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1 cut his nails

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2 cut his nails

knipte zijn nagels

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3 cut his nails

klippa sina naglar; klippa hans naglar

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4 cut his nails

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Новый англо-русский словарь > cut his nails
5 cut

1. present participle - cutting; verb
1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) cortar

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.) cortar

3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) cortar

4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) cortar

5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) cortar

6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) cortar

7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) cortar

8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) cortar

9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') cortar

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.) cortar

11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) cortar

12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) matar (aulas)

13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) ignorar
2. noun
1) (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.) corte

2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) corte

3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) corte

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- cutter
- cutting 3. adjective
(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) cortante

- cut glass
- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective
(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) impiedoso

- a cut above
- 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
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[k∧t] n 1 corte, abertura, ferida. 2 talho, incisão. 3 passagem, escavação (na terra), canal. 4 peça talhada, parte ou pedaço cortado. 5 estilo, talhe, feitio, moda. 6 diminuição, redução. 7 atalho, carreiro, picada. 8 cutilada: golpe com instrumento cortante. 9 cábula: falta de comparecimento às aulas. 10 gravura, clichê, xilogravura. 11 corte em peça teatral. 12 peça: medida de tecido ou fio. 13 corte de cartas. 14 porcentagem, comissão. 15 Sport bola cortada ou com efeito. 16 grupo de animais separado da manada. 17 emenda de filme de cinema. 18 talho: corte de carne. 19 faixa de LP ou disco a laser. • vt+vi (ps and pp cut) 1 cortar, talhar. 2 secionar, dividir, partir. 3 aparar, desbastar. he cut his nails / ele cortou suas unhas. 4 rachar, fender. 5 ferir, fazer talhe em. he cut his fingers / ele feriu os dedos. the wind cut his face / o vento lhe açoitou o rosto. 6 lancetar, mutilar, incisar. 7 reduzir, diminuir. 8 atalhar, atravessar, abrir ou cortar caminho. 9 dividir, penetrar, passar através. 10 Sport cortar, dar efeito (bola). 11 coll evitar, ignorar, não reconhecer socialmente. 12 coll cabular, faltar às aulas. 13 picar, retalhar. 14 ceifar, segar. 15 gravar, entalhar, cinzelar. 16 escavar, abrir canal ou túnel. 17 romper relações com. 18 cortar o baralho. who cuts the cards? / quem corta as cartas? 19 talhar, cortar molde (de vestidos). 20 trinchar. 21 abreviar, resumir. 22 interromper (conversa). 23 fazer corte em (manuscrito, peça). 24 ferir-se. • adj 1 cortado, talhado. 2 gravado, entalhado, lapidado. 3 castrado. 4 ferido. 5 reduzido, remarcado (preço). cut and come again sirva-se à vontade. cut away! fora! cut in pay n redução de salário. cut it out! coll deixa disto!, corta essa! cut the cackle! sl deixe de conversa! cut your coat according to your cloth fig arranje-se de acordo com suas possibilidades. he cut a sorry figure ele fez um triste papel. he cut himself loose from ele separou-se de. he cut his own throat fig ele mesmo se prejudicou. he cut his way a) ele abriu caminho para si. b) fig ele se defendeu. he cut it fine sl ele calculou justo, chegou na hora, acertou por pouco. he cut me short ele me interrompeu. he cuts no ice with me sl ele não leva vantagem comigo. he cut the knot fig ele resolveu o caso. he cut the record ele quebrou o recorde. he cut up rough ele ficou zangado. he cut up well ele morreu rico, ele deixou uma fortuna. he gave me the direct cut ele me evitou ostensivamente. he made a cut in the story ele resumiu a história. his unkindness cut me to the heart sua grosseria me feriu o coração. I cut him dead não tomei conhecimento de sua presença. it cuts both ways é justo para ambas as partes. it is his cut é sua vez de cortar as cartas. short cut atalho, caminho mais curto. to be cut off morrer. to be cut out for a thing ser talhado para uma coisa. to cut across encurtar o caminho. to cut a long story short para resumir, em poucas palavras. to cut and contrive viver, satisfazer-se com pouco. to cut and run coll correr, fugir. to cut away a) cortar, serrar, decepar. b) desviar-se. to cut back repetir um quadro (de filme). to cut down a) roçar, derrubar (mato). b) reduzir (despesas). c) abreviar, resumir (manuscrito). to cut in a) entalhar, fazer entalhe. b) interromper. to cut in pieces picar, cortar em pedaços. to cut in stone esculpir em pedra. to cut off a) cortar, destacar, remover. b) romper (relações). c) interromper (fornecimento ou comunicações). d) acabar, terminar. e) separar, excluir. f) pôr fim a, matar, liquidar. g) deserdar. to cut out a) cortar, recortar. b) talhar. c) planejar, tramar, idear. d) desligar (máquina, chave elétrica, etc.). e) desistir de, abandonar. f) separar (do rebanho). g) suplantar, superar. h) pegar como presa. i) excluir, afastar. to cut to pieces fazer em pedaços. to cut up a) cortar, retalhar. b) criticar, desfazer. c) entristecer. to draw cuts jogar com palitos, apostar.

English-Portuguese dictionary > cut
6 cut

cut [kʌt]

couper ⇒ 1 (a)-(f), 1 (h), 1 (j), 1 (o), 1 (q), 1 (t), 2 (a), 2 (d)-(g) découper ⇒ 1 (b) tondre ⇒ 1 (c) interrompre ⇒ 1 (f) arrêter ⇒ 1 (g) réduire ⇒ 1 (i), 1 (j) blesser ⇒ 1 (k) manquer ⇒ 1 (m) percer ⇒ 1 (n) graver ⇒ 1 (p) monter ⇒ 1 (r) se couper ⇒ 2 (b) faire mal ⇒ 2 (c) coupure ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (b), 3 (f) coup ⇒ 3 (c), 3 (g) morceau ⇒ 3 (d) réduction ⇒ 3 (e) coupe ⇒ 3 (h), 3 (k) part ⇒ 3 (i) coupé ⇒ 4 (a), 4 (c) réduit ⇒ 4 (b)

(pt & pp cut, cont cutting)

1 transitive verb

(a) (incise, slash, sever) couper;

∎ cut the box open with the knife ouvrez la boîte avec le couteau;

∎ he fell and cut his knee (open) il s'est ouvert le genou en tombant;

∎ she cut her hand elle s'est coupé la main ou à la main;

∎ he cut his wrists il s'est ouvert ou taillé les veines;

∎ to cut one's throat se trancher la gorge;

∎ they cut his throat ils lui ont coupé ou tranché la gorge, ils l'ont égorgé;

∎ they cut the prisoners free or loose ils ont détaché les prisonniers;

∎ figurative to cut oneself loose from sth se libérer de qch;

∎ they cut our supply line ils nous ont coupé notre approvisionnement;

∎ figurative the fog's so thick you could cut it with a knife il y a un brouillard à couper au couteau;

∎ the atmosphere was so tense, you could cut it with a knife l'atmosphère était extrêmement tendue;

∎ you're cutting your own throat c'est du suicide

(b) (divide into parts) couper, découper; (meat) découper; (slice) découper en tranches;

∎ she cut articles from the paper elle découpait des articles dans le journal;

∎ cut the cake in half/in three pieces coupez le gâteau en deux/en trois;

∎ to cut sth to shreds or to ribbons mettre qch en pièces;

∎ figurative the enemy cut the army to pieces l'ennemi a taillé l'armée en pièces;

∎ figurative the critics cut the play to pieces les critiques ont esquinté la pièce

(c) (trim → grass, lawn) tondre; (→ bush, tree) tailler; (reap → crop) couper, faucher;

∎ I'll have to cut the grass this weekend il faudra que je tonde la pelouse ce week-end;

∎ I cut my nails/my hair je me suis coupé les ongles/les cheveux;

∎ you've had your hair cut vous vous êtes fait couper les cheveux

(d) (shape → dress, suit) couper; (→ diamond, glass, key) tailler; (→ screw) fileter; (dig → channel, tunnel) creuser, percer; (engrave) graver; (sculpt) sculpter;

∎ steps had been cut in the rock on avait taillé des marches dans le rocher;

∎ we cut our way through the crowd nous nous sommes frayé ou ouvert un chemin à travers la foule;

∎ the advance cut a swath through the enemy's defences l'avance des troupes ouvrit une brèche dans la défense ennemie;

∎ proverb cut your coat according to your cloth = il ne faut pas vivre au-dessus de ses moyens

(e) (cross, traverse) couper, croiser; Mathematics couper;

∎ where the path cuts the road à l'endroit où le chemin coupe la route

(f) (interrupt) interrompre, couper;

∎ to cut sb short couper la parole à qn;

∎ we had to cut our visit short nous avons dû écourter notre visite;

∎ his career was tragically cut short by illness sa carrière a été tragiquement interrompue par la maladie;

∎ to cut a long story short, I left bref ou en deux mots, je suis parti

(g) (stop) arrêter, cesser;

∎ he cut working weekends il a arrêté de travailler le weekend;

∎ cut the very familiar crap or vulgar shit! arrête tes conneries!

(h) (switch off) couper;

∎ cut the lights! coupez la lumière!, éteignez!;

∎ he cut the engine il a coupé ou arrêté le moteur

(i) (reduce → numbers, spending) réduire; (→ production) diminuer; (→ speech) abréger, raccourcir;

∎ we cut our costs by half nous avons réduit nos frais de moitié;

∎ they cut taxes in the run-up to the election ils ont réduit les impôts juste avant les élections;

∎ to cut prices casser les prix;

∎ the athlete cut five seconds off the world record or cut the world record by five seconds l'athlète a amélioré le record mondial de cinq secondes

(j) Cinema & Television (edit out) faire des coupures dans, réduire; (drop) couper;

∎ the censors cut all scenes of violence la censure a coupé ou supprimé toutes les scènes de violence;

∎ the film was cut to 100 minutes le film a été ramené à 100 minutes

(k) (hurt feelings of) blesser profondément;

∎ her remark cut me deeply sa remarque m'a profondément blessé

(l) familiar (ignore, snub)

∎ they cut me (dead) in the street dans la rue ils ont fait comme s'ils ne me voyaient pas^□ ;

∎ he cut me dead for days after our argument il m'a battu froid pendant des jours après notre dispute^□

(m) familiar (absent oneself from → meeting, appointment etc) manquer (volontairement)^□, sauter^□ ;

∎ I had to cut lunch in order to get there on time j'ai dû me passer de déjeuner pour arriver à l'heure;

∎ the students cut class les étudiants ont séché le cours;

∎ to cut school sécher les cours

(n) (tooth) percer;

∎ the baby is cutting his first tooth le bébé perce sa première dent;

∎ familiar figurative a pianist who cut her teeth on Bach une pianiste qui s'est fait la main sur du Bach

(o) (dilute) couper

(p) (record, track) graver, faire

(q) Cards

∎ to cut the cards couper

(r) Cinema (edit → film) monter

(s) Medicine (incise) inciser; Veterinary medicine (castrate) châtrer

(t) Sport (ball) couper

(u) (idioms)

∎ to cut the ground from under sb's feet couper l'herbe sous le pied de qn;

∎ her promotion cut the ground from under his feet sa promotion lui a coupé l'herbe sous le pied;

∎ familiar he couldn't cut it, he couldn't cut the mustard il n'était pas à la hauteur^□ ;

∎ to cut sth fine compter un peu juste, ne pas se laisser de marge;

∎ you're cutting it a bit fine vous comptez un peu juste;

∎ an hour is cutting it too fine une heure, ce n'est pas suffisant;

∎ familiar that argument cuts no ice with me cet argument ne m'impressionne pas^□ ;

∎ to cut a fine figure avoir fière allure;

∎ to cut one's losses sauver les meubles;

∎ we decided to cut our losses nous avons décidé de sauver les meubles;

∎ to cut a caper or capers (skip) faire des cabrioles, gambader; (fool around) faire l'idiot;

∎ Cars to cut a corner prendre un virage à la corde, couper un virage; figurative sauter des étapes;

∎ figurative to cut corners (economize excessively) faire des économies exagérées; (not follow rules) contourner les règlements;

∎ if you cut corners now you'll just have more work to do later on si tu fais les choses trop vite maintenant, tu auras plus à faire plus tard;

∎ figurative she doesn't believe in cutting corners elle fait toujours les choses à fond;

∎ figurative they cut corners to finish on time ils ont brûlé les étapes pour finir à temps;

∎ old-fashioned to cut a rug danser

2 intransitive verb

(a) (incise, slash) couper, trancher;

∎ this knife doesn't cut ce couteau ne coupe pas bien;

∎ cut around the edge découpez ou coupez en suivant le bord;

∎ she cut into the bread elle a entamé le pain;

∎ the rope cut into my wrists la corde m'a coupé ou cisaillé les poignets;

∎ the string is cutting into me le cordon me coupe la chair;

∎ figurative he cut through all the red tape il s'est dispensé de toutes les formalités administratives;

∎ figurative the whip cut through the air le fouet fendit l'air;

∎ figurative the yacht cut through the waves le yacht fendait les vagues;

∎ Nautical the boat cut loose le bateau a rompu les amarres;

∎ figurative to cut loose se libérer;

∎ to cut and run se sauver, filer;

∎ that argument cuts both or two ways c'est un argument à double tranchant

(b) (cloth, paper) se couper;

∎ this meat cuts easily cette viande se coupe facilement;

∎ the cake will cut into six pieces ce gâteau peut se couper en six

(c) (hurtfully) faire mal

(d) (take shorter route) couper, passer;

∎ cut through the back way and you'll get there first coupez par derrière et vous arriverez (là-bas) les premiers;

∎ we cut across the fields nous avons coupé par les champs

(e) (cross) traverser, couper; Mathematics (lines) se couper;

∎ this path cuts across or through the swamp ce sentier traverse ou coupe à travers le marécage

(f) (in cards) couper;

∎ they cut for the deal ils ont coupé avant de donner

(g) Cinema & Television (stop filming) couper;

∎ the film cuts straight from the love scene to the funeral l'image passe directement de la scène d'amour à l'enterrement;

∎ cut! coupez!

3 noun

(a) (slit) coupure f; (deeper) entaille f; (wound) balafre f; Medicine incision f;

∎ a cut on the arm une coupure ou une entaille au bras;

∎ she had a nasty cut on her leg from the fall elle s'était fait une vilaine entaille à la jambe en tombant;

∎ to be a cut above (the rest) être nettement mieux que les autres ou le reste;

∎ that film is a cut above the others ce film est nettement mieux que les autres

(b) (act of cutting) coupure f, entaille f;

∎ to make a cut in sth (with knife, scissors etc) faire une entaille dans qch

(c) (blow, stroke) coup m;

∎ a knife/sword cut un coup de couteau/d'épée;

∎ a saw cut un trait de scie;

∎ figurative his treachery was the unkindest cut of all sa trahison était le coup le plus perfide

(d) (meat → piece) morceau m; (→ slice) tranche f;

∎ a cut off the joint un morceau de rôti;

∎ prime cut morceau m de (premier) choix;

∎ cheap cuts bas morceaux mpl

(e) (reduction → in price, taxes) réduction f, diminution f; (→ in staff) compression f;

∎ a cut in government spending une réduction ou diminution des dépenses publiques;

∎ the cuts in the Health Service la réduction ou diminution du budget de la santé;

∎ she took a cut in pay elle a subi une diminution ou réduction de salaire;

∎ Finance the cuts les compressions fpl budgétaires;

∎ power or electricity cut coupure f de courant

(f) (deletion) coupure f;

∎ they made several cuts in the film ils ont fait plusieurs coupures dans le film

(g) (gibe, nasty remark) trait m, coup m

(h) (shape, style → of clothes, hair) coupe f; (→ of jewel) taille f;

∎ the cut of a suit la coupe d'un costume

(i) familiar (portion, share) part^□ f;

∎ what's his cut (of the profits)? à combien s'élève sa part?

(j) American familiar (absence) absence^□ f

(k) Cards coupe f

(l) familiar (on record) plage^□ f

(m) Cinema & Television coupe f;

∎ the cut from the love scene to the funeral le changement de séquence de la scène d'amour à l'enterrement

(n) Sport (in tennis → backspin) effet m; (in cricket) coup m tranchant

(o) American Typography (block) cliché m

(p) British (body of water) étendue f d'eau; (canal) canal m

(q) (of tobacco)

∎ I prefer a finer/coarser cut of tobacco je préfère le tabac plus fin/grossier

(r) (idioms)

∎ the cut and thrust of parliamentary debate les joutes oratoires des débats parlementaires;

∎ the cut and thrust of the business world la concurrence féroce qui règne dans le monde des affaires;

∎ it's cut and thrust la lutte est acharnée

4 adjective

(a) (hand, flowers) coupé; (tobacco) découpé

(b) (reduced) réduit; (shortened) raccourci;

∎ to sell sth at cut prices vendre qch au rabais;

∎ the cut version of the film la version raccourcie du film

(c) (shaped → clothing) coupé; (faceted → gem) taillé;

∎ a well-cut suit un costume bien coupé ou de bonne coupe

(d) British familiar (drunk) soûl, plein

►► cut glass cristal m taillé;

Computing cut sheet feed dispositif m d'alimentation feuille à feuille; (act) alimentation f feuille à feuille;

Computing cut sheet feeder dispositif m d'alimentation feuille à feuille

➲ cut across inseparable transitive verb

(a) (cross, traverse) traverser, couper à travers;

∎ it's quicker if you cut across the fields c'est plus rapide si tu coupes à travers (les) champs;

∎ they cut across country ils ont coupé à travers champs

(b) (go beyond) surpasser, transcender;

∎ the issue cuts across party lines la question transcende le clivage des partis

(c) (contradict) contredire, aller à l'encontre de;

∎ it cuts across all my principles ça va à l'encontre de tous mes principes

➲ cut along intransitive verb

British familiar old-fashioned filer

➲ cut away separable transitive verb

(remove) enlever ou ôter (en coupant); (branch) élaguer, émonder;

∎ they had to cut away the wreckage to reach the victim ils ont dû découper l'épave pour atteindre la victime

➲ cut back

1 intransitive verb

(a) (return) rebrousser chemin, revenir sur ses pas;

∎ we cut back to the car nous sommes revenus à la voiture

(b) Cinema & Television revenir en arrière

(c) (financially) économiser, réduire les dépenses

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (reduce) réduire, diminuer;

∎ arms spending has been cut right back les dépenses d'armement ont été nettement réduites

(b) (prune, trim) tailler; (shrub, tree) élaguer, tailler

➲ cut back on inseparable transitive verb

(financially) économiser sur; (time) réduire;

∎ the factory cut back on production la fabrique a réduit la production

➲ cut down separable transitive verb

(a) (tree) couper, abattre; (person → in battle) abattre;

∎ figurative he was cut down by malaria (killed) il est mort de la malaria; (incapacitated) il était terrassé par la malaria;

∎ literary to be cut down in one's prime être fauché à la fleur de l'âge

(b) (make smaller → article, speech) abréger; (→ clothing) rendre plus petit;

∎ to cut sth down to about 150,000 words réduire qch à environ 150 000 mots;

∎ she cuts down her dresses for her daughter elle ajuste ses robes pour sa fille;

∎ to cut sb down to size remettre qn à sa place

(c) (curtail) réduire, diminuer; (expenses) réduire, rogner;

∎ we've been asked to cut down the amount of time we devote to sports on nous a demandé de consacrer moins de temps au sport;

∎ he cut his smoking down to ten a day il ne fume plus que dix cigarettes par jour

➲ cut down on inseparable transitive verb

(expenditure) réduire;

∎ I'm going to cut down on drinking/smoking je vais boire/fumer moins;

∎ they have cut down on eating out in restaurants ils vont moins souvent au restaurant;

∎ to cut down on the amount of time spent doing sth passer moins de temps à faire qch

➲ cut in

1 intransitive verb

(a) (interrupt) interrompre;

∎ she cut in on their conversation elle est intervenue dans leur conversation;

∎ he cut in on me to ask a question il m'a coupé la parole pour poser une question;

∎ figurative the new store is cutting in on our business le nouveau magasin nous fait perdre de la clientèle

(b) Cars faire une queue de poisson;

∎ the taxi cut in on them le taxi leur a fait une queue de poisson

(c) (at a dance)

∎ mind if I cut in? vous permettez que je vous emprunte votre partenaire?

2 separable transitive verb

∎ (include) we should cut him in on the deal nous devrions l'intéresser à l'affaire

➲ cut into inseparable transitive verb

(a) (interrupt)

∎ to cut into a conversation intervenir dans ou interrompre brusquement la conversation

(b) (use)

∎ to cut into one's savings entamer ses économies;

∎ this work cuts into my free time ce travail empiète sur mes heures de loisir

➲ cut off separable transitive verb

(a) (hair, piece of meat, bread) couper; (arm, leg) amputer, couper;

∎ they cut off the king's head ils ont décapité le roi;

∎ he was cut off in his prime il a été emporté à la fleur de l'âge;

∎ she cut off her nose to spite her face elle s'est fait du tort en voulant se venger

(b) (interrupt → speaker) interrompre, couper;

∎ he was cut off in mid sentence il a été interrompu au milieu de sa phrase

(c) (disconnect, discontinue) couper;

∎ Telecommunications he's been cut off (during conversation) il a été coupé; (disconnected) on lui a coupé le téléphone;

∎ they cut off the electricity or power ils ont coupé le courant;

∎ they cut off his allowance ils lui ont coupé les vivres;

∎ her family cut her off without a penny sa famille l'a déshéritée;

∎ it cut off the supply of blood to the brain cela a empêché l'irrigation du cerveau

(d) (separate, isolate) isoler;

∎ the house was cut off by snow drifts la maison était isolée par des congères;

∎ he cut himself off from his family il a rompu avec sa famille;

∎ housewives often feel cut off les femmes au foyer se sentent souvent isolées

(e) (bar passage of) couper la route à;

∎ the police cut off the thief la police a barré le passage au voleur;

∎ the battalion cut off the enemy's retreat le bataillon a coupé la retraite à l'ennemi

➲ cut out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (make by cutting → coat, dress) couper, tailler; (→ statue) sculpter, tailler;

∎ a valley cut out by the river une vallée creusée par le fleuve;

∎ figurative to be cut out for sth être fait pour qch, avoir des dispositions pour qch;

∎ I'm not cut out for living abroad je ne suis pas fait pour vivre à l'étranger;

∎ he's not cut out to be a politician il n'a pas l'étoffe d'un homme politique;

∎ you have your work cut out for you vous avez du pain sur la planche ou de quoi vous occuper;

∎ she'll have her work cut out to finish the report on time elle va avoir du mal à finir le rapport à temps

(b) (remove by cutting → article, picture) découper; Medicine (→ tumour etc) enlever;

∎ advertisements cut out from or of the paper des annonces découpées dans le journal

(c) (eliminate) supprimer; (stop) arrêter;

∎ unnecessary expense must be cut out il faut éliminer ou supprimer les frais superflus;

∎ they cut out all references to the president ils ont supprimé toute référence au président;

∎ try and cut out all unnecessary details essayez de supprimer tous les détails superflus;

∎ he cut out smoking il a arrêté de fumer;

∎ cut out the screaming! arrête de crier!, assez crié!;

∎ familiar cut it out! ça suffit!, ça va comme ça!

(d) familiar (rival) supplanter^□

(e) (deprive) priver;

∎ his father cut him out of his will son père l'a rayé de son testament;

∎ they cut him out of his share ils lui ont escroqué sa part

(f) Photography & Typography détourer

2 intransitive verb

(a) (machine, engine → stop operating) caler; (→ switch off) s'éteindre

(b) American familiar (leave) mettre les bouts, calter

➲ cut up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (food, wood) couper; (meat → carve) découper; (→ chop up) hacher; (body) couper en morceaux

(b) (usu passive) familiar (affect deeply) she's really cut up about her dog's death la mort de son chien a été un coup pour elle^□ ;

∎ he's very cut up about it ça l'a beaucoup affecté^□

(c) American familiar (amuse)

∎ that really cut me up! ça m'a fait rire!^□

(d) British Cars faire une queue de poisson de

2 intransitive verb familiar

(a) American (fool around) faire le pitre

(b) British (idiom)

∎ to cut up rough se mettre en rogne ou en boule

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > cut
7 cut

cut [kʌt]

(verb: preterite, past participle cut)

1. noun

   a. ( = slash, slit) coupure f ; ( = notch) entaille f

• a deep cut in the leg une profonde coupure à la jambe

• he had a cut on his chin from shaving il s'était coupé au menton en se rasant

• minor cuts and bruises des petites blessures

• the cut and thrust of politics le monde sans pitié de la politique

• the unkindest cut of all le coup le plus perfide

• he is a cut above (the others) (inf) il est meilleur que les autres

   b. ( = reduction) réduction f (in de)

• cuts (in spending) réductions fpl des dépenses

• a 1% cut in interest rates une réduction de 1 % des taux d'intérêt

• drastic cuts coupes fpl claires

• power cut coupure f de courant

• to make cuts in a text élaguer un texte

• the cuts in defence or the defence budget la réduction du budget de la défense

• to take a cut in salary subir une réduction de salaire

   c. [of meat] morceau m

   d. ( = share) (inf) part f

• they got a bigger cut than we did ils ont eu une part plus grande que la nôtre

   e. [of clothes] coupe f

   f. ( = haircut) cut (and blow-dry) coupe f (et brushing)

   g. (Computing) cut and paste couper-coller m

   h. (in films) ( = edit) coupure f ; ( = transition) passage m ( from de) (to à)

2. adjective

[flowers, grass] coupé

• he had a cut finger il avait une coupure au doigt

• he's got a cut lip il s'est coupé la lèvre

• well-cut coat manteau m bien coupé

• everything seemed cut and dried tout semblait parfaitement simple

3. transitive verb

   a. couper ; [+ meat] découper ; ( = notch) entailler

• to cut in half couper en deux

• she cut the cake in six elle a coupé le gâteau en six

• to cut in(to) pieces couper en morceaux

• to cut one's nails se couper les ongles

• to have or get one's hair cut se faire couper les cheveux

• to cut one's finger se couper le doigt

• to cut o.s. (shaving) se couper (en se rasant)

• to cut sb's throat égorger qn

• he is cutting his own throat il prépare sa propre ruine

• to cut sth open (with knife) ouvrir qch avec un couteau

• he cut his head open il s'est ouvert le crâne

• to cut a visit short écourter une visite

• to cut sb short couper la parole à qn

• to cut a long story short, he came bref, il est venu

• to cut sb free délivrer qn en coupant ses liens

• he couldn't cut it as a singer il n'a pas réussi à percer en tant que chanteur

   b. ( = shape) tailler ; [+ channel] creuser ; [+ figure, statue] sculpter ( out of dans ) ; [+ CD, record] graver ; [+ diamond] tailler ; [+ key] faire ; [+ dress] couper

• to cut a hole in sth faire un trou dans qch

   c. ( = mow, clip) [+ lawn, grass] tondre ; [+ hedge] tailler ; [+ corn, hay] couper

   d. ( = not to go) [+ class, school] sécher (inf) ; [+ appointment] manquer exprès

   e. ( = remove) [+ scene, passage] couper

   f. ( = reduce) réduire

• we've cut spending by 35% nous avons réduit les dépenses de 35 %

• we cut the journey time by half nous avons réduit de moitié la durée du trajet

   g. ( = stop) couper

• to cut electricity supplies couper l'électricité

   h. [+ cards] couper

   i. [+ film] monter

   j. to cut and paste [+ document] couper-coller

4. intransitive verb

   a. [person, knife] couper

• he cut into the cake il a coupé le gâteau

• cut along the dotted line découper suivant le pointillé

• the boat cut through the waves le bateau fendait l'eau

• that argument cuts both ways c'est un argument à double tranchant

• to cut and run (inf) se carapater (inf)

   b. [material] se couper

• paper cuts easily le papier se coupe facilement

   c. ( = take short route) to cut across country couper à travers champs

• if you cut through the park you'll save time si vous coupez par le parc vous gagnerez du temps

   d. (in film) they cut from the street to the shop scene ils passent de la rue à la scène du magasin

• cut! coupez !

   e. (Cards) couper

5. compounds

► cut glass noun cristal m taillé adjective

de or en cristal taillé

► cut-price, cut-rate (British) adjective à prix réduit

► cut-throat adjective

• cut-throat competition concurrence f impitoyable ► cut up (inf) adjective

(British = upset) contrarié ; (US = funny) rigolo (inf) (- ote (inf) f)

► cut across inseparable transitive verb

[problem, issue] toucher

► cut back separable transitive verb

[+ plants, shrubs] élaguer ; also cut back on [+ production, expenditure] réduire

► cut down separable transitive verb

   a. [+ tree] couper

   b. [+ expenses, pollution, article, essay] réduire

• to cut sb down to size (inf) remettre qn à sa place► cut down on inseparable transitive verb

[+ food] manger moins de ; [+ alcohol] boire moins de ; [+ cigarettes] fumer moins de ; [+ travel] réduire

► cut in intransitive verb

(into conversation) intervenir

► cut off separable transitive verb

   a. couper ( from dans)

• to cut off sb's head décapiter qn

• to cut off one's nose to spite one's face scier la branche sur laquelle on est assis (par dépit)

   b. ( = disconnect) couper

• our water supply has been cut off on nous a coupé l'eau

• we were cut off (on phone) nous avons été coupés

• to cut sb off in the middle of a sentence interrompre qn au milieu d'une phrase

   c. ( = isolate) isoler ( sb from sth qn de qch)

• to cut o.s. off from se couper de

• he feels very cut off in the country il se sent très isolé à la campagne

• the town has been cut off by floods la ville a été isolée par des inondations

► cut out

1. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ picture, article] découper (of, from dans ) ; [+ coat, dress] tailler (of, from dans)

• to be cut out for sth avoir des dispositions pour qch

• he's not cut out to be a doctor il n'est pas fait pour être médecin

• we've got our work cut out! on va avoir du travail !

• you'll have your work cut out to persuade him to come vous aurez du mal à le persuader de venir

   b. [+ rival] supplanter

   c. ( = remove) enlever ; [+ intermediary, middleman] supprimer ; [+ light] empêcher de passer

• to cut sb out of one's will déshériter qn

• cut it out! (inf) ça suffit ! (inf)

   d. ( = give up) to cut out smoking/drinking arrêter de fumer/boire

2. intransitive verb

[engine] caler

► cut up

1. intransitive verb

(British) to cut up rough (inf) se mettre en rogne (inf)

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ wood, food] couper ; [+ meat] découper

   b. [driver] (inf) he cut me up il m'a fait une queue de poisson

   c. (inf) to be cut up about sth ( = unhappy) être affecté par qch

• he was very cut up by the death of his son la mort de son fils l'a beaucoup affecté

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[kʌt] 1.
noun

1) ( incision) gen entaille f; ( in surgery) incision f

2) ( wound) coupure f

3) ( hairstyle) coupe f

a cut and blow-dry — une coupe-brushing

4) (colloq) ( share) part f

5) ( reduction) réduction f (in de)

a price cut — une baisse des prix

a cut in the unemployment rate — une baisse du taux de chômage

job cuts — suppression f d'emplois

to take a cut in salary — accepter une baisse de salaire

6) ( trim)

to give [something] a cut — couper [hair, grass]

7) Culinary morceau m

8) ( of diamond) taille f

9) (of suit, jacket) coupe f

10) Cinema ( removal of footage) coupure f; ( shot) plan m de raccord ( from de; to à)

11) ( in editing) coupure f

12) Music ( track) morceau m
2.
transitive verb (p prés - tt-; prét, pp cut)

1) (with knife, scissors etc) couper [bread, fabric, wood]; faire [hole, slit]

to cut something out of — couper quelque chose dans [fabric]; découper quelque chose dans [magazine]

to cut something in half — couper quelque chose en deux

2) ( sever) couper [rope, corn, flower]; ouvrir [vein]; fig rompre [ties]

3) ( carve out) faire [notch]; creuser [channel, tunnel]; graver [initials] (in dans)

to cut something open — ouvrir quelque chose

4) ( draw blood) couper; fig [remark] blesser

to cut one's finger — se couper le doigt

5) ( trim) couper [grass, hair]; tailler [hedge]

to cut one's fringe — se couper la frange

to have one's hair cut — se faire couper les cheveux

6) (shape, fashion) tailler [gem, suit, marble]; [locksmith] faire [key]

7) ( liberate)

to cut somebody from something — dégager quelqu'un de [wreckage]

to cut somebody free ou loose — libérer quelqu'un ( from de)

8) ( edit) couper [article, film]; supprimer [scene]

9) ( reduce) réduire

10) ( grow)

to cut a tooth — percer une dent

to cut one's teeth — faire ses dents

11) ( record) faire, graver [album]

12) Computing couper [paragraph]

cut and paste — couper-coller

13) Games couper [cards]

14) ( intersect) [line] couper

15) (colloq) ( stop)

cut the cackle — arrêtez de jacasser

cut the flattery/sarcasm! — assez de flatteries/sarcasme!

16) (colloq) ( fail to attend) sécher (colloq) [class, lesson]; ne pas aller à [meeting]

17) ( snub) ignorer, snober

to cut somebody dead — ignorer complètement quelqu'un
3.
intransitive verb (p prés - tt-; prét, pp cut)

1) (slice, make an incision) couper

to cut into — entamer [cake, pie]; couper [fabric, paper]; inciser [flesh]

2) (move, go) couper

to cut down a side street — couper par une petite rue

to cut in front of somebody — ( in a queue) passer devant quelqu'un; ( in a car) faire une queue de poisson à quelqu'un

3) Cinema

to cut from A to B — passer sans transition de A à B

4) Games couper

5) fig

to cut into — ( impinge on) empiéter sur [leisure time]
4.
reflexive verb (p prés - tt-; prét, pp cut)

to cut oneself — se couper
5.
cut past participle adjective

1) (sliced, sawn) coupé

2) ( shaped) [gem, stone] taillé

a well-cut jacket — une veste bien coupée

3) ( bleeding) [lip] coupé

to have a cut finger — avoir une coupure au doigt

4) [hay] fauché; [grass, flowers] coupé

5) ( edited) avec coupures (after n)

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Phrasal Verbs:

- cut across

- cut back

- cut down

- cut in

- cut off

- cut out

- cut short

- cut through

- cut up

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a cut above — supérieur

to cut and run — fig fuir, partir en courant

to cut both ways — être à double tranchant

to have one's work cut out — avoir du travail en perspective

English-French dictionary > cut
8 cut

̈ɪkʌt I
1. гл.
1) резать, разрезать He cut his chin while shaving. ≈ Он порезался, когда брился. Cut the cake. ≈ Разрежь пирог. Syn: lacerate, incise, gash, slash, hack, nick, lance, slit;
slice
2) а) срезать, отрезать;
стричь It's time to cut the lawn again. ≈ Пора снова стричь газон. б) косить, жать ∙ Syn: trim, clip, shear;
mow, prune, pare, crop, snip, shave
3) рубить, валить (лес) Syn: hew
4) прорубать, прокладывать дорогу
5) высекать, гравировать( из камня) ;
резать, вырезать( по дереву) ;
тесать, стесывать;
шлифовать, гранить( драгоценные камни) Syn: carve
6) кроить (платье и т. п.)
7) бурить;
копать;
рыть
8) резаться, прорезываться( о зубах)
9) кастрировать (животное)
10) а) укорачивать, сокращать( статью, книгу и т. п.) Cut the report to four pages. ≈ Сократите доклад до четырех страниц. б) снижать (цены, налоги и т. п.), срезать, урезать (доходы и т. п.) ∙ Syn: condense, abridge, contract, abbreviate, diminish, curtail, decrease
11) пересекать(ся) ;
менять направление The road cuts through the forest. ≈ Дорога идет через лес. Syn: cross, intersect, bisect, go through, go across, change direction
12) разг. переставать, прекращать
13) разг. прерывать знакомство с кем-л.;
игнорировать, делать вид, что не замечаешь кого-л. We spoke to her, but she cut us. ≈ Мы заговорили с ней, но она сделала вид, что не заметила нас. Syn: snub, ignore, refuse to recognize, refuse to greet, turn one's back on, give one the cold shoulder
14) пропускать, не присутствовать;
прогулять( лекцию, занятия)
15) разг. убегать, удирать
16) карт. снимать колоду ∙ cut at cut across cut away cut back cut down cut in cut into cut loose cut off cut out cut over cut short cut through cut under cut up cut the coat according to the cloth ≈ по одежке протягивай ножки to cut and come again ≈ есть с аппетитом to be cut out for smth. ≈ быть словно созданным для чего-л. cut it out! разг. ≈ перестаньте!, бросьте! to cut and run ≈ убегать, удирать to cut both ways ≈ быть обоюдоострым to cut a joke ≈ отпустить, отколоть шутку to cut up well ≈ оставить после своей смерти большое состояние to cut up rough ≈ негодовать, возмущаться to cut to the heart, cut to the quick ≈ задеть за живое, глубоко уязвить, глубоко задеть( чьи-л. чувства) to cut to pieces ≈ разбить наголову;
раскритиковать cut a feather
2. сущ.
1) а) разрезание, отрезание;
подстригание б) разрез, порез;
рана Put a bandage on that cut. ≈ Наложи повязку на рану. Syn: gash, incision, slash, slit
2) канал;
траншея, выемка The bulldozer made a cut for the railroad tracks. ≈ Бульдозер прорыл траншею для железнодорожной колеи. Syn: hollow, furrow, indentation, trench, excavation, channel, passage, course
3) отрезок, кусок, часть;
доля;
вырезка (тж. из книги, статьи) This is a good lean cut of beef. ≈ Это очень хороший нежирный кусок говядины. The actor's agent gets a 10 percent cut. ≈ Агент актера получил долю в 10 процентов. Syn: piece, portion, share, slice, section, segment, part
4) гравюра на дереве (доска или оттиск)
5) покрой
6) кино монтажный кадр
7) уменьшение, сокращение, снижение( цен, количества и т. п.) Some auto makers have announced a price cut. ≈ Некоторые производители автомобилей объявили о снижении цен на свою продукцию. Syn: reduction, decrease, abatement, decline, fall, diminution, contraction, shortening, shrinkage, curtailment, lessening
8) прерывание, прекращение (знакомства)
9) кратчайший путь (тж. a short cut)
10) карт. снятие( колоды)
11) профиль, сечение;
пролет( моста) ∙ the cut of one's rig/jib разг. ≈ внешний вид человека II прил.
1) отрезанный, подрезанный, срезанный
2) порезанный
3) скроенный
4) сниженный, уменьшенный
5) кастрированный ∙ cut and dried cut and dry порез, разрез - a * on the finger порез пальца - *s on the face after shaving порезы на лице после бритья резаная рана резание глубина резания( специальное) разрез;
пропил;
выемка (специальное) канал;
кювет( специальное) насечка( напильника) сильный удар( мечом, кнутом и т. п.) - to make a * at smb. with a sword нанести кому-л. удар мечом - the boy got six *s with a cane мальчику нанесли шесть ударов тростью - his face had been disfigured by a sabre * удар саблей изуродовал его лицо - to give a horse a * across the flank хлеснуть лошадь по боку - delayed * задержанный удар - flat * удар плашмя - inside arm * удар по руке с внутренней стороны отрезанный кусок;
вырезка;
срез - a * from the joint (кулинарное) вырезка, филей;
- breast * (кулинарное) грудинка настриг( шерсти) ;
отрез (материи) отрезок очертание, абрис, контур профиль покрой (платья) стрижка, фасон стрижки (волос) сокращение, снижение;
уменьшение - a * in prices снижение цен сокращение, вырезка части текста;
купюра - to make *s in a play делать купюры в пьесе путь напрямик, кратчайший путь - to take a short * пойти кратчайшим путем оскорбление, выпад;
насмешка;
удар - that was a * at me это был выпад против меня( разговорное) прекоащение знакомства - to give smb. the * direct не замечать кого-л.;
порвать с кем-л. (разговорное) пропуск - attendance was compulsory, and no *s were allowed посещение было обязательным, и никакие пропуски не разрешались (разговорное) доля - his agent's * is 20 per cent агент взимает с него 20% (разговорное) отдельный номер на долгоиграющей пластинке (песня, музыкальное произведение) (профессионализм) грамзапись;
сеанс грамзаписи гравюра на дереве (доска или оттиск) (карточное) снятие (колоды) (кинематографический) монтажный кадр пролет моста стружка( станочная) (химическое) погон, фракция захват (с.-х. орудия) (железнодорожное) отцеп (вагона) (горное) выруб (электротехника) отключение нагрузки( австралийское) (новозеландское) отдельная часть стада (коров, овец) (австралийское) (новозеландское) (разговорное) телесное наказание( особ. в школе) (спортивное) удар мяча на правую сторону поля (крикет) ;
срезка мяча (теннис) > a * above намного лучше;
на целую ступень выше;
> to be a * above one's neighbour быть на целую голову выше соседа;
> a * and thrust пикировка, оживленный спор;
> the * of smb.'s jib внешний вид кого-л. разрезанный;
срезанный;
порезанный - * finger порезанный палец - * flowers срезанные цветы - * nails подрезанные ногти - * velvet( текстильное) бархат с разрезным ворсом скроенный шлифованный;
граненый - * sugar пиленый сахар сниженный, уменьшенный - * prices сниженные цены - * goods уцененные товары кастрированный (разговорное) подвыпивший (сленг) разведенный, разбавленный;
с примесями, нечистый > * and dried заранее подготовленный;
шаблонный, трафаретный резать, разрезать - to * smth. in two разрезать что-л. на две части - to * smth. in half разрезать что-л. пополам - to * smth. to pieces разрезать что-л. на куски - to * glass with a diamond резать стекло алмазом - this knife won't * этот нож не режет - to * around the defence( военное) сделать прорыв с обходом противника нанести резаную рану - I * my finger я порезал палец - I * myself я порезался - to * open рассекать - to * smb.'s head open раскроить кому-л. череп - the icy wind * me to the bone ледяной ветер пронизывал меня до мозга костей резаться - the butter was frozen hard and did not * easily масло сильно замерзло, и его трудно было резать - cheese *s easily сыр режется легко срезать, отрезать - to * flowers срезать цветы - I'll * away the dead leaves я обрежу завявшие листья - to * a piece of cake отрезать кусочек пирога нарезать - to * bread нарезать хлеб - to * meat резать мясо стричь, подстригать - to * a hedge подстригать (живую) изгородь - to * one's nails стричь ногти - to * one's hair подстригать волосы, стричься сокращать, снижать;
уменьшать - to * prices снижать цены - he * his sleep down to five hours он стал спать не более пяти часов сокращать путь, брать наперерез - we * across the field мы пошли напрямик через поле сокращать, урезывать;
делать купюру - to * a manuscript сократить рукопись - the soliloquies in "Hamlet" are long, so they are often * in the theatre в "Гамлете" монологи очень длинные, поэтому в театре их часто сокращают вырезать - to * one's initials on a tree вырезать свои инициалы на дереве кроить - to * a pattern сделать выкройку - to * a coat выкроить пальто - his coat is well * у него пальто хорошего покроя ударить;
причинить острую боль - he * the man across the face он ударил человеку по лицу - to * a horse with a whip стегать лошадь кнутом - how this rope *s! как режет эта веревка! огорчать, обижать;
ранить - what you say *s me terribly ваши слова меня ужасно огорчают - to * to the heart ранить в самое сердце;
задеть за живое пересекать, перекрещивать - the path *s the meadow diagonally тропинка пересекает луг по диагонали - the lines * one another линии пересекаются - this *s across all my principles это противоречит всем моим принципам;
это идет вразрез со всеми моими убеждениями перегрызать, прогрызать( разговорное) удирать, убегать - I must * я должен бежать - * away now, I am busy теперь беги, я занят - *! They are after you! беги! Они гоняться за тобой! резко изменить направление, побежать в другую сторону - * back вернуться - he * back home он побежал обратно домой( разговорное) переставать, прекращать - * the noise! перестаньте шуметь! - *! стоп!, довольно!, выключить камеру! (команда кинорежиссера при киносъемке) (американизм) лишать политической поддержки;
голосовать против, вычеркнуть кандидатуру (разговорное) не замечать, не узнавать, игнорировать - I took off my hat to her but she * me dead я поклонился ей, но она сделала вид, что не замечает меня (карточное) снимать - to * for deal снимать колоду для того, чтобы определить, кто должен сдавать - to * for partners снимать колоду, чтобы определить партнеров делать антраша выделяться, выступать слишком резко - colours that * цвета, которые режут глаз( новозеландское) (разговорное) кончать, заканчивать, докончить( техническое) обрабатывать режущим инструментом, снимать стружку (полиграфия) обрезать книжный блок( техническое) сверлить, бурить (строительство) тесать, стесывать (электротехника) отключать, отсоединять (радиотехника) отстраиваться (радиотехника) переключать с одной программы на другую (горное) подрубать, делать вруб( ветеринарное) засекаться косить (траву) ;
жать (хлеба) ;
убирать (урожай) - to * the hay косить сено - to * the corners обкашивать углы поля давать количество - one acre of good grass will * three tons of hay с одного акра хорошего луга можно накосить три тонны сена давать настриг - this breed *s heavy fleece эта порода дает хороший настриг валить, рубить - to * clear вырубать дочиста, сводить лес прорубать, прокладывать - to * a tunnel through a mountain прорубить туннель в горе - to * one's way продвигаться, пробираться;
прокладывать дорогу - the ships * their way slowly корабли медленно шли вперед - to * one's way through a crowd протискиваться через толпу рассекать, разрезать - ship *ting the waves корабль, рассекающий волны шлифовать, гранить (камни) высекать (из камня) - to * a figure in the stone высечь фигуру из камня - to * steps in a rock высечь ступени в скале - his features were finely * у него было точеное лицо резать;
вырезать резаться, прорезываться - the baby is *ting its teeth у ребенка прорезываются зубы (разговорное) разбавлять( спортивное) срезать (специальное) кастрировать (сленг) победить записать или записываться на пластинку или пленку - to * a record зпаисывать на пластинку;
записываться на пластинку > to * loose освобождать;
разойтись, чувствовать себя свободно;
> to * a boat loose отвязать лодку;
> to * oneself loose from one's family порвать с семьей;
> you just ought see him when he *s loose посмотрели бы вы на него, когда он разойдется;
> to * smb. short оборвать кого-л.;
> to * a speech short внезапно прервать выступление;
> to * a long story short короче говоря;
> to * a loss вовремя прекратить невыгодное дело;
> to * the record побить рекорд;
> to * faces гримасничать, делать гримасы;
> to * a dash иметь заметную внешность, выделяться;
бахвалиться, рисоваться;
> to * a swath( американизм) рисоваться, важничать;
> to * high shines( американизм) (сленг) совершить что-л. необыкновенное;
> to * the string( американизм) свободно действовать, не стесняться в поступках;
> to * the hair спорить о мелочах;
вдаваться в ненужные подробности;
> to * the mustard( американизм) подходить во всех отношениях;
> to * a sign (американизм) увидеть что-л., наткнуться на что-л.;
> to * both ways быть обоюдоострым;
> that *s both ways это обоюдоострый инструмент;
это палка о двух концах;
> to * one's teeth on smth. на чем-л. собаку съесть;
> to * one's wisdom-teeth стать благоразумным, приобрести жизненный опыт;
> to * one's eye (американизм) посмотреть косо, бросить косой взгляд;
> to * the bag open (американизм) проговориться, выдать сведения;
> to * and thrust пикироваться;
> to * and contrive жить по средствам, сводить концы с концами;
> to * and come again есть много, с аппетитом;
> to * it fine попасть в последнюю минуту;
рассчитать, сделать абсолютно точно;
оставить (себе) в обрез;
> he never misses his train in the morning, but he always *s it fine он никогда не опаздывает по утрам на поезд, но всегда поспевает в последнюю минуту;
> to * it too fat хватить через край;
перегнуть палку( редкое) жребий - to draw *s тянуть жребий across-the-board ~ фиксированный момент движения цен на фондовой бирже, затрагивающего все акции to be ~ out (for smth.) быть словно созданным (для чего-л.) ~ up подрывать( силы, здоровье) ;
причинять страдания;
be cut up мучиться, страдать corner ~ угловой срез cut абрис ~ бурить;
копать;
рыть ~ кино быстрая смена кадров ~ выпад ~ вырезать ~ вырезка (тж. из книги, статьи) ;
a cut from the joint вырезка, филей ~ высекать (из камня) ;
резать (по дереву) ;
тесать, стесывать;
шлифовать, гранить (драгоценные камни) ~ вычеркивать кандидатуру ~ голосовать против ~ гравюра на дереве (доска или оттиск) ~ канал;
выемка ~ кастрированный ~ кастрировать (животное) ~ контур ~ косить, жать;
убирать урожай ~ кратчайший путь (тж. a short cut) ~ кроить ~ лишать политической поддержки ~ кино монтаж;
rough cut предварительный монтаж ~ насмешка ~ оскорбление ~ отключать ~ отключение нагрузки ~ отрезанный, подрезанный, срезанный ~ отрезать ~ отрезок ~ вчт. отсечение ~ отсоединять ~ очертание ~ пересекать(ся) (о линиях, дорогах) ~ разг. переставать, прекращать ~ покрой ~ порезанный ~ прекращение (знакомства) ;
to give (smb.) the cut direct прекратить знакомство (с кем-л.) ~ прерывать знакомство (с кем-л.) ;
не кланяться, делать вид, что не замечаешь ( кого-л.) ;
to cut (smb.) dead совершенно игнорировать (кого-л.) ~ пропускать, не присутствовать;
to cut a lecture пропустить лекцию ~ профиль, сечение;
пролет (моста) ;
the cut of one's rig (или jib) разг. внешний вид человека ~ профиль ~ разбавленный ~ разведенный ~ разрез, порез;
рана;
зарубка, засечка ~ разрезанный ~ разрезать ~ резать;
срезать, отрезать, разрезать;
стричь;
to cut oneself порезаться;
cut loose отделять, освобождать;
to cut oneself loose from one's family порвать с семьей ~ резать ~ резаться, прорезываться (о зубах) ~ рубить, валить (лес) ~ скроенный ~ снижать (цены, налоги) ~ снижать ~ снижение (цен, количества) ~ снижение ~ сниженный, уменьшенный ~ сниженный ~ карт. снимать колоду;
to cut for partners выниманием карт определить партнеров;
cut at наносить удар( мечом, кнутом;
тж. перен.) ~ карт. снятие (колоды) ~ сокращать ~ сокращение ~ срезать ~ удар ~ разг. удирать ~ уменьшать ~ уменьшение ~ уменьшенный ~ урезывать;
сокращать (статью, книгу, продукцию, расходы) ~ урезывать ~ уцененный to ~ a feather уст. вдаваться в излишние тонкости to ~ a feather уст. разг. щеголять, красоваться, выставлять напоказ to ~ a joke отпустить, отколоть шутку ~ пропускать, не присутствовать;
to cut a lecture пропустить лекцию to ~ and come again есть с аппетитом;
to cut and run убегать, удирать ~ and dried (или dry) заранее подготовленный;
в законченном виде ~ and dried (или dry) трафаретный, тривиальный, банальный to ~ and come again есть с аппетитом;
to cut and run убегать, удирать ~ карт. снимать колоду;
to cut for partners выниманием карт определить партнеров;
cut at наносить удар (мечом, кнутом;
тж. перен.) ~ away срезать ~ away разг. убегать ~ back кино повторить данный ранее кадр (обычно в воспоминаниях и т. п.) to ~ both ways быть обоюдоострым ~ прерывать знакомство (с кем-л.) ;
не кланяться, делать вид, что не замечаешь (кого-л.) ;
to cut (smb.) dead совершенно игнорировать (кого-л.) ~ down выторговывать ~ down рубить (деревья) ~ down снижать ~ down сокращать (расходы, статью и т. п.) ~ down сокращать ~ down сокращать потребление ~ down (обыкн. pass.) сражать( о болезни, смерти) ~ карт. снимать колоду;
to cut for partners выниманием карт определить партнеров;
cut at наносить удар (мечом, кнутом;
тж. перен.) ~ вырезка (тж. из книги, статьи) ;
a cut from the joint вырезка, филей ~ here место разреза ~ in вклиниваться между машинами ~ in эл. включать ~ in включать ~ in вмешиваться ~ in вмешиваться ~ in предоставлять слово ~ in прерывать ~ in присоединять ~ in public investment сокращение государственных ассигнований ~ it out! разг. перестаньте!, бросьте! ~ резать;
срезать, отрезать, разрезать;
стричь;
to cut oneself порезаться;
cut loose отделять, освобождать;
to cut oneself loose from one's family порвать с семьей ~ профиль, сечение;
пролет (моста) ;
the cut of one's rig (или jib) разг. внешний вид человека ~ off выключать (электричество, воду, газ и т. п.) ~ off выключать ~ off кончать ~ off лишать наследства ~ off обрезать, отсекать;
прерывать;
operator, I have been cut off послушайте, станция, нас разъединили ~ off отрезать (отступление) ~ off отрезать ~ off отсекать ~ off перерезать ~ off прерывать ~ off приводить к концу ~ off приводить к ранней смерти ~ off разъединять ~ резать;
срезать, отрезать, разрезать;
стричь;
to cut oneself порезаться;
cut loose отделять, освобождать;
to cut oneself loose from one's family порвать с семьей ~ резать;
срезать, отрезать, разрезать;
стричь;
to cut oneself порезаться;
cut loose отделять, освобождать;
to cut oneself loose from one's family порвать с семьей ~ out эл. выключать ~ out выключаться ~ out вырабатывать ~ out вырезать;
кроить ~ out вырезать ~ out вытеснять ~ out вытеснять ~ out карт. выходить из игры ~ out готовить ~ out отключать ~ out отключаться ~ out мор. отрезать судно от берега ~ out оттеснять ~ out переставать делать ~ out планировать ~ out прекращать ~ over вырубать лес to ~ short прерывать, обрывать ~ the coat according to the cloth = по одежке протягивай ножки to ~ to pieces разбить наголову;
раскритиковать to ~ to the heart (или to the quick) задеть за живое, глубоко уязвить, глубоко задеть (чьи-л. чувства) ~ under продавать дешевле( конкурирующих фирм) ~ up подрывать (силы, здоровье) ;
причинять страдания;
be cut up мучиться, страдать ~ up разрубать, разрезать на куски ~ up раскритиковать to ~ up well оставить после своей смерти большое состояние;
to cut up rough негодовать, возмущаться to ~ up well оставить после своей смерти большое состояние;
to cut up rough негодовать, возмущаться economy ~ экономия expenditure ~ сокращение расходов ~ прекращение (знакомства) ;
to give (smb.) the cut direct прекратить знакомство (с кем-л.) ~ off обрезать, отсекать;
прерывать;
operator, I have been cut off послушайте, станция, нас разъединили ~ off обрезать, отсекать;
прерывать;
operator, I have been cut off послушайте, станция, нас разъединили operator: operator биржевой маклер ~ биржевой маклер или делец;
smooth( или slick) operator ловкий делец ~ владелец предприятия ~ амер. владелец предприятия или его управляющий;
big operators амер. крупные чиновники;
высокие должностные лица ~ механик ~ хир. оператор ~ вчт. оператор ~ оператор ~ оператор;
механик;
operator's position рабочее место ~ производитель работ ~ промышленник ~ спекулянт ~ станочник ~ телефонист;
телеграфист;
радист;
связист ~ то, что оказывает действие ~ фабрикант overall ~ всеобщее сокращение price ~ снижение цены ~ кино монтаж;
rough cut предварительный монтаж salary ~ уменьшение зарплаты short ~ сокращенный short: ~ cut кратчайшее расстояние;
to take (или to make) a short cut избрать кратчайший путь ~ cut наименьшая затрата времени shortcut: shortcut = short cut wage ~ снижение заработной платы wage ~ снижение зарплаты

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > cut
9 cut

1. present participle - cutting; verb
1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) cortar

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.) cortar

3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) cortar, hacer

4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) cortar

5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) reducir, recortar

6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) cortar, suprimir

7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) cortar

8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) cortar

9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') cortar

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.) cortar (por)

11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) cortar

12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) saltarse

13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) ignorar, hacer como si no viera

2. noun
1) (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.) corte

2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) corte

3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) corte, trozo

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- cutter
- cutting
3. adjective
(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) cortante

- cut glass
- cut-price
- cut-throat
4. adjective
(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) feroz, encarnizado, despiadado

- a cut above
- 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

cut¹ n corte

I've got a cut on my finger tengo un corte en el dedo

cut² vb cortar

he cut his finger se cortó el dedo

she cuts her own hair se corta el pelo ella misma

cut the pizza in three corta la pizza en tres trozos

El pasado y participio pasado son cut; el gerundio se escribe cutting

cut

tr[kʌt]

transitive verb (pt & pp cut, ger cutting)

1 (gen) cortar; (stone, glass) tallar; (record) grabar; (key, hole) hacer

■ I've cut my hand me he cortado la mano

■ you've had your hair cut te has cortado el pelo

2 (divide) cortar, partir, dividir

■ cut it in two córtalo por la mitad

■ he cut the cake into eight pieces cortó el pastel en ocho trozos

3 (reduce - level, number) reducir; (- budget, spending) recortar; (- price) rebajar, reducir

■ the firm cut the workforce by 50% la empresa redujo la plantilla en un 50%

4 (shorten) acortar; (remove) cortar; (edit) editar; (censor) hacer cortes en, censurar

■ a scene has been cut from the film han cortado una escena de la película

5 (hurt feelings of, cause pain) herir

6 (adulterate) mezclar, cortar

intransitive verb

1 (knife, scissors) cortar

2 (of food) cortarse

3 SMALLCINEMA/SMALL cortar

■ cut! ¡corten!

noun

1 (wound, incision) corte nombre masculino; (deep cut) tajo; (knife wound) cuchillada

2 (of meat - joint) corte nombre masculino; (- piece cut off) trozo

3 (share) parte nombre femenino, tajada

4 (reduction - in budget, services, wages) recorte nombre masculino; (- in level, number, price) reducción nombre femenino

■ tax cuts reducción de impuestos

■ fight the cuts! ¡luchad contra los recortes!

5 (deletion, removal) corte nombre masculino; (part deleted) trozo omitido

6 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL corte nombre masculino, apagón nombre masculino

■ there's been a power cut han cortado la luz

7 (of hair, garment) corte nombre masculino

8 (insult) desaire nombre masculino, corte nombre masculino

adjective

1 (flowers) cortado,-a; (glass) tallado,-a

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

cut the crap! ¡corta el rollo!

to be a cut above somebody/something ser superior a alguien/algo

to be cut out for something estar hecho,-a para algo

to be cut up about something estar disgustado por algo, estar afectado,-a por algo

to cut a long story short en resumidas cuentas

to cut a tooth salirle un diente a uno

to cut both/two ways ser de doble filo

to cut classes/school/lessons hacer novillos

to cut one's hair cortarse el pelo (uno,-a mismo,-a)

to cut it fine llegar con el tiempo justo, dejar poco margen

to cut no ice (with somebody) no convencer (a alguien)

to cut off one's nose to spite one's face tirar piedras sobre su tejado

to cut one's losses reducir las pérdidas

to cut somebody dead desairar a alguien, volverle la cara a alguien

to cut somebody down in their prime segar la juventud de alguien

to cut somebody down to size bajarle los humos a alguien

to cut somebody loose/free soltar a alguien

to cut something/somebody short interrumpir algo/a alguien, cortar algo/a alguien en seco

to cut the ground from under somebody's feet echar por tierra los planes de alguien

to have one's work cut out costarle a uno, tener que trabajar mucho

the cut and thrust (of something) el toma y daca (de algo)

cut ['kʌt] v, cut ; cutting vt

1) : cortar

to cut paper: cortar papel

2) : cortarse

to cut one's finger: cortarse uno el dedo

3) trim: cortar, recortar

to have one's hair cut: cortarse el pelo

4) intersect: cruzar, atravesar

5) shorten: acortar, abreviar

6) reduce: reducir, rebajar

to cut prices: rebajar los precios

7)

to cut one's teeth : salirle los dientes a uno

cut vi

1) : cortar, cortarse

2)

to cut in : entrometerse

cut n

1) : corte m

a cut of meat: un corte de carne

2) slash: tajo m, corte m, cortadura f

3) reduction: rebaja f, reducción f

a cut in the rates: una rebaja en las tarifas

cut

adj.

• acuchillado, -a adj.

• cortado, -a adj.

• tajado, -a adj.

• tallado, -a adj.

n.

• cortadura s.f.

• corte s.m.

• reducción s.f.

• surco s.m.

• tajo s.m.

• talla s.f.

• tijeretazo s.m.

pret., p.p.

(Preterito definido y participio pasivo de "to cut")

cut (s.o.) off (In speech)

expr.

• cortarle el discurso a alguien expr.

cut (sth.) out from one's diet

expr.

• eliminar (algo) de su régimen expr.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: cut) = cortar v.

• desmochar v.

• grabar v.

• incidir v.

• partir v.

• pelar v.

• sajar v.

• tajar v.

• tallar v.

• tijeretear v.

• truncar v.

• tusar v.

v.

• atusar (Pelo) v.

I kʌt
noun

1)

a) ( wound) tajo m, corte m

b) ( incision) corte m

2)

a) ( reduction)

a wage cut — un recorte salarial

to make cuts in essential services — hacer* recortes en los servicios esenciales

to take a cut in salary — aceptar un sueldo más bajo

b) (in text, film) corte m

c) ( power cut) apagón m

3)

a) ( haircut) corte m de pelo

b) ( of suit) corte m

to be a cut above somebody/something — (colloq)

he thinks himself a cut above the rest — se cree superior a los demás

this hotel is a cut above the Ambassador — este hotel es de mayor categoría que el Ambassador

4) ( of meat - type) corte m; (- piece) trozo m

5) ( share) (colloq) tajada f (fam), parte f

6) ( blow - with knife) cuchillada f

cut and thrust: the cut and thrust of politics — el toma y daca de la vida política

II
1.

(pres p cutting; past & past p cut) transitive verb

1) \<\<wood/paper/wire/rope\>\> cortar

to cut something/somebody loose — soltar* algo/a alguien

cut the top off it — córtale la parte de arriba

they cut a path through the undergrowth — abrieron un camino a través de la maleza

to cut it fine — (colloq) calcular muy justo, dejar poco margen

to cut something in half — cortar algo por la mitad

I cut my finger — me corté el dedo; see also short II 1)

2)

a) ( trim) \<\<hair/nails\>\> cortar; \<\<grass/corn\>\> cortar, segar*

to get one's hair cut — cortarse el pelo

b) ( shape) \<\<glass/stone\>\> tallar; \<\<key\>\> hacer*

3) ( excavate)

to cut something (INTO something): a tunnel cut into the mountain — un túnel excavado en la montaña

4) ( reduce) \<\<level/number\>\> reducir*; \<\<budget\>\> recortar; \<\<price/rate\>\> rebajar, reducir*; \<\<service/workforce\>\> hacer* recortes en

5)

a) ( shorten) \<\<text\>\> acortar

b) ( remove) \<\<scene\>\> cortar

c) \<\<film\>\> ( edit) editar; \<\<censors\>\> hacer* cortes en

6) ( in cards) \<\<deck\>\> cortar

7) (colloq) ( ignore)

to cut somebody dead — dejar a alguien con el saludo en la boca

8) (colloq)

a) ( cease)

cut the sob story! — deja ya de dar pena!

cut the wisecracks! — basta ya de bromas!

b) ( switch off) \<\<engine/lights\>\> apagar*

2.

vi

1)

a) \<\<knife/scissors\>\> cortar

to cut INTO something: the rope cut into her wrists la cuerda le estaba cortando or lastimando las muñecas; to cut loose (colloq) ( break free) romper* las ataduras; ( lose restraint) (esp AmE): he cut loose with a string of insults — soltó una sarta de insultos

b) \<\<words\>\> herir*

her remarks cut deep — sus palabras lo (or la etc) hirieron en lo más vivo

c) ( be cuttable)

it cuts easily — se corta fácilmente

2) (Cin, Rad)

cut! — corte(n)!

3) ( in cards) cortar

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Phrasal Verbs:

- cut across

- cut back

- cut down

- cut in

- cut off

- cut out

- cut through

- cut up

III

adjective (before n) < flowers> cortado; < glass> tallado

[kʌt] (vb: pt, pp cut)
1. N

1) (in skin) corte m, cortadura f; (=wound) herida f; (Med) (=incision) corte m, incisión f; (=slash) tajo m; (with knife) cuchillada f; (with whip) latigazo m; (Cards) corte m

he's got a cut on his forehead — tiene un corte en la frente

he had a cut on his chin from shaving — se había hecho un corte or se había cortado en la barbilla al afeitarse

he was treated for minor cuts and bruises — recibió asistencia médica por heridas y hematomas

there's a cut in his jacket — lleva una raja en la chaqueta

to be a cut above sb —

he's a cut above the others — está por encima de los demás

- the cut and thrust of politics

- the unkindest cut of all

2) (=reduction) (in wages, prices, production) rebaja f, reducción f; (in expenditure, budget) corte m, recorte m; (in tax, interest rates) bajada f, rebaja f; (in staff, workforce) reducción f, recorte f; (=deletion) corte m; (=deleted part) trozo m suprimido; (Elec) apagón m, corte m

public spending cuts — cortes mpl presupuestarios

wage cuts — rebajas fpl de sueldo

to take a cut in salary — aceptar una reducción de sueldo

they made some cuts in the text — hicieron algunos cortes en el texto, suprimieron algunas cosas del texto

3) [of clothes etc] corte m; [of hair] corte m, peinado m

4) [of meat] (=part of animal) corte m (de carne); (=piece) trozo m; (=slice) tajada f

5) * (=share) parte f, tajada f

the salesman gets a cut of 5% — el vendedor recibe su parte de 5%

6) (=woodcut) grabado m; (US) foto f, diagrama m, dibujo m

7)

cut and paste — (Comput) cortar y pegar

8) see short 5.

2. VT

1) [+ meat, bread, cards] cortar

• to cut one's finger — cortarse el dedo

• to cut sb free — (from wreckage) liberar a algn; (when tied up) desatar or soltar a algn

• to cut sth in half — cortar algo por la mitad

• to cut sth open — [+ fruit, vegetable, body, package] abrir algo

I cut my hand open on a tin — me corté la mano en una lata

he cut his head open — se abrió la cabeza

• to cut sth (in)to pieces — cortar algo en pedazos

to cut an army to pieces — aniquilar un ejército

• to cut sth to size — cortar algo a la medida

• to cut sb's throat — degollar a algn

he is cutting his own throat — (fig) labra su propia ruina

• to cut sth in two — cortar or partir algo en dos

- you could cut the atmosphere with a knife
fine I, 2., 2), ice 1., 1), loss 1., 2), tooth 1., 1)
2) (=shape) [+ stone, glass, jewel] tallar; [+ key, hole] hacer; [+ channel] abrir, excavar; [+ engraving, record] grabar

to cut one's way through — abrirse camino por
coat 1., 1)
3) (=clip, trim) [+ hedge, grass] cortar; [+ corn, hay] segar

to get one's hair cut — cortarse el pelo

4) (=reduce) [+ wages, prices, production] reducir, rebajar (by 5% en un 5 por cien); [+ expenditure] reducir, recortar; [+ taxes, interest rates] bajar, rebajar; [+ staff, workforce] reducir, recortar; [+ speech, text] acortar, hacer cortes en; [+ film] cortar, hacer cortes en; (=delete) [+ passage] suprimir, cortar; (=interrupt) interrumpir, cortar

she cut two seconds off the record — mejoró or rebajó la plusmarca en dos segundos

we cut the journey time by half — reducimos el tiempo de viaje a la mitad

• to cut sth/sb short — interrumpir algo/a algn
corner 1., 1)
5) (fig) (=hurt) herir

to cut sb to the quick —

it cut me to the quick — me tocó en lo vivo

6) (=intersect with) [road] cruzar, atravesar; (Math) [line] cortar

7) (esp US)
*
• to cut classes — hacer novillos *, ausentarse de clase

• to cut sb dead — negar el saludo or (LAm) cortar a algn

8) (=turn off) [+ engine] parar; (=stop) [+ electricity supply] cortar, interrumpir

cut all this soft-soaping and tell me what you want * — deja ya de darme coba y dime qué quieres *

9) (=adulterate) [+ cocaine etc] cortar

10) (=succeed)

he couldn't cut it as a singer — como cantante no daba la talla

3. VI

1) [person, knife] cortar; [material] cortarse

paper cuts easily — el papel se corta fácilmente

• she cut into the melon — cortó el melón

will that cake cut into six? — ¿se puede dividir el pastel en seis?

- cut loose

- it cuts both ways

2) (Math etc) [lines] cortarse

3) (=hurry)

I must cut along now — tengo que marcharme ya

- cut and run

- cut to the chase

4) (Cine, TV) (=change scene) cortar y pasar

they cut from the palace to the castle scene — cortan y pasan del palacio a la escena del castillo

cut! — ¡corten!

5) (Cards) cortar

4.

ADJ [flowers] cortado; [glass] tallado

cut price — a precio reducido, rebajado, de rebaja

5.

CPD

cut and blow-dry N — corte m y secado con secador

- cut across

- cut along

- cut away

- cut back

- cut down

- cut in

- cut into

- cut off

- cut out

- cut through

- cut up

* * *

I [kʌt]
noun

1)

a) ( wound) tajo m, corte m

b) ( incision) corte m

2)

a) ( reduction)

a wage cut — un recorte salarial

to make cuts in essential services — hacer* recortes en los servicios esenciales

to take a cut in salary — aceptar un sueldo más bajo

b) (in text, film) corte m

c) ( power cut) apagón m

3)

a) ( haircut) corte m de pelo

b) ( of suit) corte m

to be a cut above somebody/something — (colloq)

he thinks himself a cut above the rest — se cree superior a los demás

this hotel is a cut above the Ambassador — este hotel es de mayor categoría que el Ambassador

4) ( of meat - type) corte m; (- piece) trozo m

5) ( share) (colloq) tajada f (fam), parte f

6) ( blow - with knife) cuchillada f

cut and thrust: the cut and thrust of politics — el toma y daca de la vida política

II
1.

(pres p cutting; past & past p cut) transitive verb

1) \<\<wood/paper/wire/rope\>\> cortar

to cut something/somebody loose — soltar* algo/a alguien

cut the top off it — córtale la parte de arriba

they cut a path through the undergrowth — abrieron un camino a través de la maleza

to cut it fine — (colloq) calcular muy justo, dejar poco margen

to cut something in half — cortar algo por la mitad

I cut my finger — me corté el dedo; see also short II 1)

2)

a) ( trim) \<\<hair/nails\>\> cortar; \<\<grass/corn\>\> cortar, segar*

to get one's hair cut — cortarse el pelo

b) ( shape) \<\<glass/stone\>\> tallar; \<\<key\>\> hacer*

3) ( excavate)

to cut something (INTO something): a tunnel cut into the mountain — un túnel excavado en la montaña

4) ( reduce) \<\<level/number\>\> reducir*; \<\<budget\>\> recortar; \<\<price/rate\>\> rebajar, reducir*; \<\<service/workforce\>\> hacer* recortes en

5)

a) ( shorten) \<\<text\>\> acortar

b) ( remove) \<\<scene\>\> cortar

c) \<\<film\>\> ( edit) editar; \<\<censors\>\> hacer* cortes en

6) ( in cards) \<\<deck\>\> cortar

7) (colloq) ( ignore)

to cut somebody dead — dejar a alguien con el saludo en la boca

8) (colloq)

a) ( cease)

cut the sob story! — deja ya de dar pena!

cut the wisecracks! — basta ya de bromas!

b) ( switch off) \<\<engine/lights\>\> apagar*

2.

vi

1)

a) \<\<knife/scissors\>\> cortar

to cut INTO something: the rope cut into her wrists la cuerda le estaba cortando or lastimando las muñecas; to cut loose (colloq) ( break free) romper* las ataduras; ( lose restraint) (esp AmE): he cut loose with a string of insults — soltó una sarta de insultos

b) \<\<words\>\> herir*

her remarks cut deep — sus palabras lo (or la etc) hirieron en lo más vivo

c) ( be cuttable)

it cuts easily — se corta fácilmente

2) (Cin, Rad)

cut! — corte(n)!

3) ( in cards) cortar

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Phrasal Verbs:

- cut across

- cut back

- cut down

- cut in

- cut off

- cut out

- cut through

- cut up

III

adjective (before n) < flowers> cortado; < glass> tallado

English-spanish dictionary > cut
10 cut

I
1. [kʌt] n

1. 1) порез; разрез

a cut on the finger - порез пальца

cuts on the face after shaving - порезы на лице после бритья

2) резаная рана

2. 1) резание

2) глубина резания

3. спец.

1) разрез; пропил; выемка

2) канал; кювет

3) насечка ( напильника)

4. сильный удар (мечом, кнутом и т. п.)

to make a cut at smb. with a sword - нанести кому-л. удар мечом

the boy got six cuts with a cane - мальчику нанесли шесть ударов тростью

his face had been disfigured by a sabre cut - удар саблей изуродовал его лицо

to give a horse a cut across the flank - хлестнуть лошадь по боку

delayed [direct riposte] cut - задержанный [прямой ответный] удар ( фехтование)

flat cut - удар плашмя ( фехтование)

inside [upper] arm cut - удар по руке с внутренней [наружной] стороны ( фехтование)

5. 1) отрезанный кусок; вырезка; срез

a cut from the joint - кул. вырезка, филей

breast cut - кул. грудинка

2) настриг ( шерсти)

3) отрез ( материи)

4) отрезок

6. 1) очертание, абрис, контур

2) профиль

7. 1) покрой ( платья)

2) стрижка, фасон стрижки ( волос)

8. 1) сокращение, снижение; уменьшение

a cut in prices [in salary] - снижение цен /зарплаты/

2) сокращение; вырезка части текста; купюра

to make cuts in a play [in a film] - делать купюры в пьесе [в фильме]

9. путь напрямик, кратчайший путь ( часто short cut)

to take /to make/ a short cut - пойти кратчайшим путём

10. оскорбление, выпад; насмешка; удар

that was a cut at me - это был выпад против меня

11. разг. прекращение знакомства

to give smb. the cut direct - не замечать кого-л.; порвать с кем-л.

12. разг. пропуск (занятий, собраний и т. п.)

attendance was compulsory, and no cuts were allowed - посещение было обязательным, и никакие пропуски не разрешались

13. разг. доля (заработка, дохода, выигрыша, добычи и т. п.)

his agent's cut is 20 per cent - агент взимает /берёт/ с него 20% (гонорара и т. п.)

14. разг. отдельный номер на долгоиграющей пластинке (песня, музыкальное произведение)

15. проф.

1) грамзапись

2) сеанс грамзаписи

16. гравюра на дереве ( доска или оттиск)

17. карт. снятие ( колоды)

18. кино монтажный кадр

19. пролёт моста

20. стружка ( станочная)

21. хим. погон, фракция

22. захват (с.-х. орудия)

23. ж.-д. отцеп ( вагона)

24. горн. выруб

25. эл. отключение нагрузки

26. австрал., новозел. отделённая часть стада (коров, овец)

27. австрал., новозел. разг. телесное наказание (особ. в школе)

28. спорт.

1) удар мяча на правую сторону поля ( крикет)

2) срезка мяча ( теннис)

♢ a cut above - намного лучше; на целую ступень выше

to be a cut above one's neighbour - быть на целую голову выше соседа

a cut and thrust - пикировка, оживлённый спор

the cut of smb.'s jib /of smb.'s rig/ - внешний вид кого-л.

2. [kʌt] a

1. разрезанный; срезанный; порезанный

cut finger - порезанный палец

cut flowers - срезанные цветы

cut nails - подрезанные ногти

cut velvet - текст. бархат с разрезным ворсом

2. скроенный

3. шлифованный; гранёный

cut sugar - пилёный сахар

4. сниженный, уменьшенный

cut prices [expenditures] - сниженные цены [расходы]

cut goods - уценённые товары

5. кастрированный

6. разг. подвыпивший

7. сл. разведённый, разбавленный; с примесями, нечистый ( часто о наркотиках)

♢ cut and dried /dry/ - заранее подготовленный; шаблонный, трафаретный (о мнении, доводах, планах и т. п.)

3. [kʌt] v (cut)

I

1. 1) резать, разрезать

to cut smth. in two - разрезать что-л. на две части

to cut smth. in half /into halves/ - разрезать что-л. пополам

to cut smth. to /in/ pieces - разрезать что-л. на куски

to cut glass with a diamond - резать стекло алмазом

this knife won't cut - этот нож не режет

to cut around the defence - воен. сделать прорыв с обходом противника

2) нанести резаную рану

I cut my finger - я порезал палец

I cut myself - я порезался

to cut open - рассекать

to cut smb.'s head open - раскроить кому-л. череп

the icy wind cut me to the bone - ледяной ветер пронизывал меня до мозга костей

3) резаться ( при помощи режущего инструмента)

the butter was frozen hard and did not cut easily - масло сильно замёрзло, и его трудно было резать

cheese cuts easily - сыр режется легко

2. 1) срезать, отрезать

to cut flowers - срезать цветы

I'll cut away the dead leaves - я обрежу /срежу/ завядшие листья

to cut a piece of cake [a slice of cheese] - отрезать кусочек пирога [сыра]

2) нарезать

to cut bread - нарезать хлеб

to cut meat - резать мясо ( за столом)

3. стричь, подстригать

to cut a hedge - подстригать (живую) изгородь

to cut one's nails - стричь ногти

to cut one's hair - подстригать волосы, стричься

4. (тж. cut down)

1) сокращать, снижать; уменьшать

to cut prices - снижать цены

he cut his sleep down to five hours - он стал спать не более пяти часов

2) сокращать путь, брать наперерез

we cut across the field - мы пошли напрямик через поле

3) сокращать, урезывать; делать купюру

to cut a manuscript - сократить рукопись

the soliloquies in ❝Hamlet❞ are long, so they are often cut in the theatre - в «Гамлете» монологи очень длинные, поэтому в театре их часто сокращают

5. 1) вырезать

to cut one's initials on a tree - вырезать свои инициалы на дереве

2) кроить (тж. cut out)

to cut a pattern - сделать выкройку /патронку/

to cut a coat - выкроить пальто

his coat is well cut - у него пальто хорошего покроя

6. 1) ударить; причинить острую боль

he cut the man across the face - он ударил человека по лицу

to cut a horse with a whip - стегать лошадь кнутом

how this rope cuts! - как режет эта верёвка!

2) огорчать, обижать; ранить

what you say cuts me terribly - ваши слова меня ужасно огорчают

to cut to the heart /to the quick/ - ранить /поразить/ в самое сердце; задеть за живое

7. пересекать, перекрещивать

the path cuts the meadow diagonally - тропинка пересекает луг по диагонали

the lines cut one another - линии пересекаются

this cuts across all my principles - это противоречит всем моим принципам; это идёт вразрез со всеми моими убеждениями

8. перегрызать, прогрызать

9. разг.

1) удирать, убегать (тж. to cut and run)

I must cut - я должен бежать

cut away now, I am busy - теперь беги, я занят

cut! They are after you! - беги! Они гонятся за тобой!

2) резко изменить направление, побежать в другую сторону

cut back - вернуться

be cut back home - он побежал обратно домой

10. разг.

1) переставать, прекращать

cut the noise! - перестаньте шуметь!

cut! - стоп!, довольно!, выключить камеру! ( команда кинорежиссёра при киносъёмке)

2) амер. лишать политической поддержки; голосовать против, вычеркнуть (чью-л.) кандидатуру

11. разг. не замечать, не узнавать, игнорировать

I took off my hat to her but he cut me dead - я поклонился ей, но она сделала вид, что не замечает /не узнаёт/ меня

12. карт. снимать

to cut for deal - снимать колоду для того, чтобы определить, кто должен сдавать

to cut for partners - снимать колоду, чтобы определить партнёров

13. делать антраша ( в танцах)

14. жив. выделяться, выступать слишком резко

colours that cut - цвета /краски/, которые режут глаз

15. новозел. разг. кончать, заканчивать, докончить

16. тех.

1) обрабатывать режущим инструментом, снимать стружку

2) полигр. обрезать книжный блок

3) сверлить, бурить

17. стр. тесать, стёсывать

18. эл. отключать, отсоединять

19. радио

1) отстраиваться

2) переключать с одной программы на другую

20. горн. подрубать, делать вруб

21. вет. засекаться

II А

1. 1) косить ( траву); жать ( хлеба); убирать ( урожай)

to cut the hay - косить сено

to cut the corners - обкашивать углы поля ( при уборке хлебов)

2) давать (какое-л.) количество (при срезке и т. п.)

one acre of good grass will cut three tons of hay - с одного акра хорошего луга можно накосить три тонны сена

3) давать настриг

this breed cuts heavy fleece - эта порода даёт хороший настриг

2. валить, рубить ( лес)

to cut clear - вырубать дочиста, сводить лес ( сплошной вырубкой)

3. 1) прорубать, прокладывать (дорогу и т. п.)

to cut a tunnel through a mountain - прорубить туннель в горе

to cut one's way - продвигаться, пробираться; прокладывать дорогу

the ships cut their way slowly - корабли медленно шли вперёд

to cut one's way through a crowd - протискиваться через толпу

2) рассекать, разрезать (воду, воздух)

ship cutting the waves - корабль, рассекающий волны

4. 1) шлифовать, гранить ( камни)

2) высекать ( из камня)

to cut a figure in stone - высечь фигуру из камня

to cut steps in a rock - высечь ступени в скале

his features were finely cut - у него было точёное лицо

3) резать ( по дереву); вырезать ( из дерева)

5. резаться, прорезываться ( о зубах)

the baby is cutting its teeth - у ребёнка прорезываются зубы

6. разг. разбавлять ( спиртные напитки и лекарства)

7. спорт. срезать ( мяч)

8. спец. кастрировать ( животное)

9. сл. победить (на конкурсе и т. п.)

10. записывать или записываться на пластинку или плёнку

to cut a record [a tape] - а) записывать на пластинку [плёнку]; б) записываться на пластинку [плёнку]

♢

to cut loose - а) освобождать; to cut a boat loose - отвязать лодку; to cut oneself loose from one's family - порвать с семьёй; б) разойтись, чувствовать себя свободно; you just ought to see him when he cuts loose - посмотрели бы вы на него, когда он разойдётся

to cut short - обрывать, внезапно прерывать

to cut smb. short - оборвать кого-л.

to cut a speech short - внезапно прервать выступление

to cut a long story short - короче говоря

to cut a loss /one's losses/ - вовремя прекратить невыгодное дело

to cut the record - побить рекорд

to cut faces - гримасничать, делать гримасы

to cut a dash - а) иметь заметную внешность, выделяться; б) бахвалиться, рисоваться

to cut a swath /a gash/ - амер. рисоваться, важничать

to cut high shines - амер. сл. совершить что-л. необыкновенное

to cut the string - амер. свободно действовать, не стесняться в поступках

to cut the hair - спорить о мелочах; вдаваться в ненужные подробности

to cut the mustard - амер. подходить во всех отношениях

to cut a sign - амер. увидеть что-л., наткнуться на что-л.

to cut both ways - быть обоюдоострым

that cuts both ways - это обоюдоострый аргумент; ≅ это палка о двух концах

to cut one's teeth on smth. - ≅ на чём-л. собаку съесть

to cut one's wisdom-teeth /eye-teeth/ - стать благоразумным, приобрести жизненный опыт

to cut one's eye - амер. посмотреть косо, бросить косой взгляд

to cut the bag open - амер. проговориться, выдать (секретные) сведения

to cut and thrust - пикироваться

to cut and contrive - жить по средствам, сводить концы с концами

to cut and come again - есть много, с аппетитом (особ. мясо) [см. тж. cut-and-come-again]

to cut it fine - а) попасть в последнюю минуту; he never misses his train in the morning, but he always cuts it fine - он никогда не опаздывает по утрам на поезд, но всегда поспевает в последнюю минуту; б) рассчитать, сделать абсолютно точно; в) оставить (себе) в обрез

to cut it too fat - ≅ хватить через край; перегнуть палку
II [kʌt] n редк.
жребий

to draw cuts - тянуть жребий

НБАРС > cut
11 cut

1.
[kʌt]transitive verb, -tt-, cut

1) (penetrate, wound) schneiden

cut one's finger/leg — sich (Dat. od. Akk.) in den Finger/ins Bein schneiden

he cut himself on broken glass — er hat sich an einer Glasscherbe geschnitten

the remark cut him to the quick — (fig.) die Bemerkung traf ihn ins Mark

2) (divide) (with knife) schneiden; durchschneiden [Seil]; (with axe) durchhacken

cut something in half/two/three — etwas halbieren/zweiteilen/dreiteilen

cut one's ties or links — alle Verbindungen abbrechen

cut no ice with somebody — (fig. coll.) keinen Eindruck auf jemanden machen

3) (detach, reduce) abschneiden; schneiden, stutzen [Hecke]; mähen [Getreide, Gras]

cut (p.p.) flowers — Schnittblumen

cut one's nails — sich (Dat.) die Nägel schneiden

4) (shape, fashion) schleifen [Glas, Edelstein, Kristall]; hauen, schlagen [Stufen]

cut a key — einen Schlüssel feilen od. anfertigen

cut figures in wood/stone — Figuren aus Holz schnitzen/aus Stein hauen

5) (meet and cross) [Straße, Linie, Kreis:] schneiden

6) (fig.): (renounce, refuse to recognize) schneiden

7) (carve) [auf]schneiden [Fleisch, Geflügel]; abschneiden [Scheibe]

8) (reduce) senken [Preise]; verringern, einschränken [Menge, Produktion]; mindern [Qualität]; kürzen [Ausgaben, Lohn]; verkürzen [Arbeitszeit, Urlaub]; abbauen [Arbeitsplätze]; (cease, stop) einstellen [Dienstleistungen, Lieferungen]; abstellen [Strom]

9) (absent oneself from) schwänzen [Schule, Unterricht]

10)

cut one's losses — höherem Verlust vorbeugen

11)

cut something short — (lit. or fig.): (interrupt, terminate) etwas abbrechen

cut somebody short — jemanden unterbrechen; (impatiently) jemandem ins Wort fallen

to cut a long story short — der langen Rede kurzer Sinn

12) (Cards) abheben

13)

cut a tooth — einen Zahn bekommen

14)

be cut and dried — genau festgelegt od. abgesprochen sein

15) (Computing)

cut and paste — ausschneiden und einfügen
2. intransitive verb,
-tt-, cut

1) [Messer, Schwert usw.:] schneiden; [Papier, Tuch, Käse:] sich schneiden lassen

cut both ways — (fig.) ein zweischneidiges Schwert sein (fig.)

2) (cross, intersect) sich schneiden

3) (pass)

cut through or across the field/park — [quer] über das Feld/durch den Park gehen

4) (Cinemat.) (stop the cameras) abbrechen; (go quickly to another shot) überblenden (to zu)
3. noun
1) (act of cutting) Schnitt, der

2) (stroke, blow) (with knife) Schnitt, der; (with sword, whip) Hieb, der; (injury) Schnittwunde, die

3) (reduction) (in wages, expenditure, budget) Kürzung, die; (in prices) Senkung, die; (in working hours, holiday, etc.) Verkürzung, die; (in services) Verringerung, die; (in production, output, etc.) Einschränkung, die

4) (of meat) Stück, das

5) (coll.): (commission, share) Anteil, der

6) (of hair): (style) [Haar]schnitt, der; (of clothes) Schnitt, der

7) (in play, book, etc.) Streichung, die; (in film) Schnitt, der

make cuts — Streichungen/Schnitte vornehmen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/98633/cut_away">cut away

- cut back

- cut down

- cut in

- cut off

- cut out

- cut up

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1. present participle - cutting; verb
1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) schneiden

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.) aus-, abschneiden

3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) schneiden

4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) schneiden

5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) kürzen

6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) schneiden

7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) schneiden

8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) abheben

9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') `Schnitt`

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.) abkürzen

11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) schneiden

12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) schwänzen

13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) schneiden
2. noun
1) (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.) der Schnitt

2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) der Schnitt

3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) das Stück

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- cutter
- cutting 3. adjective
(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) scharf

- cut glass
- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective
(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) halsabschneiderisch, mörderisch

- a cut above
- 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
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cut

[kʌt]

I. NOUN

1. (act) Schnitt m

to make a \cut [in sth] [in etw akk] einen Einschnitt machen

2. (slice) of meat Stück nt; of bread Scheibe f, Schnitte f

sirloin is the most expensive \cut of beef die Lende ist das teuerste Stück vom Rind

cold \cuts Aufschnitt m

3. (trim) Schnitt m

her hair was in need of a \cut ihre Haare mussten geschnitten werden

4. (fit) [Zu]schnitt m; of shirt, trousers Schnitt m

5. (wound) Schnittwunde f, Schnitt m

deep \cut tiefe Schnittwunde

to get a \cut sich akk schneiden

where'd you get that \cut? wo hast du dich denn da geschnitten? fam

6. (insult) Beleidigung f (at für + akk)

7. also FIN ( fam: due, share) [An]teil m

when am I going to get my \cut? wann bekomme ich meinen Anteil? m

8. (decrease) Senkung f, Herabsetzung f

\cut in emissions Abgasreduzierung f

\cut in interest rates Zinssenkung f

\cut in prices Preissenkung f, Ermäßigung f

\cut in production Produktionseinschränkung f

\cut in staff Personalabbau m

to take a \cut eine Kürzung hinnehmen

he took a \cut in salary er nahm eine Gehaltskürzung hin

many people have had to take a \cut in their living standards viele Menschen mussten sich mit einer Einschränkung ihres Lebensstandards abfinden

9. (less spending)

▪ \cuts pl Kürzungen pl, Streichungen pl

budget \cuts Haushaltskürzungen pl

to make \cuts in the budget Abstriche am Etat machen

10. (abridgement) Schnitt m, Streichung f

to make a \cut in a film eine Szene aus einem Film herausschneiden

to make \cuts Streichungen vornehmen

11. AM (truancy) Schwänzen nt kein pl fam

to have a \cut schwänzen fam

12. SPORT

to give the ball a \cut den Ball anschneiden

13.

▶ to be a \cut above sb/sth jdm/etw um einiges überlegen sein

▶ the \cut and thrust of sth das Spannungsfeld einer S. gen

II. ADJECTIVE

1. (removed) abgeschnitten; (sliced) bread [auf]geschnitten

\cut flowers Schnittblumen pl

2. (fitted) glass, jewel geschliffen

III. INTERJECTION

FILM

\cut! Schnitt!

IV. TRANSITIVE VERB

<-tt-, cut, cut>

1. (slice)

▪ to \cut sth etw schneiden

did you already \cut some bread? hast du schon etwas Brot aufgeschnitten?

to \cut a hole in sth ein Loch in etw akk schneiden

to \cut sth to pieces [or shreds] etw zerstückeln

to \cut sth in[to] several pieces etw in mehrere Teile zerschneiden

how can I \cut this cake in two pieces? wie kann ich diesen Kuchen halbieren?

to \cut sb/sth free jdn/etw losschneiden; (from wreck) jdn/etw herausschneiden

to \cut sth loose etw losschneiden

to \cut sth open etw aufschneiden

▪ to \cut sb sth [or sth for sb] jdm [o für jdn] etw schneiden

could you \cut me a slice of bread? könntest du mir eine Scheibe Brot abschneiden?

▪ to \cut sth with sth etw mit etw dat schneiden

2. (sever)

▪ to \cut sth etw durchschneiden

she nearly \cut an artery with the new hedge-trimmer sie durchtrennte fast eine Arterie mit der neuen elektrischen Heckenschere

3. (trim)

▪ to \cut sth etw [ab]schneiden

to \cut one's fingernails sich dat die Fingernägel schneiden

to \cut flowers Blumen abschneiden

to \cut the grass den Rasen mähen

to \cut sb's hair jdm die Haare schneiden

to have [or get] one's hair \cut sich dat die Haare schneiden lassen

4. (injure)

▪ to \cut oneself/sb [with sth] sich/jdn [mit etw dat] schneiden

I've \cut my hand on that glass ich habe mir die Hand an diesem Glas geschnitten

he \cut his head open er hat sich den Kopf aufgeschlagen

5. (clear)

▪ to \cut sth road, tunnel etw bauen; ditch, trench etw graben

they're planning to \cut a road right through the forest sie planen, eine Straße mitten durch den Wald zu schlagen

to \cut a swath through sth eine Bahn durch etw akk schneiden

6. (decrease)

▪ to \cut sth etw senken [o herabsetzen] [o reduzieren]

they should \cut class sizes to 30 die Klassengröße sollte auf 30 Schüler verringert werden

to \cut costs die Kosten senken

to \cut one's losses weitere Verluste vermeiden

to \cut overtime die Überstunden reduzieren

to \cut prices die Preise herabsetzen [o senken]

to \cut wages die Löhne kürzen

▪ to \cut sth by sth etw um etw akk kürzen [o reduzieren]

our company is \cutting its workforce by 20% unsere Firma baut 20 % ihres Personals ab

7. (break)

▪ to \cut sth etw unterbrechen

they \cut our supply lines sie schnitten uns unsere Versorgungslinien ab

8. (abridge)

to \cut a film einen Film kürzen

to \cut short ⇆ sth etw abbrechen; (interrupt)

to \cut sb short jdn unterbrechen, jdm ins Wort fallen

9. (remove)

to be \cut from the team aus dem Team entfernt werden

to \cut a scene in a film eine Szene aus einem Film herausschneiden

10. (miss)

▪ to \cut sth etw auslassen

she decided to \cut some of her meetings sie entschied sich, einige ihrer Treffen nicht wahrzunehmen

to \cut a class [or lesson] /school eine [Unterrichts]stunde/die Schule schwänzen fam

11. (turn off)

to \cut the motor [or engine] den Motor abstellen

12. ( fam: desist from)

▪ to \cut sth behaviour etw [unter]lassen

to \cut the cackle BRIT, AUS ( hum) auf den Punkt kommen

to \cut the crap (sl) mit der Scheiße aufhören derb

13. (shape)

to \cut a diamond einen Diamanten schleifen

14. AUTO

to \cut a corner [too sharply] eine Kurve [zu scharf] schneiden

15. (teethe)

to \cut a tooth einen Zahn bekommen, zahnen

16. CARDS

to \cut the cards die Karten abheben

17. MUS

to \cut a record/CD eine Platte/CD aufnehmen

18. COMPUT

to \cut and paste sth etw ausschneiden und einfügen

19. MATH

▪ to \cut sth etw schneiden

20. SPORT

to \cut the ball den Ball [an]schneiden

21.

▶ to \cut capers ( dated) Luftsprünge machen

▶ to \cut the cheese AM ( fam) einen fahrenlassen derb

▶ you should \cut your coat according to your cloth BRIT ( prov) man muss sich akk nach der Decke strecken prov

▶ to \cut corners schnell und kostengünstig arbeiten

▶ to \cut sb dead jdn schneiden

today in the store Martha \cut me dead heute im Supermarkt hat Martha mich keines Blickes gewürdigt

▶ to \cut a fine [or quite a] figure [or BRIT dash] ( dated) eine gute Figur machen

▶ to \cut it [or things] [a bit] fine [or close] [ein bisschen] knapp kalkulieren

▶ to \cut the ground from under sb's feet jdm den Boden unter den Füßen wegziehen

▶ to \cut no [or very little] ice with sb keinen Eindruck auf jdn machen

▶ to [not] \cut it [or AM also the mustard] [k]ein hohes Niveau erreichen

▶ to \cut off one's nose to spite one's face sich akk ins eigene Fleisch schneiden

▶ to \cut sb to the quick [or heart] jdn ins Mark treffen

▶ to be \cut from the same cloth aus dem gleichen Holz geschnitzt sein

▶ to \cut sb some slack AM mit jdm nachsichtig sein

▶ to \cut a long story short der langen Rede kurzer Sinn, um es kurzzumachen

▶ to \cut one's teeth [or eye-teeth] [on sth] sich dat die ersten Sporen [mit etw dat] verdienen

▶ to be so thick that you can \cut it with a knife zum Zerreißen gespannt sein

the tension was so thick in the air that you could \cut it with a knife die Atmosphäre war zum Zerreißen gespannt

V. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<-tt-, cut, cut>

1. (slice) knife schneiden

2. (slice easily) material sich akk schneiden lassen

3. (take short cut)

to \cut over a field eine Abkürzung über ein Feld nehmen

4. CARDS abheben

to \cut for dealer den Geber auslosen

5. AM ( fam: push in)

to \cut [in line] sich akk vordrängeln

to \cut in front of sb sich akk vor jdn drängeln

no \cutting! nicht drängeln!

6. COMPUT

to \cut and paste ausschneiden und einfügen

7. (withdraw)

▪ to \cut loose from sth sich akk von etw dat trennen

8.

▶ to \cut both [or two] ways eine zweischneidige Sache sein

▶ to \cut to the chase AM ( fam) auf den Punkt kommen

▶ to \cut loose AM, AUS alle Hemmungen verlieren

she really \cuts loose when she dances sie tobt sich beim Tanzen richtig aus

▶ to \cut and run Reißaus nehmen, sich akk aus dem Staub machen

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cut [kʌt]

A s

1. a) Schnitt m

b) Schnittwunde f

2. Hieb m:

cut and thrust

a) (Fechten) Hieb und Stoß m,

b) fig (feindseliges) Hin und Her, Widerstreit m;

rhetorical cut and thrust Wortgefecht n

3. fig Stich m, (Seiten)Hieb m, Bosheit f

4. umg Schneiden n:

give sb the cut direct jemanden ostentativ schneiden

5. (Spaten) Stich m

6. (Haar) Schnitt m

7. TECH Ein-, Anschnitt m, Kerbe f

8. TECH Schnittfläche f

9. TECH Schrot m/n

10. a) Einschnitt m, Durchstich m (im Gelände)

b) Graben m

11. Schnitte f, Stück n (besonders Fleisch):

cold cuts pl Aufschnitt m

12. US umg Imbiss m

13. umg Anteil m (of, in an dat):

my cut is 20%

14. besonders US

a) Mahd f (Gras)

b) Schlag m (Holz)

c) Schur f (Wolle)

15. FILM, TV Schnitt m

16. FILM, RADIO, TV: scharfe Überblendung, Schnitt m

17. Abkürzung(sweg) f(m), direkter Weg

18. Tennis etc: Schnitt m

19. Stück n, Länge f (von Stoff, Tuch)

20. (Zu)Schnitt m, Fasson f (besonders von Kleidung)

21. Schnitt m, Schliff m (von Edelsteinen)

22. fig Art f, Schlag m:

of quite a different cut aus ganz anderem Holz geschnitzt

23. Gesichtsschnitt m

24. umg (soziale etc) Stufe:

a cut above eine Stufe höher als

25. TYPO

a) (Kupfer) Stich m

b) Druckstock m

c) Klischee n

26. Holzschnitt m

27. (modischer) Schlitz (im Kleid)

28. Streichung f, Auslassung f, Kürzung f (in einem Buch etc)

29. WIRTSCH Kürzung f, Senkung f:

cut in prices Preissenkung oder -herabsetzung f;

cut in salary Gehaltskürzung

30. SCHULE, UNIV umg Schwänzen n

31. Kartenspiel:

a) Abheben n

b) abgehobene Karte(n pl)

32. umg Strohhalm m (zum Losen):

draw cuts Strohhalme ziehen, losen

33. Golf: Cut m (maximale Schlagzahl, mit der sich ein Spieler für die letzten beiden Runden eines Turniers qualifiziert):

make the cut den Cut schaffen

B adj

1. beschnitten, (zu)geschnitten, gestutzt, gespalten, zersägt:

cut flowers Schnittblumen;

cut glass geschliffenes Glas

2. BOT (ein)gekerbt

3. gemeißelt, geschnitzt, behauen

4. verschnitten, kastriert:

a cut horse ein Wallach

5. WIRTSCH herabgesetzt, ermäßigt (Preise)

6. Br sl blau, besoffen

C v/t prät und pperf cut

1. (be-, zer)schneiden, ab-, durchschneiden, einen Schnitt machen in (akk):

cut sb sth jemandem etwas abschneiden;

cut to pieces zerstückeln;

cut one’s teeth Zähne bekommen, zahnen; → cable A 1, eyetooth

2. abhacken, abschneiden, absägen, SCHIFF kappen:

cut a book ein Buch aufschneiden;

cut coal Kohle(n) hauen;

cut grass Gras mähen;

cut trees Bäume fällen;

cut turf Rasen stechen;

cut wood Holz hacken

3. eine Hecke etc (be)schneiden, stutzen:

cut sb’s hair jemandem die Haare schneiden; → story¹ 4

4. eine Schnittwunde beibringen (dat), verletzen:

cut one’s finger sich in den Finger schneiden;

he cut himself on the lid er schnitt sich am Deckel

5. schlagen:

cut a horse with a whip

6. Tiere kastrieren, verschneiden

7. ein Kleid, einen Teppich etc zuschneiden, etwas zurechtschneiden, einen Schlüssel anfertigen, einen Braten vorschneiden oder zerlegen

8. einen Stein behauen, Glas, Edelsteine schleifen

9. (ein)schnitzen, einschneiden, -ritzen

10. einen Weg ausgraben, -hauen, einen Graben stechen, einen Tunnel bohren:

cut one’s way sich einen Weg bahnen

11. AGR Land umackern, pflügen

12. MATH etc durchschneiden, kreuzen

13. AUTO

a) eine Kurve schneiden: → corner A 1

b) ein Verkehrszeichen etc überfahren

14. einen Text etc, auch einen Betrag etc kürzen, beschneiden, zusammenstreichen (to auf akk):

cut film einen Film schneiden;

cut the wages die Löhne kürzen;

cut production die Produktion einschränken oder drosseln; → bone¹ A 1

15. WIRTSCH die Preise herabsetzen, senken

16. die Geschwindigkeit herabsetzen, verringern

17. cut one’s losses WIRTSCH weiteren (finanziellen) Verlusten vorbeugen

18. a) CHEM, TECH verdünnen, auflösen

b) umg verwässern

19. TECH abstoßen, Metall, auch Gewinde schneiden, beschroten, fräsen, scheren, schleifen

20. ELEK, TEL eine Verbindung trennen

21. ELEK, AUTO, TECH

a) den Motor etc ab-, ausschalten

b) den Motor drosseln

22. FILM, RADIO, TV: abbrechen

23. (auf Tonband etc) mitschneiden

24. fig eine Verbindung abbrechen, aufgeben

25. fig

a) betrüben:

it cut him to the heart es tat ihm in der Seele weh, es schnitt ihm ins Herz

b) jemandem wehtun, jemanden kränken

26. umg jemanden schneiden:

cut sb dead jemanden völlig ignorieren

27. SCHULE, UNIV umg eine Stunde etc schwänzen

28. Karten abheben

29. Tennis etc: den Ball (an)schneiden

30. umg Gewinne teilen

31. SPORT einen Rekord brechen

32. → cut out A 9

D v/i

1. schneiden (in, into in akk), bohren, hauen, sägen, stechen:

the knife doesn’t cut das Messer schneidet nicht;

it cuts both ways fig

a) es ist ein zweischneidiges Schwert,

b) das gilt für beide Teile (gleichermaßen)

2. einschneiden, drücken (Kragen etc)

3. sich (gut etc) schneiden lassen

4. durchbrechen (Zähne)

5. (auf dem kürzesten Wege) hindurchgehen, den kürzesten Weg einschlagen

6. umg

a) rasen, flitzen

b) abhauen:

cut and run Reißaus nehmen

7. wehtun, kränken

8. Kartenspiel: abheben

9. SPORT den Ball (an)schneiden

10. FILM etc

a) schneiden, überblenden:

cut to um- oder hinüberblenden zu

b) abbrechen

11. SCHULE, UNIV umg (die Stunde etc) schwänzen

12. MAL stark hervortreten (Farbe)

13. umg die Gewinne teilen

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1.
[kʌt]transitive verb, -tt-, cut

1) (penetrate, wound) schneiden

cut one's finger/leg — sich (Dat. od. Akk.) in den Finger/ins Bein schneiden

he cut himself on broken glass — er hat sich an einer Glasscherbe geschnitten

the remark cut him to the quick — (fig.) die Bemerkung traf ihn ins Mark

2) (divide) (with knife) schneiden; durchschneiden [Seil]; (with axe) durchhacken

cut something in half/two/three — etwas halbieren/zweiteilen/dreiteilen

cut one's ties or links — alle Verbindungen abbrechen

cut no ice with somebody — (fig. coll.) keinen Eindruck auf jemanden machen

3) (detach, reduce) abschneiden; schneiden, stutzen [Hecke]; mähen [Getreide, Gras]

cut (p.p.) flowers — Schnittblumen

cut one's nails — sich (Dat.) die Nägel schneiden

4) (shape, fashion) schleifen [Glas, Edelstein, Kristall]; hauen, schlagen [Stufen]

cut a key — einen Schlüssel feilen od. anfertigen

cut figures in wood/stone — Figuren aus Holz schnitzen/aus Stein hauen

5) (meet and cross) [Straße, Linie, Kreis:] schneiden

6) (fig.): (renounce, refuse to recognize) schneiden

7) (carve) [auf]schneiden [Fleisch, Geflügel]; abschneiden [Scheibe]

8) (reduce) senken [Preise]; verringern, einschränken [Menge, Produktion]; mindern [Qualität]; kürzen [Ausgaben, Lohn]; verkürzen [Arbeitszeit, Urlaub]; abbauen [Arbeitsplätze]; (cease, stop) einstellen [Dienstleistungen, Lieferungen]; abstellen [Strom]

9) (absent oneself from) schwänzen [Schule, Unterricht]

10)

cut one's losses — höherem Verlust vorbeugen

11)

cut something short — (lit. or fig.): (interrupt, terminate) etwas abbrechen

cut somebody short — jemanden unterbrechen; (impatiently) jemandem ins Wort fallen

to cut a long story short — der langen Rede kurzer Sinn

12) (Cards) abheben

13)

cut a tooth — einen Zahn bekommen

14)

be cut and dried — genau festgelegt od. abgesprochen sein

15) (Computing)

cut and paste — ausschneiden und einfügen
2. intransitive verb,
-tt-, cut

1) [Messer, Schwert usw.:] schneiden; [Papier, Tuch, Käse:] sich schneiden lassen

cut both ways — (fig.) ein zweischneidiges Schwert sein (fig.)

2) (cross, intersect) sich schneiden

3) (pass)

cut through or across the field/park — [quer] über das Feld/durch den Park gehen

4) (Cinemat.) (stop the cameras) abbrechen; (go quickly to another shot) überblenden (to zu)
3. noun
1) (act of cutting) Schnitt, der

2) (stroke, blow) (with knife) Schnitt, der; (with sword, whip) Hieb, der; (injury) Schnittwunde, die

3) (reduction) (in wages, expenditure, budget) Kürzung, die; (in prices) Senkung, die; (in working hours, holiday, etc.) Verkürzung, die; (in services) Verringerung, die; (in production, output, etc.) Einschränkung, die

4) (of meat) Stück, das

5) (coll.): (commission, share) Anteil, der

6) (of hair): (style) [Haar]schnitt, der; (of clothes) Schnitt, der

7) (in play, book, etc.) Streichung, die; (in film) Schnitt, der

make cuts — Streichungen/Schnitte vornehmen

Phrasal Verbs:

- cut away

- cut back

- cut down

- cut in

- cut off

- cut out

- cut up

* * *

(injury) n.

Schnittwunde f. adj.

geschnitten adj. n.

Schnitt -e m. (into) v.

einschneiden v. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: cut)

= anschneiden v.

beschneiden v.

kürzen v.

mähen v.

schneiden v.

(§ p.,pp.: schnitt, geschnitten)

English-german dictionary > cut
12 cut *****

[kʌt] cut vb: pt, pp
1. n

1) (gen) taglio, Med taglio, incisione f, Cards alzata

the cut and thrust of politics — i vivaci contrasti della politica

he's a cut above the others — è di gran lunga migliore degli altri

2) (reduction: in salary, spending) riduzione f, taglio, (deletion: in film, text) taglio

power cut — interruzione di corrente elettrica

to take a cut in salary — avere una riduzione dello stipendio

3) (of clothes, hair) taglio

4) (of meat: piece) taglio, pezzo, parte f, (fam: share) parte

cold cuts Am — affettati mpl

2. adj

(flowers) reciso (-a), (glass) intagliato (-a)

3. vt

1) (gen) tagliare, Cards alzare

to cut o.s. — tagliarsi

to cut one's finger — tagliarsi un dito

to cut a tooth — mettere un dente

to cut sth in half/in two — tagliare qc a metà/in due

he is cutting his own throat fig — si sta dando la zappa sui piedi

to cut to pieces (army) fig — fare a pezzi, distruggere

to cut sth to size — tagliare qc su misura

to cut open — aprire con un coltello (or con le forbici etc)

he cut his head open — si è spaccato la testa

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) incidere

to cut one's way through — aprirsi la strada attraverso

to cut one's coat according to one's cloth fig — non fare il passo più lungo della gamba

3) (clip, trim: hair, nails, hedge etc) tagliare

to get one's hair cut — farsi tagliare i capelli

4) (reduce: wages, prices, production etc) ridurre, (expenses) ridurre, limitare, tagliare, (speech) abbreviare, (text, film) tagliare, (interrupt) interrompere

to cut sb/sth short — interrompere qn/qc

to cut 30 seconds off a record Sport — abbassare un record di 30 secondi

5) (intersect) intersecare, tagliare

6) (fam: avoid: class, lecture, appointment) saltare

to cut sb dead — ignorare qn completamente

4. vi

1) (person, knife) tagliare

she cut into the melon — ha affondato il coltello nel melone

it cuts both ways fig — è un'arma a doppio taglio

to cut and run fam — tagliare la corda

to cut loose (from sth) fig — staccarsi (da qc)

2)

(hurry) to cut across country/through the lane — tagliare per la campagna/per il sentiero

I must cut along now — ora devo avviarmi

3) Cine

the film cut from the bedroom to the garden — la scena del film si è spostata dalla stanza da letto al giardino

cut! — stop!

4) Cards tagliare il mazzo

•

- cut away

- cut across

- cut back

- cut down

- cut down on

- cut in

- cut off

- cut out

- cut up

English-Italian dictionary > cut *****
13 ♦ cut

♦ cut (1) /kʌt/
n.

1 taglio; incisione: cuts on one's face, tagli sulla faccia; a cut through a hillside, il taglio d'una collina ( per aprire una strada)

2 taglio ( in un testo, ecc.): to make cuts in a film, fare tagli a (o tagliare) un film

3 (= haircut) taglio (di capelli): Mohican cut, taglio alla mohicana; DIALOGO → - New haircut- That cut suits you, quel taglio ti sta bene

4 colpo ( di lama, arma da taglio); fendente; ( con frusta) frustata, sferzata: He made a cut at his opponent, ha sferrato un fendente all'avversario

5 ( macelleria) taglio: a nice cut of beef, un bel taglio di manzo

6 ( sartoria) taglio: an elegant cut, un taglio elegante

7 taglio; riduzione; ribasso: price cut, sconto; a cut in wholesale prices, un ribasso dei prezzi all'ingrosso; a cut in wages, una riduzione del salario; salary cut, riduzione di stipendio

8 (fig.) osservazione che ferisce; commento crudele

9 (fam. USA) – the cut, il far finta di non vedere q.: He gave me the cut, fece finta di non vedermi

10 (fam.) quota; parte; fetta (fam.)

11 ( sport) taglio; colpo tagliato

12 (mus.) seduta d'incisione; ( anche) brano inciso; disco; lato del disco

13 (cinem.) stacco

14 (cinem.) versione ( dopo il montaggio); montaggio: final cut, montaggio finale; director's cut, montaggio (secondo le direttive) del regista

15 ( alle carte) alzata; taglio

16 (ind. costr.) sezione in sterro d'una strada; trincea; scavo; galleria; canale

17 (elettr.) (GB) interruzione di corrente

18 (tipogr.) cliché; illustrazione; incisione; vignetta; ( grafica) fotoincisione

19 (chim.) frazione

20 ( balletto, danza) sforbiciata

21 ( slang USA) prova; tentativo: to have a cut at st., provare a fare qc.

22 ( slang USA) assenza ingustificata; bigiata, sega (pop.)

● (fam.) to be a cut above sb., essere superiore a q. □ cut and fill, (ind. costr.) sezione in sterro e riporto; (geol.) erosione e riempimento □ ( dal parrucchiere) cut and set, taglio e (messa in) piega □ (fig.) cut and thrust, schermaglia ( in un dibattito, ecc.); competitività ( in un'attività) □ cut man, (giorn.) addetto alle pagine pubblicitarie; ( boxe) addetto alla medicazione delle ferite ( durante un incontro) □ (fam. antiq.) the cut of sb. 's jib, l'aspetto di q.; i modi di q.
cut (2) /kʌt/
a.

1 tagliato; reciso: cut flowers, fiori recisi

2 ( di tabacco) trinciato

3 (bot.) lobato

4 ( di vetro) intagliato (► cut glass)

5 ( di animale) castrato

● (Austral.) cut lunch, pranzo al sacco □ (comm.) cut-price, a prezzo ridotto □ (comm.) cut-price shop (o store), negozio che pratica forti sconti; negozio che vende a prezzi stracciati (fam.) □ cut-rate, a tariffa ridotta; ( USA) a prezzo ridotto: cut-rate electricity, energia elettrica a tariffa ridotta □ cut-to-fit, regolabile: cut-to-fit belt, cintura ( da uomo) regolabile ( servendosi dei fori) □ ( di abito) well cut, dal buon taglio; di buona fattura.
♦ (to) cut /kʌt/
(pass. e p. p. cut)

A v. t.

1 tagliare: to cut a slice of bread, tagliare una fetta di pane; to cut one's finger, tagliarsi un dito; to cut one's face, farsi un taglio in faccia; to cut a diamond, tagliare un diamante; to cut one's nails, tagliarsi le unghie; to have (o to get) one's hair cut, farsi tagliare i capelli; to cut timber, tagliare (o spaccare) la legna; to cut st. in half [into four], tagliare qc. a metà [in quattro]; to cut into quarters [into diamonds], tagliare in quarti [a losanghe]; to cut into pieces, tagliare in (o a) pezzi; to cut st. open, aprire qc. ( con un coltello, ecc.); spaccare; squartare ( un animale); to cut one's head open, spaccarsi la testa

2 tagliare; fare tagli a: to cut an article [a film], tagliare un articolo [un film]

3 intagliare; incidere: to cut a heart on a tree, incidere un cuore su un albero

4 fare, costruire (tagliando qc.); tagliare; aprire; scavare: to cut a key, tagliare una chiave; to cut a road through a hill, costruire una strada tagliando il fianco d'un colle; to cut a tunnel through a mountain, scavare una galleria attraverso un monte

5 (agric.) falciare; mietere: to cut hay, falciare il fieno; to cut wheat, mietere il grano

6 (comm.) tagliare; abbassare, ridurre: to cut expenses, tagliare le spese; to cut profits, ridurre i profitti; Are they going to cut my salary?, intendono forse ridurmi lo stipendio?

7 ( sport) colpire di taglio, tagliare ( una palla): to cut the ball underneath, tagliare la palla dal disotto

8 ferire (fig.); addolorare; His sarcasm cut me to the quick, il suo sarcasmo mi ferì nel profondo del cuore

9 penetrare: The icy blast cut him to the marrow, il vento gelido gli penetrava fin nelle ossa

10 ( arte) intagliare; scolpire, incidere ( sulla pietra, su un metallo): to cut a cameo, intagliare un cammeo

11 (tecn.) filettare ( una vite)

12 (tecn.) tagliare, molare ( vetro)

13 (fam.) ignorare; fingere di non vedere (o di non conoscere); non salutare: When he passed me on the street, he cut me, quando m'incontrò per la strada, finse di non conoscermi

14 (fam.) marinare; saltare, salare (fam.); bigiare (fam.): to cut math, saltare la lezione di matematica; to cut classes, saltare le lezioni; marinare la scuola

15 (fam.) smettere; piantarla con: Cut the noise!, smetti (o piantala) di far rumore!; Cut the sarcasm!, basta coi sarcasmi!

16 (cinem.) montare ( un film)

17 (mus.) incidere ( un disco, o su disco)

18 tagliare, diluire ( droga, ecc.)

19 (fam. USA) dividere, spartire ( profitti, vincite, spese, ecc.)

20 (fam. USA) battere, superare (q.)

21 ( zootecnia) castrare

22 ( USA) interrompere ( un circuito elettrico); spegnere ( un motore)

23 ( USA) staccare ( una vacca, ecc.) dalla mandria

B v. i.

1 tagliare: This knife cuts well, questo coltello taglia bene; to cut along the dotted line, tagliare lungo la linea tratteggiata

2 tagliarsi: This wood cuts easily, questo legno si taglia bene; This cake will cut into at least eight, da questa torta ci escono almeno otto fette

3 andare ( in una data direzione); tagliare (fam.): We cut across the meadows, abbiamo tagliato (o abbiamo preso) per i prati; to cut across sb. 's path, tagliare la strada a q.; (autom.) to cut in front of (o to cut ahead of) tagliare la strada a (q.) sorpassandolo

4 ( sport) tagliare una palla

5 (cinem.) interrompere la ripresa; ( anche) fare uno stacco (su q. o qc.): Cut on the car!, stacco sull'auto!

6 ( danza) fare una sforbiciata

7 ( a carte) tagliare il mazzo; alzare: to cut for the deal, alzare una carta per decidere a chi tocca smazzare; to cut for partners, alzare una carta per formare le coppie

● ( anche comput.) to cut and paste, tagliare e incollare □ (fam.) to cut and run, tagliare la corda; darsela a gambe; scappare □ (naut.) to cut a boat loose, tagliare il cavo d'ormeggio di una barca □ to cut both ways, essere a doppio taglio; (fig.) funzionare nei due sensi, valere per entrambi; ( anche) avere vantaggi e svantaggi □ to cut a caper, fare una capriola □ to cut the cards, tagliare le carte □ (fig.) to cut one's coat according to one's cloth, fare il passo secondo la gamba □ to cut corners ► corner □ to cut a dash, fare un figurone; fare colpo □ to cut sb. dead, ignorare q.; fingere di non vedere (o di non conoscere) q. □ (fam. USA) to cut a deal, fare un accordo; accordarsi □ to cut a… figure, fare una data impressione; apparire in un dato modo: to cut a fine figure (o quite a figure) farsi notare ( per l'eleganza, ecc.); fare colpo; to cut a poor figure, avere l'aria da poco; sfigurare; to cut a sorry figure, avere un aspetto miserando; fare pena □ to cut sb. free, liberare qc. ( tagliando lacci, ecc.); tagliare le corde, ecc. che imprigionano q. □ to be cut from the same cloth, essere uguale ( a un altro) □ (fig.) to cut the ( Gordian) knot, tagliare il nodo (gordiano); tagliare la testa al toro (fig.) □ (fig.) to cut the ground from under sb. 's feet (o from under sb.), cogliere di sorpresa q.; spiazzare q. □ ( USA) to cut in line, saltare la coda; passare avanti □ (fam.) to cut it fine (o close), farcela, riuscire per un pelo □ to cut a long story short, per tagliar corto; per farla breve □ to cut st. [sb.] loose, liberare qc. [q.]; sciogliere qc. [q.]; (fam. USA) lasciar andare, mollare □ ( USA) to cut loose, liberarsi ( da un'autorità, un'influenza, ecc.); voltare le spalle; sganciarsi; emanciparsi: (fam.) lasciarsi andare, scatenarsi □ to cut one's losses, abbandonare un'impresa in perdita prima che sia troppo tardi; ridurre le perdite □ (comm., fin.) to cut margins, ridurre i margini (di guadagno) □ ( slang) to cut the mustard, dimostrarsi all'altezza □ (fam.) to cut no ice with sb., non fare effetto a q.; lasciare indifferente q. □ ( sport) to cut the record, battere il primato □ to cut short, interrompere (bruscamente): I was cut short by Tom, sono stato interrotto da Tom; Tom mi ha tolto la parola; to cut a conversation short, troncare una conversazione; tagliar corto; to cut a holiday short, interrompere (o abbreviare) una vacanza □ ( slang USA) to cut to the chase, venire al sodo □ to cut to shreds, ridurre a brandelli; tagliuzzare □ to cut to pieces, fare a pezzi; (fig.) distruggere, annientare □ to cut one's teeth, ( di bambino) mettere i denti; (fig.) farsi le ossa □ to cut one's way through st., aprirsi un varco (o un passaggio) in qc. ( tagliando rami, ecc.).

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ cut
14 cut

1. I
abs

the scissors (the knife, etc.) won't cut ножницы и т. д. не режут /не берут/
2. II
cut in some manner

1) bread (butter, cloth, sandstone, etc.) cuts easily (well, etc.) хлеб и т. д. режется легко и т. д.; this meat cuts tough это мясо трудно резать / нарезать/: а freshly baked cake doesn't cut easily свежий торт плохо режется

2) the wind (the lash, etc.) cuts keenly /sharply/ ветер и т. д. с силой бьет /плещет/, ветер и т. д. режет как нож; the words (his remarks, etc.) cut deeply эти слова и т. д. глубоко задевают /обижают, ранят/
3. III
1) cut smth. cut cake (meat, paper, cloth, etc.) резать /разрезать, нарезать/ торт и т. д.; cut a book разрезать книгу; cut a slice of cake (a piece of cheese, etc.) отрезать кусок торта и т. д.; cut flowers (roses, grapes, asparagus, etc.) срезать цветы и т. д.; cut the grass (the hay) косить траву (сено); cut the corn (the wheat, the crops, etc.) жать /убирать/ хлеба и т. д.; cut timber валить лес; cut a clearing вырубать просеку; а ship cuts the water корабль разрезает волны

2) cut smth. cut one's finger (one's hand, the skin, one's face, etc.) порезать /поранить/ палец и т. д., cut oneself порезаться, пораниться; cut one's (smb.'s) throat а) перерезать себе (кому-л.) горло; б) погубить себя (кого-л.); cut each other's throats перегрызать друг другу глотку

3) cut smth. cut trees (a hedge, dry branches, a lawn, etc.) обрезать /подрезать, подстригать/ деревья и т. д.; cut smb.'s hair подстригать кого-л.; cut one's beard подстричь бороду

4) cut smth. cut a play (a story, a text [in several places], etc.) сокращать пьесу и т. д., делать купюры в пьесе и т. д., he cuts films он работает на монтаже кинофильмов

5) cut smth. cut a key (a screw, etc.) вырезать /выточить/ ключ и т. д; cut a canal провести канал

6) cut smth. cut jewels гранить /шлифовать/ драгоценные камни

7) cut smth. cut a coat (a shirt, a dress, etc.) кроить пиджак и т. д.; cut a pattern делать выкройку

8) cut smth. cut the motor (the engine, etc.) выключать /заглушать/ мотор и т. д.; cut the ignition выключать зажигание; cut the connection прерывать связь; cut the teasing (the cackle, etc.) coll. перестать дразнить и т. д, cut the foolishness (the silly nonsense, etc.) прекратить эту чепуху и т. д.; cut it! coll. кончай!, прекрати!, брось!

9) cut smth. cut prices (fares, etc.) снижать цены и т. д., cut smb.'s profits (smb.'s expenses, smb.'s salary, etc.) снижать /сокращать, урезывать/ чьи-л. доходы и т. д.

10) cut smth. a brook cuts the field ручей проходит через /пересекает/ поле; one line cuts another одна линия пересекает другую, линии пересекаются; cut the comer срезать угол

11) cut smth. coll. cut a lecture (a class, history, a meeting. school, etc.) пропускать /прогуливать/ лекцию и т. д.

12) cut smb. coll. cut one's old friend (the new boy in the class, etc.) бойкотировать /игнорировать, делать вид, что не замечаешь/ старого друга и т. д.

13) cut smth. cut grease (tar, turpentine. etc.) растворять жир и т. д.; cut alcohol разбавлять спирт || cut teeth резаться (о зубах), the baby has cut a tooth у ребенка прорезался зуб

14) || cut cards снимать колоду

15) || cut the ball спор?. "погасить" мяч
4. IV
cut smth. in some manner

1) cut smth. diagonally (deliberately, etc.) резать что-л. по диагонали и т. д., cut the pie generously резать пирог щедрой рукой, резать пирог большими кусками

2) cut one's finger (smb.'s leg, etc.) badly (slightly, cruelly, etc.) сильно и т. д. порезать /поранить/ палец и т. д.
5. VI
cut smb., smth. into some state

1) cut smb., smth. free (loose) освобождать /высвобождать/ кого-л., что-л.; cut loose a boat отвязать лиану; cut oneself free from ropes освободиться от верёвок; cut oneself loose from one's family (from one's friends, etc.) порвать со своей семьей и т. д.

2) cut a letter (the package, etc.) open вскрывать письмо и т. д., cut one's head open разбить [себе] голову, раскроить себе череп; cut the meat (onions, parsley, etc.) small мелко порезать /порубить/ мясо и т. д.

3) || cut smb.'s remarks (smb.'s trip, etc.) short coll., резко прерывать чьи-л. замечания и т. д.; cut smb. short coll., оборвать /резно прервать/ кого-л.; she cut me dead in the street мы столкнулись на улице, но она не ответила на мое приветствие /сделала вид, что не замечает меня/ id to cut a long story short короче говоря
6. XI
1) be cut the pages of the book need to be cut книга еще не разрезана, книгу надо разрезать

2) be cut this paragraph will have to be cut этот абзац придется выкинуть; be cut in some place the movie had to be cut in several places a) в фильме пришлось выпустить /вырезать/ несколько кадров / мест/; б) в нескольких местах фильм пришлись перемонтировать; be cut to some amount the membership has been cut to 20 количество членов сократили до двадцати

3) have smth. cut have one's hair cut постричься; have one's nails cut обстричь ногти

4) be cut at some place the gas (the energy, tile electricity, etc.) was cut in the whole town во всем городе был отключен газ и т. д.,be cut for some time the water was cut for two hours вода была выключена на два часа
7. XVI
1) cut into smth. cut into a loaf (into a pie, etc.) начинать каравай /буханку/ и т.д., отрезать кусок от каравая /от буханки/ и т. д; the strap cuts into my shoulder ремень режет мне плечо; cut into smb.'s money (into one's earnings, into one's capital, etc.) брать /"заимствовать"/ из чужих денег и т. д.

2) cut into smth. coll. cut into a conversation (into smb.'s thoughts, etc.) вмешиваться в разговор, прерывать разговор и г. д.

3) cut летом smth. cut across the field (across the dance floor, etc.) пересекать поле и т.д., cut through smth. cut through the park (through the meadow, etc.) идти напрямик через парк и т. д., пересекать парк и т. д.; cut through the waves (through the air) разрезать волны и т. д.

4) cut after smb. cut after the boy погнаться за мальчишкой; the enemy began to run and we cut after them противник побежал, а мы стали его преследовать

5) cut летом smth. cut across smb.'s principles (across normal procedure, etc.) нарушать чьи-л. принципы, идти вразрез с чьими-л. принципами и т. д.

6) cut for smb. cut for partners cards открывая карту, определить партнера
8. XIX1
cut like smth. cut like a knife резать как ножом
9. XXI1
1) cut smth. in (to) smth. cut smth. in (to) pieces (in two, into convenient lengths, into blocks, etc.) разрезать что-л. на куски и т.д.; cut smth. out of smth. cut a picture (a drawing, etc.) out of a book вырезать картинку и т. д. из книги; cut smth. to smth. cut smth. to ribbons (to shreds, etc.) резать что-л. на узкие полосы и т. д.; cut smth. with smth. cut smth. with a knife (with scissors, etc.) резать /нарезать, разрезать, отрезать/ что-л. ножом и т. д.

2) cut smth. in (to) (on, through, etc.) smth. cut steps in a rock (a staircase in a wall, an entrance into the cell, etc.) вырубать /выдалбливать, высекать/ ступени в скале и т. д.; cut an opening through the wall прорезать /прорубить/ отверстие в стене; cut a road (a tunnel, etc.) through a mountain проложить / провести, пробить/ дорогу и т. д. в горах; cut smth. with smth. cut a hole with a spade (with an axe, etc.) вырыть яму лопатой и т. д.

3) cut smth. in (into, on, etc.)smth. cut a figure in stone (a statue in marble, etc.) вытесывать /вырезать/ фигуру из камня и т. д., cut a new name in the tombstone высечь на надгробном памятнике еще одно имя; cut stones into various forms обтачивать /гранить/ камни, придавая им разные формы; cut one's name on the wall (one's initials on a tree) вырезать свое имя на стене и т. д.; cut smth. by smth. cut screw by hand нарезать /выточить/ шуруп вручную

4) cut smth. with (against) smth. cut one's finger with a bit of glass (one's palm with a reed, one's knee against the stones, etc.) порезать /поранить/ палец стеклом и т. д., порезаться / пораниться/ о стекло и т. д., cut smth., smb. to smth. cut one's finger to the bone порезать палец до кости; cut smb. to the quick /to the heart, to the soul/ уязвлять; ранить кого-л. в самое сердце; задеть кого-л. за живое

5) cut smb. with smth. cut a horse with a whip хлестать /бить/ лошадь кнутом; cut smb. to smth. the wind cuts [me] to the bone ветер пронизывает /пробирает/ [меня] до костей

6) cut smth. with smb. cut a connection with smb. прервать связь с кем-л.

7) cut smth. at smth. АВ cuts CD at E линия AB пересекает / делит/ линию CD в точке Е

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > cut
15 quick

quick [kwɪk]

1 adjective

(a) (rapid) rapide; (easy → profits) rapide, facile;

∎ he's a quick worker il travaille vite; figurative il ne perd pas de temps;

∎ be quick (about it)! faites vite!, dépêchez-vous!;

∎ I need a quick answer j'ai besoin d'une réponse rapide;

∎ to have a quick look jeter un rapide coup d'œil;

∎ can I have a quick word? est-ce que je peux vous parler un instant?;

∎ we had a quick lunch nous avons déjeuné sur le pouce;

∎ familiar let's have a quick one or a quick drink prenons un verre en vitesse^□ ;

∎ she did the job in double quick time elle a fait le travail en deux temps, trois mouvements ou en un rien de temps;

∎ the questions came in quick succession les questions se sont succédé à un rythme très rapide;

∎ quick crossword mots mpl croisés faciles;

∎ quick march marche f rapide ou au pas accéléré;

∎ (as) quick as lightning or as a flash rapide ou vif comme l'éclair

(b) (sharp) alerte, éveillé, vif;

∎ he is quick to learn il apprend vite;

∎ she has a quick ear elle a l'oreille fine;

∎ she has a quick eye for detail aucun détail ne lui échappe;

∎ thanks to his quick eye for bargains grâce au chic qu'il a pour dénicher ou pour faire de bonnes affaires;

∎ I was quick to notice the difference j'ai tout de suite remarqué la différence;

∎ she's too quick for me elle est trop rapide pour moi;

∎ she's quick on the uptake elle comprend vite;

∎ British they were very quick off the mark ils n'ont pas perdu de temps;

∎ he wasn't exactly quick off the mark when it came to ordering drinks il était plutôt lent à la détente quand il s'agissait de commander les boissons

(c) (hasty → judgment) hâtif, rapide;

∎ he has a quick temper il s'emporte facilement;

∎ he is quick to take offence il est prompt à s'offenser, il se vexe pour un rien

(d) archaic

∎ or literary to be quick with child être dans un état de grossesse assez avancé

2 adverb

familiar rapidement^□ ;

∎ as quick as possible aussi vite que possible;

∎ come quick! venez vite!;

∎ to get rich quick s'enrichir rapidement

3 noun

(of fingernail) vif m;

∎ his nails were bitten to the quick il s'était rongé les ongles jusqu'au sang;

∎ her remark cut him to the quick sa remarque l'a piqué au vif

4 plural noun

archaic (living)

∎ the quick and the dead les vivants mpl et les morts mpl

►► Accountancy quick assets liquidités fpl, actif m liquide;

quick fix solution f miracle;

Computing quick launch bar barre f de lancement rapide;

Accountancy quick ratio ratio m de liquidité immédiate

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > quick
16 nail

neil
1. noun
1) (a piece of horn-like substance which grows over the ends of the fingers and toes to protect them: I've broken my nail; toe-nails; Don't bite your finger-nails.) uña

2) (a thin pointed piece of metal used to fasten pieces of wood etc together: He hammered a nail into the wall and hung a picture on it.) clavo

2. verb
(to fasten with nails: He nailed the picture to the wall.) clavar

- nail-brush
- nail-file
- nail-polish
- nail-varnish
- nail-scissors
- hit the nail on the head

nail¹ n

1. uña

she has long nails tiene las uñas largas

2. clavo

hit the nail with a hammer dale al clavo con un martillo

nail² vb clavar

the carpet is nailed to the floor la moqueta está clavada al suelo

nail

tr[neɪl]

noun

1 (on finger, toe) uña

■ to bite/cutim one's nails morderse/cortarse/arreglarse las uñas

2 (metal) clavo

transitive verb

1 clavar, fijar con clavos

2 familiar pillar, coger

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

as hard as nails más duro,-a que una piedra

to pay on the nail pagar a tocateja

to hit the nail on the head dar en el clavo

nail clippers cortaúñas nombre masculino

nail enamel SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL esmalte nombre masculino para las uñas

nail polish esmalte nombre masculino para las uñas

nail scissors tijeras nombre femenino plural para las uñas

nail varnish esmalte nombre masculino para las uñas

nail varnish remover quitaesmaltes nombre masculino

nail ['neɪl] vt

: clavar, sujetar con clavos

nail n

1) fingernail: uña f

nail file: lima (de uñas)

nail polish: laca de uñas

2) : clavo m

to hit the nail on the head: dar en el clavo

nail

n.

• clavo s.m.

• espiga s.f.

• punta s.f.

• uña s.f.

v.

• clavar v.

• clavetear v.

• coger v.

• empernar v.

• enclavar v.

I neɪl
noun

1) ( Const) clavo m; ( smaller) puntilla f

a nail in somebody's coffin: this failure is another nail in his coffin este fracaso es otro paso camino a su derrota; to be as hard as nails ser* muy duro (de corazón); to hit the nail on the head dar* en el clavo; to pay on the nail (colloq) pagar* en el acto; they paid cash on the nail — pagaron a tocateja (Esp) or (RPl) pagaron taca taca or (Chi, Ven) chin-chin or (Méx) en caliente (y de repente) (fam)

2) ( Anat) uña f

to cut one's nails — cortarse las uñas; (before n)

nail polish o (BrE also) varnish — esmalte m de uñas

nail polish o (BrE also) varnish remover — quitaesmalte m

II

transitive verb

1) ( fix) clavar

he was nailed to the spot in fear — se quedó clavado en el sitio de puro miedo

2) (colloq) ( apprehend) agarrar or (esp Esp) coger

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Phrasal Verbs:

- nail down

- nail up

[neɪl]
1. N

1) (Anat) uña f

to bite one's nails — morderse las uñas

2) (metal) clavo m

a nail in sb's coffin —

this is another nail in his coffin — este es otro paso hacia su destrucción

- hit the nail on the head

- pay cash on the nail
hard 1., 1)
2. VT

1) (=fix with nails) clavar, sujetar con clavos

to nail two things together — fijar or unir dos cosas con clavos

2) * (=catch, get hold of) agarrar, pillar *

3) (=expose) [+ lie] poner al descubierto; [+ rumour] demostrar la falsedad de

4) (=define) definir, precisar

3.

CPD

nail bomb N — bomba f de metralla

nail clippers NPL — cortauñas m inv

nail enamel (US) N — esmalte m de uñas

nail extension N — prótesis f de uña

nail file N — lima f (para las uñas)

nail polish N — esmalte m de uñas

nail polish remover N — quitaesmalte m

nail scissors NPL — tijeras fpl para las uñas

nail varnish N — esmalte m de uñas

nail varnish remover N — quitaesmalte m

- nail down

- nail up

* * *

I [neɪl]
noun

1) ( Const) clavo m; ( smaller) puntilla f

a nail in somebody's coffin: this failure is another nail in his coffin este fracaso es otro paso camino a su derrota; to be as hard as nails ser* muy duro (de corazón); to hit the nail on the head dar* en el clavo; to pay on the nail (colloq) pagar* en el acto; they paid cash on the nail — pagaron a tocateja (Esp) or (RPl) pagaron taca taca or (Chi, Ven) chin-chin or (Méx) en caliente (y de repente) (fam)

2) ( Anat) uña f

to cut one's nails — cortarse las uñas; (before n)

nail polish o (BrE also) varnish — esmalte m de uñas

nail polish o (BrE also) varnish remover — quitaesmalte m

II

transitive verb

1) ( fix) clavar

he was nailed to the spot in fear — se quedó clavado en el sitio de puro miedo

2) (colloq) ( apprehend) agarrar or (esp Esp) coger

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Phrasal Verbs:

- nail down

- nail up

English-spanish dictionary > nail
17 nail

1. noun
1) (on finger, toe) Nagel, der

cut one's nails — sich (Dat.) die Nägel schneiden

bite one's nails — an den Nägeln kauen

2) (metal spike) Nagel, der

be hard as nails — (fig.) steinhart sein; (fit) topfit sein; (unfeeling) knallhart sein (ugs.)

hit the [right] nail on the head — (fig.) den Nagel auf den Kopf treffen (ugs.)

be a nail in somebody's/something's coffin — (fig.) ein Nagel zu jemandes Sarg/ein Sargnagel für etwas sein (ugs.)

on the nail — (fig. coll.) pünktlich [bezahlen, sein Geld kriegen]
2. transitive verb
1) nageln (to an + Akk.)

nail two planks together — zwei Bretter zusammennageln

be nailed to the spot/ground — (fig.) wie angenagelt sein (ugs.)

2) (fig.): (secure, catch, engage) an Land ziehen (ugs.) [Vertrag, Auftrag]

3) (fig.): (expose) anprangern. See also academic.ru/14323/colour">colour 1. 7)

Phrasal Verbs:

- nail down

- nail up

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[neil] 1. noun
1) (a piece of horn-like substance which grows over the ends of the fingers and toes to protect them: I've broken my nail; toe-nails; Don't bite your finger-nails.) der Nagel

2) (a thin pointed piece of metal used to fasten pieces of wood etc together: He hammered a nail into the wall and hung a picture on it.) nagel
2. verb
(to fasten with nails: He nailed the picture to the wall.) nageln

- nail-brush
- nail-file
- nail-polish
- nail-varnish
- nail-scissors
- hit the nail on the head
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nail

[neɪl]

I. n

1. (metal fastener) Nagel m

to hammer a \nail into the wall einen Nagel in die Wand schlagen

2. (body part) [Finger-/Zeh]nagel m

to bite one's \nails an den Fingernägeln kauen

to cut one's \nails sich dat die Nägel schneiden

to paint one's \nails sich dat die Nägel lackieren

3.

▶ to be [or drive] a \nail in sb's coffin ein Nagel zu jds Sarg sein

▶ as hard as \nails hart wie Stahl, unheimlich zäh

▶ to hit the \nail on the head den Nagel auf den Kopf treffen

▶ to pay on the \nail ( fam) pünktlich bezahlen

II. vt

1. (fasten)

▪ to \nail sth to sth etw an etw akk nageln

2. (sl: catch)

▪ to \nail sb police jdn schnappen fam; newspapers jdn drankriegen fam

to \nail a lie etw als Lüge entlarven

3. (fully understand)

▪ to \nail sth idea etw begreifen; (accomplish, succeed) look etw erreichen, etw schaffen

4.

▶ to \nail one's colours to the mast Farbe bekennen, Flagge zeigen

▶ to get sth \nailed ( fam) etw unter Dach und Fach bringen fam

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[neɪl]
1. n

1) (ANAT) Nagel m

2) (TECH) Nagel m

as hard as nails — knallhart (inf), (unheimlich) hart; (physically) zäh wie Leder

on the nail ( Brit fig inf ) — auf der Stelle, sofort

cash on the nail ( Brit inf ) — Bargeld nt

to hit the nail ( right) on the head (fig) — den Nagel auf den Kopf treffen

to be a nail in sb's coffin (fig) — ein Nagel zu jds Sarg sein

2. vt

1) (= fix with nails, put nails into) nageln

to nail sth to the floor/door/wall —

nail this on here — nageln Sie das hier an or fest

he nailed his opponent to the canvas — er pinnte seinen Gegner auf die Matte (inf)

2) (fig) person festnageln

fear nailed him to the spot — er war vor Furcht wie auf der Stelle festgenagelt

they nailed the deal — sie haben den Handel unter Dach und Fach gebracht

to nail a lie — eine Lüge entlarven or entblößen

3) (inf)

to nail sb — sich (dat) jdn schnappen (inf)

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nail [neıl]

A s

1. (Finger-, Zehen) Nagel m: → bite A 1

2. TECH Nagel m

3. ZOOL

a) Nagel m

b) Klaue f, Kralle f

c) Nagel m (harte, hornige Platte auf der Schnabelspitze einiger Entenvögel)

4. Br HIST ein Längenmaß (= 5,715 cm)

B v/t

1. (an)nageln (on auf akk; to an akk):

nailed to the spot fig wie angenagelt; → color A 12

2. benageln, mit Nägeln beschlagen

3. → nail up 2

4. fig jemanden festhalten (to an dat) (Pflicht etc)

5. fig die Augen etc heften, seine Aufmerksamkeit richten ( beide:

on auf akk):

keep one’s eyes nailed on sb jemanden nicht aus den Augen lassen

6. → nail down 2

7. umg einen Verbrecher etc schnappen, erwischen

8. umg (sich) etwas schnappen

9. umg

a) jemanden zur Rede stellen ( about wegen)

b) jemanden in die Enge treiben

10. umg klauen, sich etwas unter den Nagel reißen

11. umg

a) etwas spitzkriegen (entdecken)

b) etwas anprangernBesondere Redewendungen: a nail in sb’s coffin fig ein Nagel zu jemandes Sarg;

on the nail umg auf der Stelle, sofort;

pay on the nail umg bar bezahlen;

to the nail bis ins Letzte, vollendet;

(as) hard as nails

a) auch (as) tough as nails von eiserner Gesundheit

b) eisern, unerbittlich;

(as) right as nails ganz recht oder richtig; → bed Bes Redew, hit B 2

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1. noun
1) (on finger, toe) Nagel, der

cut one's nails — sich (Dat.) die Nägel schneiden

bite one's nails — an den Nägeln kauen

2) (metal spike) Nagel, der

be hard as nails — (fig.) steinhart sein; (fit) topfit sein; (unfeeling) knallhart sein (ugs.)

hit the [right] nail on the head — (fig.) den Nagel auf den Kopf treffen (ugs.)

be a nail in somebody's/something's coffin — (fig.) ein Nagel zu jemandes Sarg/ein Sargnagel für etwas sein (ugs.)

on the nail — (fig. coll.) pünktlich [bezahlen, sein Geld kriegen]
2. transitive verb
1) nageln (to an + Akk.)

nail two planks together — zwei Bretter zusammennageln

be nailed to the spot/ground — (fig.) wie angenagelt sein (ugs.)

2) (fig.): (secure, catch, engage) an Land ziehen (ugs.) [Vertrag, Auftrag]

3) (fig.): (expose) anprangern. See also colour 1. 7)

Phrasal Verbs:

- nail down

- nail up

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n.

Nagel ¨-- m. v.

annageln v.

nageln v.

English-german dictionary > nail
18 do

I 1. transitive verb,
neg. coll. don't, pres. t. he does, neg. (coll.) doesn't, p.t. did, neg. (coll.) didn't, pres. p. doing, p.p. done

1) (perform) machen [Hausaufgaben, Hausarbeit, Examen, Handstand]; vollbringen [Tat]; tun, erfüllen [Pflicht]; tun, verrichten [Arbeit]; ausführen [Malerarbeiten]; vorführen [Trick, Striptease, Nummer, Tanz]; durchführen [Test]; aufführen [Stück]; singen [Lied]; mitmachen [Rennen, Wettbewerb]; spielen [Musikstück, Rolle]; tun [Buße]

do the shopping/washing up/cleaning — einkaufen [gehen]/abwaschen/sauber machen

do a lot of reading/walking — etc. viel lesen/spazieren gehen usw.

do a dance/the foxtrot — tanzen/Foxtrott tanzen

have nothing to do — nichts zu tun haben

do something to something/somebody — etwas mit etwas/jemandem machen

what can I do for you? — was kann ich für Sie tun?; (in shop) was darf's sein?

do something about something/somebody — etwas gegen etwas/jemanden unternehmen

not know what to do with oneself — nicht wissen, was man machen soll

that does it — jetzt reicht's (ugs.)

that's done it — (caused a change for the worse) das hat das Fass zum Überlaufen gebracht; (caused a change for the better) das hätten wir

that will/should do it — so müsste es gehen; (is enough) das müsste genügen

do a Garbo — (coll.) es der Garbo (Dat.) gleichtun

how many miles has this car done? — wie viele Kilometer hat der Wagen gefahren?

the car does/was doing about 100 m.p.h./does 45 miles to the gallon — das Auto schafft/fuhr mit ungefähr 160 Stundenkilometer/frisst (ugs.) od. braucht sechs Liter pro 100 Kilometer

2) (spend)

do a spell in the armed forces — eine Zeit lang bei der Armee sein

how much longer have you to do at college? — wie lange musst du noch aufs College gehen?

3) (produce) machen [Übersetzung, Kopie]; anfertigen [Bild, Skulptur]; herstellen [Artikel, Produkte]; schaffen [Pensum]

4) (provide) haben [Vollpension, Mittagstisch]; (coll.): (offer for sale) führen

5) (prepare) machen [Bett, Frühstück]; (work on) machen (ugs.), fertig machen [Garten, Hecke]; (clean) sauber machen; putzen [Schuhe, Fenster]; machen (ugs.) [Treppe]; (arrange) [zurecht]machen [Haare]; fertig machen [Korrespondenz, Zimmer]; (make up) schminken [Lippen, Augen, Gesicht]; machen (ugs.) [Nägel]; (cut) schneiden [Nägel]; schneiden [Gras, Hecke]; (paint) machen (ugs.) [Zimmer]; streichen [Haus, Möbel]; (attend to) sich kümmern um [Bücher, Rechnungen, Korrespondenz]; (repair) in Ordnung bringen

6) (cook) braten

well done — durch[gebraten]

7) (solve) lösen [Problem, Rätsel]; machen [Puzzle, Kreuzworträtsel]

8) (study, work at) machen; haben [Abiturfach]

9) (sl.): (swindle) reinlegen (ugs.)

do somebody out of something — jemanden um etwas bringen

10) (sl.): (defeat, kill) fertig machen (ugs.)

11) (traverse) schaffen [Entfernung]

12) (sl.): (undergo) absitzen, (salopp) abreißen [Strafe]

13) (coll.): (visit) besuchen

do Europe in three weeks — Europa in drei Wochen absolvieren od. abhaken (ugs.)

14) (satisfy) zusagen (+ Dat.); (suffice for, last) reichen (+ Dat.)
2. intransitive verb, forms as
1.

1) (act) tun; (perform) spielen

you can do just as you like — du kannst machen, was du willst

do as they do — mach es wie sie

do or die — kämpfen oder untergehen

2) (fare)

how are you doing? — wie geht's dir?

3) (get on) vorankommen; (in exams) abschneiden

how are you doing at school? — wie geht es in der Schule?

do well/badly at school — gut/schlecht in der Schule sein

4)

how do you do? — (formal) guten Tag/Morgen/Abend!

5) (coll.): (manage)

how are we doing for time? — wie steht es mit der Zeit od. (ugs.) sieht es mit der Zeit aus?

6) (serve purpose) es tun; (suffice) [aus]reichen; (be suitable) gehen

that won't do — das geht nicht

that will do! — jetzt aber genug!

7) (be usable)

do for or as something — als etwas benutzt werden können

8) (happen)

what's doing? — was ist los?

there's nothing doing on the job market — es tut sich nichts auf dem Arbeitsmarkt (ugs.)

Nothing doing. He's not interested — Nichts zu machen (ugs.). Er ist nicht interessiert. See also academic.ru/21693/doing">doing; done
3. verb substitute, forms as
1.

1) replacing v.: usually not translated

you mustn't act as he does — du darfst nicht so wie er handeln

2) replacing v. and obj. etc

he read the Bible every day as his father did before him — er las täglich in der Bibel, wie es schon sein Vater vor ihm getan hatte od. wie schon vor ihm sein Vater

as they did in the Middle Ages — wie sie es im Mittelalter taten

3) as ellipt. aux

You went to Paris, didn't you? - Yes, I did — Du warst doch in Paris, oder od. nicht wahr? - Ja[, stimmt od. war ich]

4) with ‘so’, ‘it’, etc

I knew John Lennon. - So did I — Ich kannte John Lennon. - Ich auch

go ahead and do it — nur zu

5) in tag questions

I know you from somewhere, don't I? — wir kennen uns doch irgendwoher, nicht?
4. auxiliary verb
+ inf. as pres. or past, forms as 1.

1) for special emphasis

I do love Greece — Griechenland gefällt mir wirklich gut

I do apologize — es tut mit wirklich leid

you do look glum — du siehst ja so bedrückt aus

but I tell you, I did see him — aber ich sage dir doch, dass ich ihn gesehen habe

2) for inversion

little did he know that... — er hatte keine Ahnung, dass...

3) in questions

do you know him? — kennst du ihn?

what does he want? — was will er?

didn't they look wonderful? — haben sie nicht wunderhübsch ausgesehen?

4) in negation

I don't or do not wish to take part — ich möchte nicht teilnehmen

5) in neg. commands

don't or do not expect to find him in a good mood — erwarten Sie nicht, dass Sie ihn in guter Stimmung antreffen

children, do not forget... — Kinder, vergesst [ja] nicht...

don't be so noisy! — seid [doch] nicht so laut!

don't! — tu's/tut's/tun Sie's nicht!

6) + inf. as imper. for emphasis etc

do sit down, won't you? — bitte setzen Sie sich doch!

do be quiet, Paul! — Paul, sei doch mal ruhig!

do hurry up! — beeil dich doch!

Phrasal Verbs:

- do away with

- do by

- do down

- do for

- do in

- do out

- do up

- do with

- do without
II noun
, pl. dos or do's

1) (sl.): (swindle) Schwindel, der; krumme Sache (ugs.)

2) (Brit. coll.): (festivity) Feier, die; Fete, die (ugs.)

3) in pl.

the dos and don'ts — die Ge- und Verbote (of Gen.)

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[du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb
1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?) Hilfsverb in Fragen und bei Verneinung

2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down]) Hilfsverb zur Betonung

3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.) statt Wiederholung des Verbs

4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.) bei Inversion

5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) tun

6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) schaffen

7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) machen

8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) genügen

9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) sich beschäftigen mit

10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) sich befinden

11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) herrichten

12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?)

13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) erweisen

14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) zufügen

15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) erledigen
2. noun
(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) das Fest

- doer
- doings
- done
- do-it-yourself
- to-do
- I
- he could be doing with / could do with
- do away with
- do for
- done for
- done in
- do out
- do out of
- do's and don'ts
- do without
- to do with
- what are you doing with
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do

[du:]

I. AUXILIARY VERB

<does, did, done>

1. (forming question)

\do you like children? magst du Kinder?

did he see you? hat er dich gesehen?

what did you say? was hast du gesagt?

\do you/ \does he/she indeed [or now]? tatsächlich?

\do I like cheese? — I love cheese! ob ich Käse mag? — ich liebe Käse!

2. (negating verb)

Frida \doesn't like olives Frida mag keine Oliven

I \don't want to go yet! ich will noch nicht gehen!

I \don't smoke ich rauche nicht

it \doesn't matter das macht nichts

\don't [you] speak to me like that! sprich nicht so mit mir!

\don't be silly sei nicht albern!

\don't let's argue about it lasst uns deswegen nicht streiten

3. (for emphasis)

\do come to our party ach komm doch zu unserer Party

may I join you? — please \do! kann ich mitkommen? — aber bitte!

boy, did he yell! der hat vielleicht geschrieen! fam

so you \do like beer after all du magst also doch Bier

you \do look tired du siehst wirklich müde aus

\do shut up, Sarah halte bloß deinen Mund, Sarah

\do tell me! sag's mir doch!

\do I/ \does he/she ever! und ob!

4. (inverting verb)

not only did I speak to her, I even... ich habe nicht nur mit ihr gesprochen, sondern auch...

little \does she know sie hat echt keine Ahnung; (not yet) sie ahnt noch nichts; ( form)

never did I hear such a terrible noise noch nie habe ich so ein schreckliches Geräusch gehört

5. (replacing verb)

she runs much faster than he \does sie läuft viel schneller als er

he said he wouldn't come, but fortunately he did er meinte, dass er nicht kommen würde, aber glücklicherweise tat er es dann doch

\do you like Chopin? — yes, I \do/no, I \don't mögen Sie Chopin? — ja/nein

who ate the cake? — I did!/didn't! wer hat den Kuchen gegessen? — ich!/ich nicht!

I don't like Chinese food — nor [or neither] \do I/I \do ich esse nicht gerne Chinesisch — ich auch nicht/ich schon

... so \do I... ich auch

so you don't like her — I \do! du magst sie also nicht — doch!

6. (requesting affirmation)

you don't understand the question, \do you? Sie verstehen die Frage nicht, stimmt's?

you do understand what I mean, \don't you? du verstehst [doch], was ich meine, oder?

7. (expressing surprise)

so they really got married, did they? dann haben sie also wirklich geheiratet!

II. TRANSITIVE VERB

<does, did, done>

1. (perform)

▪ to \do sth etw tun [o machen]

what shall I \do now? was soll ich jetzt machen?

just \do it! mach's einfach!

what are you \doing over the weekend? was machst du am Wochenende?

haven't you got anything better to \do? hast du nichts Besseres zu tun?

justice must be done Gerechtigkeit muss sein

he \does nothing but complain er beklagt sich echt den ganzen Tag lang fam

what have you done to her? was hast du mit ihr gemacht?

what are these toys \doing here? was macht das [ganze] Spielzeug hier?

what's the front door \doing open? warum steht die Haustür offen?

what on earth are you \doing [there]! was um alles in der Welt machst du denn da?

I'm sorry, it simply can't be done before next weekend tut mir leid, aber vor dem nächsten Wochenende geht es einfach nicht

that was a stupid thing to \do das war dumm!

what have you done with my coat? wo hast du meinen Mantel hingetan?

to \do one's best sein Bestes tun [o geben]

to \do business with sb mit jdm Geschäfte machen fam

to \do lunch esp AM auswärts zu Mittag essen

to \do nothing of the sort nichts dergleichen tun

2. (undertake)

▪ to \do sth with sb/oneself etw mit jdm/sich anfangen

what am I going to \do with myself while you are away? was soll ich nur die ganze Zeit machen, wenn du nicht da bist

3. (help)

▪ to \do sth for sb etw für jdn tun

what can I \do for you? was kann ich für Sie tun?

you never \do anything for me! du tust nie was für mich!

can you \do anything for my bad back, doctor? können Sie was gegen meine Rückenbeschwerden tun, Herr Doktor?

these pills have done nothing for me diese Pillen haben mir überhaupt nicht geholfen

4. (use for)

▪ to \do sth with sth etw mit etw dat tun

what are you going to \do with that hammer? was hast du mit dem Hammer vor?

what should we \do with this box? was sollen wir mit dieser Kiste machen?

5. (job)

to \do sth for a living mit etw dat seinen Lebensunterhalt verdienen

what \does your mother \do? was macht deine Mutter beruflich?

6. (take action)

▪ to \do sth about sth etw gegen etw akk tun

I know I drink too much, but I can't \do anything about it ich weiß, dass ich zu viel trinke, aber ich kann nichts dagegen tun

what is to be done about that? was kann man dagegen tun?

\don't just stand there, \do something! stehen Sie doch nicht nur so rum, tun Sie was!

7. (deal with)

▪ to \do sth etw machen [o erledigen]

if you \do the washing up,... wenn du abspülst,...

let me \do the talking überlass mir das Reden

today we're going to \do Chapter 4 heute beschäftigen wir uns mit Kapitel 4

I found someone to \do the garden wall ich habe jemanden gefunden, der die Gartenmauer bauen wird

to \do one's homework [seine] Hausaufgaben machen

to \do the shopping einkaufen

8. (learn)

▪ to \do sth:

have you ever done any Chinese? hast du jemals Chinesisch gelernt?

Diane did History at London University Diane hat an der London University Geschichte [im Hauptfach] studiert

9. (solve)

▪ to \do sth riddle etw lösen

to \do a crossword ein Kreuzworträtsel lösen [o fam machen]

can you \do this sum for me? kannst du das für mich zusammenrechnen?

10. ( fam: finish)

▪ to be done:

are you done? bist du jetzt fertig? fam

11. (produce)

▪ to \do sth for sb [or sb sth] etw für jdn machen

can you \do me 20 photocopies of this report? kannst du mir diesen Bericht 20-mal abziehen?

12. (tidy)

to \do the dishes das Geschirr abspülen [o SCHWEIZ abwaschen]

to \do one's nails (varnish) sich dat die Nägel lackieren; (cut) sich dat die Nägel schneiden

to \do one's shoes seine Schuhe putzen

to \do one's teeth sich dat die Zähne putzen

13. (arrange)

to \do a bow tie eine Schleife binden

to \do flowers Blumen arrangieren

to get one's hair done zum Friseur [o SCHWEIZ Coiffeur] gehen

where \do you get your hair done? zu welchem Friseur gehst du?

14. (visit)

▪ to \do sth etw besichtigen

to \do India eine Indienreise machen

to \do Nice sich dat Nizza ansehen

15. AUTO

to \do 100 km/h 100 fahren fam

16. (travel)

to \do Paris to Bordeaux in five hours in fünf Stunden von Paris nach Bordeaux fahren

17. (suffice)

▪ to \do sb jdm genügen

that'll \do me nicely, thank you das reicht mir dicke, danke! fam

I only have diet cola — will that \do you? ich habe nur Diätcola — trinkst du die auch?

18. (provide)

▪ to \do sth:

this pub only \does food at lunchtime in diesem Pub gibt es nur zur Mittagszeit etwas zu essen

\do you \do travel insurance as well? bieten Sie auch Reiseversicherungen an?

sorry, we \don't \do hot meals tut mir leid, bei uns gibt es nur kalte Küche

19. (cook)

to \do the cooking kochen

how long should the carrots be done for? wie lange müssen die Karotten kochen?

could you \do me something without fish? könntest du mir etwas ohne Fisch kochen?

20. (cause)

▪ to \do sb sth jdm etw tun

to \do sb a favour jdm einen Gefallen tun

to \do sb good jdm gut tun

it would \do you good to get some fresh air es würde dir gut tun, etwas frische Luft zu schnappen

to \do sb harm jdm schaden; see also credit, honour, justice

21. esp BRIT (serve)

▪ to \do sb jdn drannehmen

but he said he'd \do me next aber er sagte, dass ich als Nächste drankäme!

22. (treat well)

to \do sb well jdn verwöhnen

to \do oneself well es sich dat gutgehen lassen

23. (act)

▪ to \do sth play etw aufführen

to \do a role eine Rolle spielen

who did James Bond before Roger Moore? wer hat James Bond vor Roger Moore gespielt?

24. (impersonate)

▪ to \do sb/sth jdn/etw nachmachen

he \does a brilliant Churchill er kann Churchill wunderbar nachmachen; ( fig)

I hope she won't \do a Mary and get divorced six months after her wedding ich hoffe, sie macht es nicht wie Mary und lässt sich sechs Monate nach ihrer Hochzeit wieder scheiden

25. ( fam sl: rob)

▪ to \do sth in etw dat einen Bruch machen sl

26. ( fam: cheat)

▪ to \do sb jdn übers Ohr hauen fam

he did me for a thousand quid for that car er hat mir einen Tausender für das Auto abgeknöpft

27. ( fam: be in jail)

to \do 5 years [for sth] [wegen einer S. gen] fünf Jahre sitzen

if you're not careful, you'll end up \doing time again wenn du nicht vorsichtig bist, musst du wieder sitzen

28. esp BRIT ( fam: punish)

▪ to \do sb jdn fertigmachen fam

to get done for sth (by the police) wegen einer S. gen von der Polizei angehalten werden; (by a court) für etw akk verurteilt werden

29. ( fam: take drugs)

▪ to \do sth:

how long have you been \doing heroin? wie lange nimmst du schon Heroin?

30. (translate)

to be done into French/German book ins Französische/Deutsche übersetzt worden sein

to \do a translation übersetzen

31. (exhaust)

▪ to have done sb:

this last climb has really done me diese letzte Tour hat mir wirklich den Rest gegeben

32. ( fam: impress)

sth \does nothing for sb etw reißt jdn nicht gerade vom Hocker fam

Bach has never done anything for me Bach hat mich noch nie sonderlich vom Hocker gerissen fam

that film really did something to me dieser Film hat mich wirklich beeindruckt; (excite sexually)

you really \do something to me, you know du machst mich echt an, weißt du [das] fam

33. ( euph fam: have sex)

▪ to \do it with sb mit jdm schlafen euph

how old were you when you first did it? wie alt warst du bei deinem ersten Mal?

34. (don't mention)

\don't good morning me! komm mir nicht mit guten Morgen!

35.

▶ what's done cannot be undone ( prov)

▶ what's done is done ( saying) was passiert ist, ist passiert

▶ that \does it! so, das war's jetzt!

▶ that's done it! jetzt haben wir die Bescherung! fam

III. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<does, did, done>

1. (behave)

to \do right [or the right thing] das Richtige tun

to \do well to do sth gut daran tun, etw zu tun

to \do as one pleases tun, was einem Spaß macht

\do as I \do mach's wie ich fam

\do as you're told tu, was man dir sagt

2. (fare)

sb is \doing badly/fine [or all right] [or well] jdm geht es schlecht/gut

mother and baby are \doing well Mutter und Kind sind wohlauf

how is your mother \doing? wie geht es deiner Mutter?

how is Mary \doing in her new job? wie geht es Mary in ihrem neuen Job?

you could \do better du könntest besser sein; (perform) du könntest es besser machen

George has done well for himself George hat es für seine Verhältnisse weit gebracht

our daughter is \doing well at school unsere Tochter ist gut in der Schule

to be \doing well out of sth erfolgreich mit etw dat sein

3. ( fam: finish)

have you done? bist du fertig?

have you done with those scissors yet? brauchst du die Schere noch?

I haven't done with you yet ich bin noch nicht fertig mit dir

4. (be acceptable, suffice) passen, in Ordnung sein

that'll \do das ist o.k. so

will £10 \do? reichen 10 Pfund?

this kind of behaviour just won't \do! so ein Verhalten geht einfach nicht an!

do you think this will \do for a blanket? glaubst du, das können wir als Decke nehmen?

that'll \do as a cushion das geht [erstmal] als Kissen

this will \do just fine as a table das wird einen guten Tisch abgeben

this will have to \do for a meal das muss als Essen genügen

will this room \do? ist dieses Zimmer o.k. für Sie?

it doesn't \do to criticize your parents seine Eltern kritisiert man nicht

will it \do if I get those books to you by Friday? reicht es, wenn ich dir die Bücher bis Freitag bringe?

we'll make \do with $100 100 Dollar müssen reichen

that will never \do das geht einfach nicht

▪ to \do [for sb] sich akk [für jdn] eignen

5. ( fam: happen)

this town is so boring — there's never anything \doing diese Stadt ist so langweilig — nie tut sich was

6.

▶ it isn't done BRIT es ist nicht üblich

▶ how \do you \do? ( form or dated: as introduction) angenehm

▶ \do unto others as you would they should \do unto you ( prov) was du nicht willst, das man dir tut, das füg auch keinem andern zu prov

▶ what's \doing? ( fam) was ist los?

▶ that will \do jetzt reicht's aber!

IV. NOUN

1. esp BRIT, AUS ( fam: party) Fete f fam

a big \do eine Riesenfete fam

2. BRIT (sl: swindle) Schwindel m fam

3. BRIT ( fam: treatment)

fair \dos gleiches Recht für alle

4. AM (sl)

that's some \do you've got! das ist ja eine Frisur, die du da hast!

5. no pl (droppings)

dog \do Hundehäufchen nt

6. (allowed, not allowed)

the \dos and \don'ts was man tun und was man nicht tun sollte

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I [dəʊ]
n (MUS)
Do nt II [duː] vb: pret did, ptp done
1. AUXILIARY VERB
There is no equivalent in German to the use of do in questions, negative statements and negative commands.
1)

interrogative, negative do you understand? — verstehen Sie?

I don't or do not understand — ich verstehe nicht

what did he say? — was hat er gesagt?

didn't you or did you not know? — haben Sie das nicht gewusst?

don't be silly! — sei nicht albern!

2) in question tags oder

you know him, don't you? — Sie kennen ihn doch?, Sie kennen ihn (doch), oder?

you don't know him, do you? — Sie kennen ihn also nicht, oder?

so you know them, do you? (in surprise) — Sie kennen sie also wirklich or tatsächlich!

he does understand, doesn't he? —

he didn't go, did he? — er ist (doch) nicht gegangen, oder?

3)

substitute for another verb you speak better German than I do — Sie sprechen besser Deutsch als ich

he likes cheese and so do I — er isst gern Käse und ich auch

he doesn't like cheese and neither do I — er mag keinen Käse und ich auch nicht

I don't like cheese but he does — ich mag keinen Käse, aber er schon

they said he would go and he did — sie sagten, er würde gehen und das tat er (dann) auch

4)

in tag responses do you see them often? – yes, I do/no, I don't — sehen Sie sie oft? – ja/nein

do you serve food? – yes, we do — gibts bei Ihnen Essen? – ja

you didn't go, did you? – yes, I did — Sie sind nicht gegangen, oder? – doch

they speak French – oh, do they? — sie sprechen Französisch – ja?, ach, wirklich or tatsächlich?

they speak German – do they really? — sie sprechen Deutsch – wirklich?

may I come in? – do! — darf ich hereinkommen? – ja, bitte

shall I open the window? – no, don't! — soll ich das Fenster öffnen? – nein, bitte nicht!

who broke the window? – I did — wer hat das Fenster eingeschlagen? – ich

5)

for emphasis DO come! (esp Brit) — kommen Sie doch (bitte)!

DO shut up! (esp Brit) — (nun) sei doch (endlich) ruhig!

do tell him that... (esp Brit) —

well do I remember him! — und ob ich mich an ihn erinnere!

it's very expensive, but I DO like it — es ist zwar sehr teuer, aber es gefällt mir nun mal

so you DO know them! — Sie kennen sie also doch!

2. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) tun, machen

I've done a stupid thing —

to do sth again — etw noch (ein)mal tun or machen

sorry, it's impossible, it can't be done — tut mir leid, (ist) ausgeschlossen, es lässt sich nicht machen

can you do it by yourself? —

we did the journey in eight hours — wir haben die Fahrt in acht Stunden geschafft

to do the housework/one's homework —

who did the choreography/the cover design? we'll have to get someone to do the roof — wer hat die Choreografie/den Umschlagentwurf gemacht? wir müssen jemanden bestellen, der das Dach macht (inf)

could you do this letter please — tippen Sie bitte diesen Brief

you do the painting and I'll do the papering — du streichst an und ich tapeziere

he does the film crits for the magazine — er schreibt die Filmkritiken für die Zeitschrift

to do the flowers — die Blumen arrangieren

to do one's make-up — sich schminken

to do one's hair — sich frisieren, sich (dat) die Haare (zurecht)machen (inf)

to do one's nails — sich (dat) die Nägel schneiden or (varnish) lackieren

to do one's teeth (Brit) — sich (dat) die Zähne putzen

to do the dishes — spülen, den Abwasch machen

to do the washing — Wäsche waschen

to do the ironing — bügeln

he knows it's a mistake but he can't do anything about it — er weiß, dass es ein Fehler ist, aber er kann nichts dagegen machen or daran ändern

are you doing anything this evening? — haben Sie heute Abend schon etwas vor?

we'll have to do something about this/him — wir müssen da/wir müssen mit ihm etwas tun or unternehmen

do something for me, will you... shut up — tu mir bloß den (einen) Gefallen und halt den Mund

does that do anything for you? — macht dich das an? (inf)

Brecht doesn't do anything for me — Brecht lässt mich kalt (inf) or sagt mir nichts

I've done everything I can — ich habe alles getan, was ich kann

I've got nothing to do — ich habe nichts zu tun

I shall do nothing of the sort — ich werde nichts dergleichen tun

he does nothing but complain — er nörgelt immer nur, er tut nichts als nörgeln (inf)

what's to be done? — was ist da zu tun?

but what can you do? — aber was kann man da machen?

what do you want me to do (about it)? — und was soll ich da tun or machen?

well, do what you can — mach or tu (eben), was du kannst

what have you done to him? — was haben Sie mit ihm gemacht?

now what have you done! — was hast du jetzt bloß wieder angestellt or gemacht?

what are you doing on Saturday? — was machen or tun Sie am Sonnabend?

what do I have to do to get through to him? — was muss ich tun, um zu ihm durchzukommen?

what shall we do for money? — wie machen wir es mit Geld?

how do you do it? — wie macht man das?; (in amazement) wie machen Sie das bloß? __diams; that's done it (inf) so, da haben wirs!, da haben wir die Bescherung! (inf) __diams; that does it! jetzt reichts mir!

2)

as job, profession what does your father do? — was macht Ihr Vater (beruflich)?

3)

= provide service, product what can I do for you? — was kann ich für Sie tun?; (by shop assistant) was darfs sein?

sorry, we don't do lunches — wir haben leider keinen Mittagstisch

we do a wide range of herbal teas —

we only do one style of gloves (= sell) (= produce) — wir haben or führen nur eine Sorte Handschuhe wir stellen nur eine Sorte Handschuhe her

who did the food for your reception? — wer hat bei Ihrem Empfang für das Essen gesorgt?

4)

= complete, finish in pret, ptp only the work's done now — die Arbeit ist gemacht or getan or fertig

what's done cannot be undone — was geschehen ist, kann man nicht ungeschehen machen

or I'm not done telling you what I think of you — mit dir bin ich noch lange nicht fertig

are you done? (inf) — bist du endlich or schon (iro) fertig?

5) = study, cover durchnehmen, haben

we've done Milton — wir haben Milton gelesen or durchgenommen

I've never done any German — ich habe nie Deutsch gelernt or gehabt

6) COOK machen (inf)

to do the cooking — kochen

how do you like your steak done? — wie möchten Sie Ihr Steak?

well done — durch(gebraten)

is the meat done? — ist das Fleisch fertig (gebraten) or durch?

7) = solve lösen; sum, crossword, puzzle etc lösen, machen

8) = take customer drannehmen

the barber said he'd do me next — der Friseur sagte, er würde mich als Nächsten drannehmen

9) Theat, Film part spielen

to do Hamlet — den Hamlet spielen

10) = take off, mimic nachmachen

he does a brilliant Charlie Chaplin — er kann Charlie Chaplin hervorragend nachmachen

she does the worried mother very convincingly — sie spielt die besorgte Mutter sehr überzeugend

11) = visit, see sights of city, country, museum besuchen, abhaken (inf)

12) AUT ETC fahren, machen (inf)

this car does or can do or will do 100 — das Auto fährt or macht (inf) 100

13)

= treat (Brit inf) they do you very well at that hotel — in dem Hotel ist man gut untergebracht or aufgehoben

they do you very well at that restaurant — in dem Restaurant isst man sehr gut __diams; to do oneself well es sich (dat) gut gehen lassen

14) = be suitable for inf passen (sb jdm); (= be sufficient for) reichen (sb jdm)

that will do me nicely — das reicht dicke (inf) or allemal

15) = cheat inf übers Ohr hauen (inf), reinlegen (inf)

you've been done! — du bist reingelegt or übers Ohr gehauen worden

I was done for £80 — mit £ 80 hat man mich ganz schön übers Ohr gehauen (inf)

16) = burgle inf einbrechen in (+acc)

the office was done last night — im Büro ist gestern Nacht ein Bruch gemacht worden (sl)

17)

= hurt Brit inf I'll do you! — dir besorg ichs noch! (inf)

18)

= tire out (inf) I'm absolutely done (in)! — ich bin völlig geschafft or erledigt or fertig (all inf)

19) = take inf drugs nehmen

20) in prison inf 6 years etc sitzen, abreißen (inf)

21)

= translate (old, liter) done into (the) English by... — ins Englische übertragen von...

3. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1)

= act do as I do — mach es wie ich

he did well to take advice — er tat gut daran, sich beraten zu lassen

he did right — er hat richtig gehandelt, es war richtig von ihm

he did right/well to go — es war richtig/gut, dass er gegangen ist

2)

= get on, fare how are you doing? — wie gehts (Ihnen)?

I'm not doing so badly — es geht mir gar nicht so schlecht

the patient is doing very well — dem Patienten geht es recht ordentlich

he's doing well at school — er ist gut in der Schule

his business is doing well — sein Geschäft geht gut

the roses are doing well this year — die Rosen stehen dieses Jahr gut

when my uncle died I did quite well — als mein Onkel starb, bin ich ganz gut dabei weggekommen __diams; how do you do? (on introduction) guten Tag/Abend!, angenehm! (form) __diams; what's doing? (inf) was ist los?

3) = be suitable gehen

that will never do! — das geht nicht!

this room will do — das Zimmer geht (inf) or ist in Ordnung

will it do if I come back at 8? — geht es, wenn ich um 8 Uhr zurück bin?

it doesn't do to keep a lady waiting —

will she/it do? — geht sie/das?

4) = be sufficient reichen

can you lend me some money? – will £10 do? —

yes, that'll do — ja, das reicht

you'll have to make do with £10 — £ 10 müssen Ihnen reichen, Sie werden mit £ 10 auskommen müssen __diams; that'll do! jetzt reichts aber!

4. NOUN (Brit inf)

1) = event Veranstaltung f, Sache f (inf); (= party) Fete f (inf)

she had a big do for her eighteenth birthday — an ihrem achtzehnten Geburtstag stieg bei ihr eine Riesenfete (inf)

2) = swindle (Brit) Schwindel m

the whole thing was a do from start to finish — die ganze Sache war von vorne bis hinten ein Schwindel

3) = hairdo esp US Frisur f, Schnitt m

5. dosPLURAL NOUN

the dos and don'ts — was man tun und nicht tun sollte

fair dos (inf) — gleiches Recht für alle

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do¹ [duː; unbetont dʊ; də] prät did [dıd], pperf done [dʌn], 3. sg präs does [dʌz; unbetont dəz]

A v/t

1. tun, machen:

what can I do (for you)? was kann ich (für Sie) tun?, womit kann ich (Ihnen) dienen?;

do sth for sb etwas für jemanden erledigen;

what does he do? was macht er beruflich?, was ist er von Beruf?;

are you doing anything tonight? hast du heute Abend (schon) etwas vor?;

do sth about etwas tun gegen;

what is to be done ( oder to do)? was ist zu tun?, was soll geschehen?;

if it were to do again wenn es noch einmal getan werden müsste;

you can’t do this to me! das kannst du nicht mit mir machen!;

you couldn’t do that to me! das kannst du mir (doch) nicht antun!;

what have you done to my suit? was haben Sie mit meinem Anzug gemacht?;

he promised to do sth er versprach, etwas zu unternehmen;

she did no more than look at him sie sah ihn nur an;

he does not know what to do with his time er weiß nicht, was er mit seiner Zeit anfangen soll;

do sth together etwas gemeinsam oder zusammen unternehmen;

don’t do anything I wouldn’t do hum bleib sauber!; → do with

2. tun, ausführen, vollbringen, Arbeiten verrichten, Verbrechen begehen:

do one’s lessons SCHULE seine (Haus)Aufgaben machen;

he did all the writing er hat alles allein geschrieben;

he did all the talking er führte die Unterhaltung ganz allein, auch ich bin überhaupt nicht zu Wort gekommen;

let me do the talking lass mich sprechen;

it can’t be done es geht nicht, es ist undurchführbar;

the machine does the rest die Maschine erledigt den Rest;

the storm did a lot of material damage der Sturm richtete großen Sachschaden an;

do you think he did it? glaubst du, dass er es getan hat oder dass er es war?; → done B 1, B 2

3. tätigen, machen: → business A 3, A 13

4. tun, leisten, vollbringen:

do one’s best sein Bestes tun, sich alle Mühe geben

5. anfertigen, herstellen, ein Kunstwerk etc auch schaffen:

do a portrait ein Porträt malen;

do a translation eine Übersetzung machen oder anfertigen

6. jemandem etwas (an)tun, zufügen, erweisen: → favor B 2, good A 1, A 2, harm A 1, honor B 1, etc

7. einbringen: → credit A 5

8. erzielen, erreichen:

I did it! ich habe es geschafft!;

now you have done it! iron nun hast du es glücklich geschafft!

9. sich beschäftigen mit, arbeiten an (dat)

10. Speisen zubereiten, besonders kochen oder braten

11. in Ordnung bringen, z. B.

a) das Geschirr abwaschen: → dish A 1 c

b) das Zimmer aufräumen, machen umg

12. herrichten, dekorieren, schmücken

13. (her)richten:

she is having her nails done sie lässt sich maniküren;

he had his teeth done er ließ sich die Zähne richten; → face A 1, hair Bes Redew

14. a) eine Fremdsprache etc lernen

b) einen Autor etc durchnehmen, behandeln

15. eine Aufgabe lösen

16. obs übersetzen, -tragen ( beide:

into German ins Deutsche)

17. a) eine Rolle etc spielen, einen Charakter darstellen:

do Othello den Othello spielen;

do the polite den höflichen Mann spielen oder markieren;

do the host den Gastgeber spielen

b) nachahmen:

he can do all his friends

18. zurücklegen, machen, schaffen umg:

they did 20 miles sie legten 20 Meilen zurück;

the car does 100 m.p.h. der Wagen fährt 160 km/h

19. umg besichtigen, die Sehenswürdigkeiten besichtigen von (oder gen):

do Rome in three days Rom in drei Tagen besichtigen oder umg machen

20. umg genügen (dat):

it will do us for the moment

21. umg erschöpfen, erledigen umg:

they were pretty well done sie waren am Ende (ihrer Kräfte)

22. umg

a) jemanden erledigen, fertigmachen:

I’ll do him in three rounds

b) drannehmen (Friseur etc):

I’ll do you next, sir

23. sl reinlegen, übers Ohr hauen, anschmieren:

do sb out of sth jemanden um etwas erleichtern oder betrügen oder bringen; → brown A

24. sl eine Strafe abbrummen:

he did two years in prison er hat zwei Jahre abgerissen;

he did three months for theft er saß drei Monate wegen Diebstahls

25. umg

a) bewirten

b) unterbringen:

they do you very well here hier werden Sie gut bewirtet; hier sind Sie gut untergebracht

26. behandeln: → well¹ A 1

27. bringen (obs außer in):

do to death töten, umbringen

28. sl einen Bruch machen in (dat), einbrechen in (akk oder dat), ein Auto etc aufbrechen

29. umg bumsen (schlafen mit)

B v/i

1. handeln, vorgehen, tun, sich verhalten:

the premier would do wisely to resign der Premier würde klug handeln oder wäre gut beraten, wenn er zurückträte; → well¹ A 1, A 2

2. (tätig) handeln, wirken:

do or die kämpfen od untergehen;

it’s do or die now! jetzt gehts ums Ganze!

3. weiter-, vorankommen:

do well

a) vorwärtskommen, Erfolge haben ( beide:

with bei, mit), gut abschneiden (in bei, in dat),

b) gut gedeihen (Getreide etc)( → B 4, B 5);

do better sich verbessern

4. Leistungen vollbringen:

do well

a) seine Sache gut machen,

b) viel Geld verdienen ( → B 3, B 5);

he did better than expected er schnitt besser als erwartet ab;

his son is doing well at school seinem Sohn geht es in der Schule gut

5. sich befinden:

do well

a) gesund sein,

b) in guten Verhältnissen leben,

c) sich gut erholen ( → B 3, B 4);

how do you do? guten Tag! (bei der Vorstellung)

6. auskommen, zurande kommen

7. genügen, (aus)reichen, passen, dem Zweck entsprechen oder dienen:

that will (not) do das genügt oder reicht (nicht);

it will do tomorrow es hat Zeit bis morgen;

we’ll make it do wir werden schon damit auskommen

8. angehen, recht sein, sich schicken, passen:

that won’t do!

a) das geht nicht (an)!,

b) das wird nicht gehen!;

it won’t do to be rude mit Grobheit kommt man nicht weit(er), man darf nicht unhöflich sein

9. (im pprerfect) aufhören:

have done! hör auf!, genug (davon)!;

let us have done with it! hören wir auf damit!; → done B 5

C Ersatzverb zur Vermeidung von Wiederholungen v/t & v/i tun (bleibt meist unübersetzt):

he treats his children as I do my dogs er behandelt seine Kinder wie ich meine Hunde;

you know it as well as I do du weißt es so gut wie ich;

he sang better than he had ever done before er sang besser, als (er) je zuvor (gesungen hatte);

she likes cats. so do I ich auch;

he does not work hard, does he? er arbeitet nicht viel, nicht wahr?;

he works hard, doesn’t he? er arbeitet viel, nicht wahr?;

did he buy it? he did ja(wohl);

do you understand? I don’t nein;

he sold his car. did he? wirklich?, so?;

I wanted to go there, and I did so ich wollte hingehen und tat es auch

D Hilfsverb

1. zur Umschreibung in Fragesätzen:

do you know him? kennen Sie ihn?

2. zur Umschreibung in mit not verneinten Sätzen:

I do not believe it ich glaube es nicht;

do not go there gehen Sie nicht hin!;

don’t tun Sie es nicht!, lassen Sie das!

3. zur Verstärkung:

I do apologize tut mir wirklich leid;

you do ask questions du stellst vielleicht Fragen;

do sit down nehmen Sie doch bitte Platz;

I do like it mir gefällt es wirklich;

but I do see it! aber ich sehe es doch!;

I did see it, but ich sah es wohl oder zwar, aber;

do try to understand it versteh das doch;

be quiet, do sei doch still!

4. iron I do enjoy a quiet evening at home es geht doch nichts über einen ruhigen Abend zu Hause

5. bei Umkehrung der normalen Wortstellung nach voranstehendem hardly, little, rarely etc:

rarely does one see such things solche Dinge sieht man (nur) selten

do² [duː] pl dos, do’s [duːz] s

1. sl Schwindel m, Gaunerei f

2. besonders Br umg Fete f, Feier f

3. fair do’s!

a) sei nicht unfair!,

b) gleiches Recht für alle!

4. pl umg Gebote pl:

do’s and don’ts Gebote und Verbote, (Spiel)Regeln

do³ [dəʊ] s MUS do n (Solmisationssilbe)

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I 1. transitive verb,
neg. coll. don't, pres. t. he does, neg. (coll.) doesn't, p.t. did, neg. (coll.) didn't, pres. p. doing, p.p. done

1) (perform) machen [Hausaufgaben, Hausarbeit, Examen, Handstand]; vollbringen [Tat]; tun, erfüllen [Pflicht]; tun, verrichten [Arbeit]; ausführen [Malerarbeiten]; vorführen [Trick, Striptease, Nummer, Tanz]; durchführen [Test]; aufführen [Stück]; singen [Lied]; mitmachen [Rennen, Wettbewerb]; spielen [Musikstück, Rolle]; tun [Buße]

do the shopping/washing up/cleaning — einkaufen [gehen]/abwaschen/sauber machen

do a lot of reading/walking — etc. viel lesen/spazieren gehen usw.

do a dance/the foxtrot — tanzen/Foxtrott tanzen

have nothing to do — nichts zu tun haben

do something to something/somebody — etwas mit etwas/jemandem machen

what can I do for you? — was kann ich für Sie tun?; (in shop) was darf's sein?

do something about something/somebody — etwas gegen etwas/jemanden unternehmen

not know what to do with oneself — nicht wissen, was man machen soll

that does it — jetzt reicht's (ugs.)

that's done it — (caused a change for the worse) das hat das Fass zum Überlaufen gebracht; (caused a change for the better) das hätten wir

that will/should do it — so müsste es gehen; (is enough) das müsste genügen

do a Garbo — (coll.) es der Garbo (Dat.) gleichtun

how many miles has this car done? — wie viele Kilometer hat der Wagen gefahren?

the car does/was doing about 100 m.p.h./does 45 miles to the gallon — das Auto schafft/fuhr mit ungefähr 160 Stundenkilometer/frisst (ugs.) od. braucht sechs Liter pro 100 Kilometer

2) (spend)

do a spell in the armed forces — eine Zeit lang bei der Armee sein

how much longer have you to do at college? — wie lange musst du noch aufs College gehen?

3) (produce) machen [Übersetzung, Kopie]; anfertigen [Bild, Skulptur]; herstellen [Artikel, Produkte]; schaffen [Pensum]

4) (provide) haben [Vollpension, Mittagstisch]; (coll.): (offer for sale) führen

5) (prepare) machen [Bett, Frühstück]; (work on) machen (ugs.), fertig machen [Garten, Hecke]; (clean) sauber machen; putzen [Schuhe, Fenster]; machen (ugs.) [Treppe]; (arrange) [zurecht]machen [Haare]; fertig machen [Korrespondenz, Zimmer]; (make up) schminken [Lippen, Augen, Gesicht]; machen (ugs.) [Nägel]; (cut) schneiden [Nägel]; schneiden [Gras, Hecke]; (paint) machen (ugs.) [Zimmer]; streichen [Haus, Möbel]; (attend to) sich kümmern um [Bücher, Rechnungen, Korrespondenz]; (repair) in Ordnung bringen

6) (cook) braten

well done — durch[gebraten]

7) (solve) lösen [Problem, Rätsel]; machen [Puzzle, Kreuzworträtsel]

8) (study, work at) machen; haben [Abiturfach]

9) (sl.): (swindle) reinlegen (ugs.)

do somebody out of something — jemanden um etwas bringen

10) (sl.): (defeat, kill) fertig machen (ugs.)

11) (traverse) schaffen [Entfernung]

12) (sl.): (undergo) absitzen, (salopp) abreißen [Strafe]

13) (coll.): (visit) besuchen

do Europe in three weeks — Europa in drei Wochen absolvieren od. abhaken (ugs.)

14) (satisfy) zusagen (+ Dat.); (suffice for, last) reichen (+ Dat.)
2. intransitive verb, forms as
1.

1) (act) tun; (perform) spielen

you can do just as you like — du kannst machen, was du willst

do as they do — mach es wie sie

do or die — kämpfen oder untergehen

2) (fare)

how are you doing? — wie geht's dir?

3) (get on) vorankommen; (in exams) abschneiden

how are you doing at school? — wie geht es in der Schule?

do well/badly at school — gut/schlecht in der Schule sein

4)

how do you do? — (formal) guten Tag/Morgen/Abend!

5) (coll.): (manage)

how are we doing for time? — wie steht es mit der Zeit od. (ugs.) sieht es mit der Zeit aus?

6) (serve purpose) es tun; (suffice) [aus]reichen; (be suitable) gehen

that won't do — das geht nicht

that will do! — jetzt aber genug!

7) (be usable)

do for or as something — als etwas benutzt werden können

8) (happen)

what's doing? — was ist los?

there's nothing doing on the job market — es tut sich nichts auf dem Arbeitsmarkt (ugs.)

Nothing doing. He's not interested — Nichts zu machen (ugs.). Er ist nicht interessiert. See also doing; done
3. verb substitute, forms as
1.

1) replacing v.: usually not translated

you mustn't act as he does — du darfst nicht so wie er handeln

2) replacing v. and obj. etc

he read the Bible every day as his father did before him — er las täglich in der Bibel, wie es schon sein Vater vor ihm getan hatte od. wie schon vor ihm sein Vater

as they did in the Middle Ages — wie sie es im Mittelalter taten

3) as ellipt. aux

You went to Paris, didn't you? - Yes, I did — Du warst doch in Paris, oder od. nicht wahr? - Ja[, stimmt od. war ich]

4) with ‘so’, ‘it’, etc

I knew John Lennon. - So did I — Ich kannte John Lennon. - Ich auch

go ahead and do it — nur zu

5) in tag questions

I know you from somewhere, don't I? — wir kennen uns doch irgendwoher, nicht?
4. auxiliary verb
+ inf. as pres. or past, forms as 1.

1) for special emphasis

I do love Greece — Griechenland gefällt mir wirklich gut

I do apologize — es tut mit wirklich leid

you do look glum — du siehst ja so bedrückt aus

but I tell you, I did see him — aber ich sage dir doch, dass ich ihn gesehen habe

2) for inversion

little did he know that... — er hatte keine Ahnung, dass...

3) in questions

do you know him? — kennst du ihn?

what does he want? — was will er?

didn't they look wonderful? — haben sie nicht wunderhübsch ausgesehen?

4) in negation

I don't or do not wish to take part — ich möchte nicht teilnehmen

5) in neg. commands

don't or do not expect to find him in a good mood — erwarten Sie nicht, dass Sie ihn in guter Stimmung antreffen

children, do not forget... — Kinder, vergesst [ja] nicht...

don't be so noisy! — seid [doch] nicht so laut!

don't! — tu's/tut's/tun Sie's nicht!

6) + inf. as imper. for emphasis etc

do sit down, won't you? — bitte setzen Sie sich doch!

do be quiet, Paul! — Paul, sei doch mal ruhig!

do hurry up! — beeil dich doch!

Phrasal Verbs:

- do away with

- do by

- do down

- do for

- do in

- do out

- do up

- do with

- do without
II noun
, pl. dos or do's

1) (sl.): (swindle) Schwindel, der; krumme Sache (ugs.)

2) (Brit. coll.): (festivity) Feier, die; Fete, die (ugs.)

3) in pl.

the dos and don'ts — die Ge- und Verbote (of Gen.)

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v.

(§ p.,p.p.: did, done)

= ausführen v.

tun v.

(§ p.,pp.: tat, getan)

English-german dictionary > do
19 nail

neɪl
1. сущ.
1) ноготь to cut, pare, trim one's nails ≈ стричь ногти to do, manicure one's nails ≈ делать маникюр to file one's nails ≈ подпиливать ногти to polish one's nails ≈ полировать ногти to break a nail ≈ сломать ноготь to bite one's nails ≈ кусать ногти
2) гвоздь to drive, hammer a nail ≈ забивать гвоздь He drove a nail into the board. ≈ Он забил гвоздь в доску. to remove a nail ≈ выдернуть гвоздь loose nail ≈ болтающийся, плохо забитый гвоздь Syn: tack, peg ∙ to pay (down) on the nail ≈ расплачиваться сразу pay on the nail! ≈ деньги на бочку! on the nail ≈ на месте, тут же;
немедленно as hard as nails right as nails
2. гл.
1) забивать гвозди;
прибивать( гвоздями) to have one's boots nailed ≈ отдать подбить сапоги
2) приковывать (внимание и т. п.) ;
сосредоточить внимание (на чем-либо) He nailed his eye on the wrecks. ≈ Обломки приковали его внимание.
3) а) разг. схватить, поймать;
арестовать, забрать Syn: catch, trap б) дискредитировать( в глазах общественности)
4) школ.;
сл. 'накрыть', обнаружить ∙ nail down nail on nail together nail up to nail to the barndoor ≈ выставлять на поругание;
пригвождать к позорному столбу to nail smb. to the wall ≈ прижать кого-л. к стене to nail to the counter ≈ опровергнуть ложь/клевету to nail one's colours to the mast ≈ открыто отстаивать свои взгляды, не сдавать позиций ноготь - to do one's *s делать маникюр коготь гвоздь;
нагель - Swiss edge * костыльковый /рантовой/ гвоздь (альпинизм/ - to drive a * home забить гвоздь по самую шляпку (техническое) шпилька( историческое) нейл, мера длины (2 и 1/4 дюйма) (сленг) сигарета "гвоздик" > a * in smb.'s coffin гвоздь в чей-л. гроб;
нечто, ускоряющее чью-л. смерть или гибель > hard as *s жестокий, бесчувственный;
в форме( о спортсмене;
тж. tough as *s) > right as *s совершенно правильно;
в полном порядке;
совершенно здоров > to hit the * on the head попасть в точку > to a * тщательно, с предельной точностью > to drive the * home довести дело до конца, добиться своего > from the tender * с юности, с младых ногтей > to fight tooth and * бороться не на жизнь, а на смерть > on the * на месте, сразу, тут же;
немедленно > pay on the *! деньги на бочку! > to be /to go/ off at the * (шотландское) обезуметь, спятить;
быть навеселе > to spit *s (американизм) (сленг) хулиганить, дебоширить > one * drives out another (пословица) клин клином вышибают забивать гвозди;
прибивать (гвоздями) ;
приколачивать - to * a name-plate to a door прибить к двери дощечку с фамилией - *ed to the cross пригвожденный к кресту;
распятый на кресте - to have one's boots *ed (отдать) подбить сапоги - to * a cover on a box набить крышку на ящик приковывать, пригвождать( внимание и т. п.) - *ed to the spot (остановившись) как вкопанный - *ed to one's bed прикованный к постели - to * one's mind on a subject сосредоточиться на каком-л. предмете - the shopman is *ed all day behind the counter продавец целый день привязан к прилавку (разговорное) схватить, поймать, забрать, арестовать - the police have *ed the thief полиция задержала вора уличить( кого-л.) ;
поймать (на лжи) ;
застукать, накрыть (на месте преступления) - to be *ed going without leave( школьное) попасться при попытке уйти без разрешения (сленг) схватить, ухватить;
сцапать, сгрести - he *ed me in the corridor он поймал меня /вцепился в меня/ в коридоре - he *ed me for dinner он настоял, чтобы я пошел к нему обедать( сленг) украсть( разговорное) закрепить (успех и т. п.) - to * the bargain оформить сделку (американизм) плотничать > to * smb. to the wall прижать кого-л. к стене > to * to the counter разоблачить( ложь и т. п.) > to * one's colours to the mast занять непримиримую позицию;
отстаивать свои взгляды до конца;
стоять насмерть > to * to the barn-door выставлять на поругание;
пригвоздить к позорному столбу ~ школ. sl. обнаружить, "накрыть";
to be nailed going off without leave попасться при попытке уйти без разрешения dog ~ тех. костыль (as) hard as ~s в форме( о спортсмене) ;
to hit the (right) nail on the head попасть в точку (as) hard as ~s выносливый, закаленный (as) hard as ~s жестокий ~ забивать гвозди;
прибивать (гвоздями) ;
to have one's boots nailed отдать подбить сапоги nail гвоздь ~ забивать гвозди;
прибивать (гвоздями) ;
to have one's boots nailed отдать подбить сапоги ~ ноготь ~ школ. sl. обнаружить, "накрыть";
to be nailed going off without leave попасться при попытке уйти без разрешения ~ приковывать (внимание и т. п.) ~ разг. схватить, поймать;
забрать, арестовать;
the police have nailed the thief полиция задержала вора ~ down закрепить, подкрепить( успех, достижение) ~ down поймать на слове;
to nail (smb.) down прижать (кого-л.) к стене;
to nail (smb.) down to his promise требовать( от кого-л.) выполнения обещания ~ down поймать на слове;
to nail (smb.) down прижать (кого-л.) к стене;
to nail (smb.) down to his promise требовать (от кого-л.) выполнения обещания ~ down прибивать, заколачивать ~ down поймать на слове;
to nail (smb.) down прижать (кого-л.) к стене;
to nail (smb.) down to his promise требовать (от кого-л.) выполнения обещания ~ file пилка для ногтей;
nail polish( или varnish) лак для ногтей a ~ in (smb.'s) coffin (что-л.), ускоряющее (чью-л.) смерть, гибель ~ on прибивать (to) ;
nail together (наскоро) сколачивать;
nail up заколачивать ~ file пилка для ногтей;
nail polish( или varnish) лак для ногтей to ~ to the barndoor выставлять на поругание;
пригвождать к позорному столбу;
to nail (smb.) to the wall прижать (кого-л.) к стене to ~ to the counter опровергнуть ложь или клевету;
to nail one's colours to the mast открыто отстаивать свои взгляды, не сдавать позиций to ~ to the barndoor выставлять на поругание;
пригвождать к позорному столбу;
to nail (smb.) to the wall прижать (кого-л.) к стене ~ on прибивать (to) ;
nail together (наскоро) сколачивать;
nail up заколачивать ~ on прибивать (to) ;
nail together (наскоро) сколачивать;
nail up заколачивать to pay (down) on the ~ расплачиваться сразу;
pay on the nail! = деньги на бочку! to pay (down) on the ~ расплачиваться сразу;
pay on the nail! = деньги на бочку! ~ разг. схватить, поймать;
забрать, арестовать;
the police have nailed the thief полиция задержала вора right as ~s в полном порядке right as ~s совершенно здоровый right as ~s совершенно правильно

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > nail
20 quick

kwik
1. adjective
1) (done, said, finished etc in a short time: a quick trip into town.) rápido

2) (moving, or able to move, with speed: He's a very quick walker; I made a grab at the dog, but it was too quick for me.) rápido

3) (doing something, able to do something, or done, without delay; prompt; lively: He is always quick to help; a quick answer; He's very quick at arithmetic.) rápido

2. adverb
(quickly: quick-frozen food.) de prisa, rápido, rápidamente

- quickly
- quicken
- quickness
- quicklime
- quicksands
- quicksilver
- quick-tempered
- quick-witted
- quick-wittedly
- quick-wittedness

quick adj rápido

let's have a quick snack comamos algo rápido

be quick! ¡date prisa!

quick

tr[kwɪk]

adjective

1 (fast) rápido,-a

■ let's have a quick look echemos un vistazo

■ I would appreciate a quick reply agradecería una respuesta pronta

■ he let me have it cheap for a quick sale me lo dejó barato porque lo quería vender rápido

■ let's have a quick snack comamos algo rápido

■ be quick or you'll miss it! ¡rápido o lo perderás!, ¡date prisa o lo perderás!

2 (clever) espabilado,-a, despierto,-a, listo,-a

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

as quick as lightning como un rayo, como una bala

quick march! SMALLMILITARY/SMALL ¡de frente!

to be quick on the uptake captar algo en seguida

to be quick to anger tener mal genio

to be quick to take offence enfadarse por nada

to cut somebody to the quick herir a alguien en lo vivo

to have a quick one familiar echar un trago, tomar una copita

to have a quick temper tener un genio vivo

quick ['kwɪk] adv

: rápidamente

quick adj

1) rapid: rápido

2) alert, clever: listo, vivo, agudo

3)

a quick temper : un genio vivo

quick n

1) flesh: carne f viva

2)

to cut someone to the quick : herir a alguien en lo más vivo

quick

adj.

• agudo, -a adj.

• diligente adj.

• fino, -a adj.

• largo, -a adj.

• listo, -a adj.

• presto, -a adj.

• presuroso, -a adj.

• pronto, -a adj.

• rápido, -a adj.

• veloz adj.

• vivo, -a adj.

• ágil adj.

adv.

• pronto adv.

n.

• carne viva s.f.

I kwɪk
adjective quicker, quickest

a) ( speedy) <action/movement> rápido

it's a lot quicker by car — se va mucho más rápido en coche

he made a quick recovery — se repuso rápidamente

I'll be as quick as I can — volveré (or lo haré etc) lo más rápido que pueda

that was quick! — qué rapidez!

OK, but make it quick — bueno, pero rápido or date prisa or (AmL tb) apúrate

they arrived in quick succession — llegaron muy seguidos or uno detrás del otro

to be quick on one's feet — tener* buenos reflejos

b) ( brief) (before n, no comp) <calculation/question> rápido; < nod> breve

to have a quick look at something — echarle un vistazo a algo

he'd like a quick word with you — quiere hablar contigo un momento

c) ( easily roused)

she has a quick temper — tiene mucho genio

d) ( prompt)

he's quick to take offense — se ofende por lo más mínimo or por cualquier nimiedad

they were quick to spot the problem — identificaron el problema rápidamente

e) ( clever)

he has a quick wit — es muy agudo

she has a very quick mind — es muy lista or rápida

II

adverb quicker, quickest rápido, rápidamente

come quick — ven corriendo or rápido

quick, hide in here — rápido or corre, escóndete aquí

as quick as you can — lo más rápido or deprisa que puedas

III

noun ( flesh) (+ sing vb)

the quick: her nails were bitten to the quick tenía las uñas en carne viva de mordérselas; to cut somebody to the quick — herir* a alguien en lo más vivo

[kwɪk]
1. ADJ
(compar quicker) (superl quickest)
1) (=fast) [method, movement] rápido

this is the quickest way to do it — esta es la forma más rápida de hacerlo

it's quicker by train — es más rápido ir en tren

be quick! — ¡rápido!, ¡date prisa!, ¡apúrate! (LAm)

to be quick to do sth — hacer algo rápidamente

he was quick to see the possibilities — vio rápidamente las posibilidades

his opponents were quick to point out that... — sus adversarios señalaron rápidamente que...

to be quick to act — obrar con prontitud

to be quick to anger — enfadarse con facilidad

to be quick to take offence — ofenderse por nada

• and be quick about it! — ¡y date prisa!, ¡y apúrate! (LAm)

• quick march! — (Mil) ¡marchando, ar!

• at a quick pace — a un paso rápido

• he made a quick recovery — se recuperó rápidamente

• in quick succession — en rápida sucesión

• to have a quick temper — tener un genio vivo

• he's a quick worker — trabaja rápido, es un trabajador rápido
draw 1., 4), mark II, 1., 6), uptake
2) (=with minimal delay) [answer, decision] rápido

we must have a quick answer — necesitamos una respuesta rápida

• we are hoping for a quick end to the bloodshed — esperamos que el derramamiento de sangre acabe pronto

• a quick fix — una solución fácil

• the price has been reduced for a quick sale — han reducido el precio para venderlo pronto

3) (=not lengthy) [meal] rápido

• he gave me a quick kiss on the cheek — me dio un besito en la mejilla

• let's have a quick look at that * — déjame echarle un vistazo rápido a eso

• to have a quick one * — (=drink) tomarse un trago

• can I have a quick word (with you)? — ¿puedo hablar un segundo contigo?, ¿podemos hablar un segundo?

4) (=sharp) [person] listo; [wit] agudo; [mind, reflexes] ágil, rápido

• he is very quick at maths — es muy rápido para las matemáticas

• to have a quick eye for sth — captar or coger algo al vuelo

2. N

1) (Anat)

• the quick, her nails were bitten down to the quick — se había mordido las uñas hasta dejárselas como muñones

- cut sb to the quick

2) ††
liter
the quick and the dead — los vivos y los muertos

3.

ADV deprisa, rápido

quick! — ¡deprisa!, ¡rápido!

I left as quick as I could — me fui lo más rápido or deprisa que pude

come as quick as you can — ven cuanto antes

- as quick as a flash

4.

CPD

quick thinking N — reacción f rápida
quick-thinking
* * *

I [kwɪk]
adjective quicker, quickest

a) ( speedy) <action/movement> rápido

it's a lot quicker by car — se va mucho más rápido en coche

he made a quick recovery — se repuso rápidamente

I'll be as quick as I can — volveré (or lo haré etc) lo más rápido que pueda

that was quick! — qué rapidez!

OK, but make it quick — bueno, pero rápido or date prisa or (AmL tb) apúrate

they arrived in quick succession — llegaron muy seguidos or uno detrás del otro

to be quick on one's feet — tener* buenos reflejos

b) ( brief) (before n, no comp) <calculation/question> rápido; < nod> breve

to have a quick look at something — echarle un vistazo a algo

he'd like a quick word with you — quiere hablar contigo un momento

c) ( easily roused)

she has a quick temper — tiene mucho genio

d) ( prompt)

he's quick to take offense — se ofende por lo más mínimo or por cualquier nimiedad

they were quick to spot the problem — identificaron el problema rápidamente

e) ( clever)

he has a quick wit — es muy agudo

she has a very quick mind — es muy lista or rápida

II

adverb quicker, quickest rápido, rápidamente

come quick — ven corriendo or rápido

quick, hide in here — rápido or corre, escóndete aquí

as quick as you can — lo más rápido or deprisa que puedas

III

noun ( flesh) (+ sing vb)

the quick: her nails were bitten to the quick tenía las uñas en carne viva de mordérselas; to cut somebody to the quick — herir* a alguien en lo más vivo

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