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1 cut-throat
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2 cut
adj. skuren; reducerad, sänkt--------n. snitt, rispa; sår; bit, skiva; nedskärning--------v. skära; reducera, skära ned; snida, tälja* * *1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.)2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.)3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.)4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.)5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.)6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.)7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.)8) (to divide (a pack of cards).)9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!')10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.)11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.)12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.)13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.)2. noun1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) jack, []avbrott, klippning, []sänkning2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) skärning, modell3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) stycke, skiva, bit•- cutter- cutting 3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) bitande, sårande- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) mördande- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
- cut short -
3 cut one's own throat
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4 clear
adj. ljus; klar, tydlig--------adv. klart; tydligt, uppenbart; fullständigt--------n. radera ut något (data)--------v. klargöra; rentvå; röja (undan); klarna, ljusna* * *[kliə] 1. adjective1) (easy to see through; transparent: clear glass.) klar, genomskinlig2) (free from mist or cloud: Isn't the sky clear!) klar3) (easy to see, hear or understand: a clear explanation; The details on that photograph are very clear.) klar, tydlig4) (free from difficulty or obstacles: a clear road ahead.) fri, tom, öppen5) (free from guilt etc: a clear conscience.) ren, fläckfri, oskyldig6) (free from doubt etc: Are you quite clear about what I mean?) klar, införstådd7) ((often with of) without (risk of) being touched, caught etc: Is the ship clear of the rocks? clear of danger.) [] klar för, [] fri från, utom []8) ((often with of) free: clear of debt; clear of all infection.) fri från2. verb1) (to make or become free from obstacles etc: He cleared the table; I cleared my throat; He cleared the path of debris.) röja (rensa) [], harkla sig2) ((often with of) to prove the innocence of; to declare to be innocent: He was cleared of all charges.) frita []3) ((of the sky etc) to become bright, free from cloud etc.) klarna4) (to get over or past something without touching it: He cleared the jump easily.) klara•- clearing
- clearly
- clearness
- clear-cut
- clearway
- clear off
- clear out
- clear up
- in the clear
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