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1 ♦ spite
♦ spite /spaɪt/n. [u]1 dispetto; picca; ripicca; spregio (lett.): He did it out of spite, lo fece per dispetto (o per ripicca)2 rancore; livore; ruggine (fig.)● from pure spite, per pura cattiveria □ in spite of, a dispetto di; nonostante; malgrado □ in spite of oneself, proprio malgrado; senza volerlo: He started laughing, in spite of himself, suo malgrado (o senza volerlo) si è messo a ridere.(to) spite /spaɪt/v. t.fare un dispetto a (q.); contrariare; tormentare; vessare: He does it only to spite me, lo fa apposta per contrariarmi● (fig.) to cut off one's nose to spite one's face, darsi la zappa sui piedi (fig.). -
2 cut off
cut off [sth.], cut [sth.] off1) (remove) tagliare [hair, piece]; levare, togliere [excess, crusts]to cut off sb.'s head — mozzare la testa a qcn
2) (reduce)to cut 1% off inflation — ridurre l'inflazione dell'1%
3) (disconnect) staccare, tagliare [ mains service]; cut off [sth.]5) (isolate) iso lare [area, town]7) tel.8) (disinherit) diseredare9) (interrupt) interrompere; cut [sb.] off, cut off [sb.] (isolate) tagliare fuori, isolareto cut oneself off — isolarsi o tagliarsi fuori ( from da)
* * *1) (to interrupt or break a telephone connection: I was cut off in the middle of the telephone call.) interrompere2) (to separate: They were cut off from the rest of the army.) separare3) (to stop or prevent delivery of: They've cut off our supplies of coal.) tagliare* * *vt + adv1) (gen) tagliare2) (disconnect: telephone, gas, electricity) tagliare, (engine) spegnerewe've been cut off Telec — è caduta la linea
3) (isolate) isolareto cut o.s. off from sth/sb — allontanarsi or isolarsi da qc/qn
* * *cut off [sth.], cut [sth.] off1) (remove) tagliare [hair, piece]; levare, togliere [excess, crusts]to cut off sb.'s head — mozzare la testa a qcn
2) (reduce)to cut 1% off inflation — ridurre l'inflazione dell'1%
3) (disconnect) staccare, tagliare [ mains service]; cut off [sth.]5) (isolate) iso lare [area, town]7) tel.8) (disinherit) diseredare9) (interrupt) interrompere; cut [sb.] off, cut off [sb.] (isolate) tagliare fuori, isolareto cut oneself off — isolarsi o tagliarsi fuori ( from da)
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3 ■ cut off
■ cut offA v. t. + avv.2 bloccare; interrompere; tagliare: to cut off supplies for, tagliare i rifornimenti a; to cut off all the roads leading out of town, bloccare tutte le strade che portano fuori di città; (mil.) to cut off the enemy's retreat, tagliare la ritirata al nemico4 isolare; tagliar fuori: We were cut off by a heavy snowstorm, siamo rimasti isolati per una grande nevicata; to be cut off from civilization, essere isolato dal mondo civile; to cut oneself off, isolarsi ( dagli altri); to feel cut off, sentirsi tagliato fuori; sentirsi escluso6 ( anche telef.) interrompere: Our conversation was cut off, la nostra conversazione è stata interrotta; I've been cut off, è caduta la lineaB v. i. + avv.1 (fam.) andarsene alla svelta; filare2 (elettr., mecc.: di apparecchio, ecc.) disinserirsi; spegnersi □ to cut off a corner, tagliare dritto ( da un punto all'altro) □ (fig.) to cut off one's nose to spite one's face, castrarsi per far dispetto alla moglie □ to be cut off in one's prime, morire prematuramente; ( anche) veder finire prematuramente la propria carriera □ to cut sb. off without a penny, escludere q. dal testamento; diseredare; non lasciare il becco di un quattrino a q.
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cut off one's nose to spite one's face — idi cut off one s nose to spite one s face, to damage oneself by acting spitefully against another … From formal English to slang
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