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1 ■ 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.). -
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[kʌt] cut vb: pt, pp1. n1) (gen) taglio, Med taglio, incisione f, Cards alzata2) (reduction: in salary, spending) riduzione f, taglio, (deletion: in film, text) taglio3) (of clothes, hair) taglio4) (of meat: piece) taglio, pezzo, parte f, (fam: share) parte2. adj3. vt1) (gen) tagliare, Cards alzareto cut o.s. — tagliarsi
to cut sth in half/in two — tagliare qc a metà/in due
to cut to pieces (army) fig — fare a pezzi, distruggere
to cut open — aprire con un coltello (or con le forbici etc)
to cut sb free — liberare qn (tagliando qc)
it cut me to the quick or the heart fig — mi ha ferito profondamente
2) (shape: gen, jewel) tagliare, (steps, channel) scavare, (key) fare una copia di, riprodurre, (glass) lavorare, (figure, statue) scolpire, (engrave) incidere, intagliare, (record) incidere3) (clip, trim: hair, nails, hedge etc) tagliare4) (reduce: wages, prices, production etc) ridurre, (expenses) ridurre, limitare, tagliare, (speech) abbreviare, (text, film) tagliare, (interrupt) interrompereto cut sb/sth short — interrompere qn/qc
5) (intersect) intersecare, tagliare6) (fam: avoid: class, lecture, appointment) saltare4. vi1) (person, knife) tagliare2)to cut across country/through the lane — tagliare per la campagna/per il sentiero3) Cinethe film cut from the bedroom to the garden — la scena del film si è spostata dalla stanza da letto al giardino
4) Cards tagliare il mazzo•- cut away- cut back- cut down- cut in- cut off- cut out- cut up -
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 -
4 notch
I [nɒtʃ]1) (in plank) tacca f., incisione f.; (in fabric, belt) intaglio m.; (in lid) incavo m. a V2) (as record) tacca f.3) colloq. (degree)II [nɒtʃ]to go up a notch — [ opinion] salire di un gradino
- notch up* * *[no ] 1. noun(a small V-shaped cut: He cut a notch in his stick.) tacca, incisione, incavo a V2. verb(to make a notch in.) intagliare* * *[nɒtʃ]1. n2. vt(stick, blade) intagliare, fare tacche in•- notch up* * *notch /nɒtʃ/n.1 tacca; incisione; incavo a V2 intaglio3 (anat.) incisione4 (fig.) livello; grado, gradino: This novel is a notch above his previous production, questo romanzo è un gradino al di sopra dei suoi scritti precedenti6 ( slang USA) successo, operazione riuscita ( della polizia, ecc.) ( anche notch on one's belt, letteralm. ‘tacca sulla cintura’)● (metall.) notch test, prova di intaglio □ (fam.) top-notch, eccellente; straordinario.(to) notch /nɒtʃ/v. t.1 dentellare; intaccare; fare tacche in; incavare3 ( spesso to notch up, to notch down) segnare ( punti, ecc.) facendo tacche; (fig.) avere ( successo)* * *I [nɒtʃ]1) (in plank) tacca f., incisione f.; (in fabric, belt) intaglio m.; (in lid) incavo m. a V2) (as record) tacca f.3) colloq. (degree)II [nɒtʃ]to go up a notch — [ opinion] salire di un gradino
- notch up
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