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1 cut off
1) (to interrupt or break a telephone connection: I was cut off in the middle of the telephone call.) cortar2) (to separate: They were cut off from the rest of the army.) aislar3) (to stop or prevent delivery of: They've cut off our supplies of coal.) cortarcut off vb1. cortarthey've cut the electricity off! ¡nos han cortado la luz!2. aislar / dejar incomunicadomany villages have been cut off by the floods las inundaciones han dejado incomunicados a muchos pueblosv.• cortar v.• desbarbar v.• desmochar v.• interceptar v.• interrumpir v.• maquilar v.• recortar v.• segar v.1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o ( sever) \<\<branch/limb\>\> cortar2) v + o + adv, v + adv + o (interrupt, block) \<\<supply/route\>\> cortar3) v + o + adva) (separate, isolate) aislar*to feel cut off — sentirse* aislado
b) ( on telephone)VT + ADV1) (with scissors, knife) cortar; (=amputate) amputar, quitar- cut off one's nose to spite one's face2) (=disconnect) [+ telephone, gas] cortar, desconectarwe've been cut off — (Telec) nos han cortado la comunicación
3) (=interrupt)to cut sb off in the middle of a sentence — cortar or interrumpir a algn en mitad de una frase, no dejar terminar a algn
to cut off sb's supplies — cortar or interrumpir el suministro a algn
4) (=isolate) aislarI feel very cut off, living out here in the country — me siento muy aislado, viviendo aquí en el campo
the village was cut off for several days by the snow — la aldea quedó aislada or incomunicada por la nieve durante varios días
to cut o.s. off from sth/sb — aislarse de algo/algn
- cut sb off without a penny* * *1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o ( sever) \<\<branch/limb\>\> cortar2) v + o + adv, v + adv + o (interrupt, block) \<\<supply/route\>\> cortar3) v + o + adva) (separate, isolate) aislar*to feel cut off — sentirse* aislado
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2 halt
ho:lt
1. verb(to (cause to) stop walking, marching, running etc: The driver halted the train; The train halted at the signals.) parar, detener
2. noun1) (a complete stop: the train came to a halt.) alto, interrupción2) (a short stop (on a march etc).) parada3) (a small railway station.) apeadero•- call a halt to- call a halt
halt1 n paradato come to a halt detenerse / pararsehalt2 vb detener / parar / cesarhalt! ¡alto!tr[hɔːlt]1 alto, parada2 (railway) apeadero1 parar, detener, interrumpir1 hacer alto, pararse, interrumpirse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto come to a halt pararseto call a halt to something poner fin a algohalt ['hɔlt] vi: detenerse, pararsehalt vt1) stop: detener, parar (a una persona)2) interrupt: interrumpir (una actividad)halt n1) : alto m, parada f2)to come to a halt : pararse, detenerseadj.• cojo, -a adj.expr.• alto expr.n.• alto s.m.• apeadero s.m.• detención s.f.• interrupción s.f.• parada s.f.v.• detener v.(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-fut/c: -tendr-•)• hacer alto v.• pararse v.• plantar v.• vacilar v.hɔːlt, hɒlt, hɔːlt
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to come to a halt — pararse, detenerse*
to call a halt to something — ponerle* fin a algo
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1.
intransitive verb detenerse* (frml)
2.
vt \<\<vehicleoops\>\> detener* (frml); \<\<process\>\> atajar, detener* (frml); \<\<work/production\>\> interrumpir[hɔːlt]1. N1) (=stop, standstill) alto m, parada fto bring sth to a halt — [+ car] parar or detener algo; [+ event, process] interrumpir algo
to come to a halt — [car] pararse, detenerse; [train] hacer alto, detenerse; [negotiations] interrumpirse
to call a halt (to sth) — (fig) poner fin (a algo)
2) (Brit) (=train stop) apeadero m2.VT [+ vehicle, production] parar, detener3.halt! — (Mil) ¡alto!
4.CPD* * *[hɔːlt, hɒlt, hɔːlt]
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to come to a halt — pararse, detenerse*
to call a halt to something — ponerle* fin a algo
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1.
intransitive verb detenerse* (frml)
2.
vt \<\<vehicle/troops\>\> detener* (frml); \<\<process\>\> atajar, detener* (frml); \<\<work/production\>\> interrumpir
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