echar la tijera: meaning & examples
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Meanings:
- To cut something with scissors or shears; to make a cut using a cutting instrument.
Examples
BetaPor favor, echa la tijera y recorta el papel siguiendo la línea punteada.
Please take the scissors and cut the paper along the dotted line.
Cuando terminé de coser el vestido, eché la tijera para cortar los hilos sobrantes.
When I finished sewing the dress, I used the scissors to cut the excess threads.
¿Puedes echar la tijera en el cartón? Necesito que quede del tamaño exacto para la caja.
Can you cut the cardboard? I need it to be the exact size for the box.
No eches la tijera todavía; primero asegúrate de medir bien la tela.
Don't cut yet; first make sure to measure the fabric well.
- To make reductions or cuts, especially to budgets, wages, or resources; to slash or pare down (figurative usage derived from the idea of cutting with scissors).
Examples
BetaEl gobierno tuvo que echar la tijera al presupuesto debido a la crisis económica.
The government had to make cuts to the budget due to the economic crisis.
Para equilibrar las finanzas, la empresa echó la tijera en los salarios de los empleados temporales.
To balance the finances, the company slashed wages of temporary employees.
Si seguimos echando la tijera en recursos esenciales, el proyecto no podrá continuar.
If we keep making cuts to essential resources, the project won't be able to continue.
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