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1 cut down
cut down ridurre il consumoEx:to cut down on smoking, alcohol — fumare, bere di meno; cut down [sth.], cut [sth.] down/Ex:1) (chop down) abbattere [forest, tree]2) (reduce) ridurre [consumption, spending, time]to cut sb. down to size — ridimensionare qcn
* * *1) (to cause to fall by cutting: He has cut down the apple tree.) abbattere2) (to reduce (an amount taken etc): I haven't given up smoking but I'm cutting down.) ridurre* * *vt + adv2) (reduce: consumption, expenses) ridurre, tagliareto cut sb down to size fig — sgonfiare or ridimensionare qn
* * *cut down ridurre il consumoEx:to cut down on smoking, alcohol — fumare, bere di meno; cut down [sth.], cut [sth.] down/Ex:1) (chop down) abbattere [forest, tree]2) (reduce) ridurre [consumption, spending, time]to cut sb. down to size — ridimensionare qcn
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2 ■ cut down
■ cut downA v. t. + avv.1 abbattere (un albero, ecc.)2 abbattere ( ferendo o uccidendo); falciare: They were cut down by machine-gun fire, sono stati falciati dalle mitragliatrici3 tagliare; accorciare: to cut down an article, tagliare un articolo; to cut down the curtains, accorciare le tende4 tagliare, ridurre, diminuire: (econ.) to cut down production, ridurre la produzione; (fin.) to cut down expenditure, tagliare le spese; I haven't given up smoking but I'm cutting down, non ho smesso di fumare ma mi sto limitando; to cut down prices, ridurre (o diminuire) i prezzi5 portare ( un venditore) a più miti pretese: He was asking £120 but I managed to cut him down to 100, chiedeva 120 sterline ma sono riuscito a portarlo a 100B v. i. + avv.– to cut down on ► cut down, A, def. 5 □ to cut down to size, tagliare su misura; ridurre alla misura voluta; (fig.) ridimensionare; far abbassare la cresta a (q.) (fam.). -
3 stop
I 1. [stɒp]1) (halt, pause) arresto m., interruzione f., pausa f.; (short stay) breve pausa f., fermata f.; aer. mar. scalo m.our next stop will be (in) Paris — (on tour, trip) la nostra prossima fermata o tappa sarà Parigi
to bring sth. to a stop — arrestare o fermare qcs.
to come to a stop — [vehicle, work] arrestarsi, fermarsi
to put a stop to — mettere fine a, porre termine a
2) (stopping place) (for bus) fermata f.; (for train, tube) stazione f.3) (punctuation mark) (in telegram) stop m.; (in dictation) punto m.4) (on organ) (pipes) registro m.; (knob) tasto m. di registro2.modificatore [button, lever, signal] d'arresto••II 1. [stɒp]to pull out all the stops — fare l'impossibile ( to do per fare)
stop it! — fermati! (that's enough) basta! smettila!
2) (bring to a halt) (completely) [person, mechanism] fermare [person, vehicle, process, match]; [strike, power cut] fermare, arrestare, bloccare [activity, production]; (temporarily) [person, rain] interrompere, sospendere [process, match]; [strike, power cut] interrompere, bloccare [activity, production]to stop a bullet — colloq. essere colpito da una pallottola
to stop sb. (from) doing — impedire a qcn. di fare
4) (refuse to provide) (definitively) abolire [ allowance]; bloccare [payments, deliveries, subscription]; tagliare [gas, water]; (suspend) sospendere, bloccare [grant, payment]to stop a cheque — fermare o bloccare un assegno
2.to stop Ј 50 out of sb.'s pay — BE trattenere 50 sterline dallo stipendio di qcn
1) (halt) [person, vehicle, heart] fermarsi2) (cease) [person, discussion, bleeding] fermarsi, smettere, cessare; [pain, worry, battle] finire, cessare; [noise, rain] smettere3) BE colloq. (stay) fermarsi, rimanere3.to stop oneself — (restrain oneself) trattenersi
- stop by- stop in- stop off- stop out- stop up* * *[stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) fermare, fermarsi2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) fermare, fermarsi, impedire3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) fermarsi, smettere4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) tappare, chiudere5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) premere; chiudere6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) fermarsi, restare2. noun1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) fermata, interruzione2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) fermata3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) punto4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) registro, chiave5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) stop, fermo•- stoppage- stopper
- stopping
- stopcock
- stopgap
- stopwatch
- put a stop to
- stop at nothing
- stop dead
- stop off
- stop over
- stop up* * *I 1. [stɒp]1) (halt, pause) arresto m., interruzione f., pausa f.; (short stay) breve pausa f., fermata f.; aer. mar. scalo m.our next stop will be (in) Paris — (on tour, trip) la nostra prossima fermata o tappa sarà Parigi
to bring sth. to a stop — arrestare o fermare qcs.
to come to a stop — [vehicle, work] arrestarsi, fermarsi
to put a stop to — mettere fine a, porre termine a
2) (stopping place) (for bus) fermata f.; (for train, tube) stazione f.3) (punctuation mark) (in telegram) stop m.; (in dictation) punto m.4) (on organ) (pipes) registro m.; (knob) tasto m. di registro2.modificatore [button, lever, signal] d'arresto••II 1. [stɒp]to pull out all the stops — fare l'impossibile ( to do per fare)
stop it! — fermati! (that's enough) basta! smettila!
2) (bring to a halt) (completely) [person, mechanism] fermare [person, vehicle, process, match]; [strike, power cut] fermare, arrestare, bloccare [activity, production]; (temporarily) [person, rain] interrompere, sospendere [process, match]; [strike, power cut] interrompere, bloccare [activity, production]to stop a bullet — colloq. essere colpito da una pallottola
to stop sb. (from) doing — impedire a qcn. di fare
4) (refuse to provide) (definitively) abolire [ allowance]; bloccare [payments, deliveries, subscription]; tagliare [gas, water]; (suspend) sospendere, bloccare [grant, payment]to stop a cheque — fermare o bloccare un assegno
2.to stop Ј 50 out of sb.'s pay — BE trattenere 50 sterline dallo stipendio di qcn
1) (halt) [person, vehicle, heart] fermarsi2) (cease) [person, discussion, bleeding] fermarsi, smettere, cessare; [pain, worry, battle] finire, cessare; [noise, rain] smettere3) BE colloq. (stay) fermarsi, rimanere3.to stop oneself — (restrain oneself) trattenersi
- stop by- stop in- stop off- stop out- stop up
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cut down — {v.} To lessen; reduce; limit. * /Tom had to cut down expenses./ * /The doctor told Mr. Jones to cut down on smoking./ … Dictionary of American idioms
cut\ down — v To lessen; reduce; limit. Tom had to cut down expenses. The doctor told Mr. Jones to cut down on smoking … Словарь американских идиом
cut down — verb Date: 1571 transitive verb 1. a. to strike down and kill or incapacitate b. knock down 2. a. to remodel by removing extras or unwanted furnishings and fittings b. to remake in a smaller size … New Collegiate Dictionary
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