How to Say "to butcher" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “to butcher” is “masacrar” — C1 level.
English → SpanishC1
verbC1informal
performing a song or language poorly
Examples
Cantó muy mal; masacró mi canción favorita.
He sang very badly; he butchered my favorite song.
No hables francés si vas a masacrar el idioma.
Don't speak French if you're going to mangle the language.
El director masacró la novela original con su película.
The director butchered the original novel with his movie.
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