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dépecer

to butcher

verb deh-peh-SEH Rare
Food & Drink Cooking

Also means

to cut up (an animal)

Usage Note

Dépecer means to dismember or cut up a carcass; in hunting it describes the initial field-dressing of game. Figuratively it can mean to tear apart an organisation or territory: dépecer une entreprise (to carve up a company). Note the spelling alternation: il dépèce but nous dépeçons.

Examples

"Le boucher dépèce la carcasse avec soin."

Natural Translation

The butcher cuts up the carcass carefully.

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