a sharp machete.
The word 'Machete' (machete) is strongly connected with the context of jungle, tropical agriculture (e.g., sugar cane, bananas), and expeditions into difficult terrain.
Für die Arbeit auf der Plantage ist eine Machete ein unverzichtbares Werkzeug.
For work on the plantation, a machete is an essential tool.
