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1 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
2 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

* * *
[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)

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- cut across

- cut back

- cut down

- cut in

- cut off

- cut out

- cut short

- cut through

- cut up

••

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
3 cortar

v.

1 to cut.

cortar una rebanada de pan to cut a slice of bread

corta la tarta en cinco partes divide the cake in five, cut the cake into five slices

cortarle el pelo a alguien to cut somebody's hair

cortar y pegar (computing) cut and paste

Ella corta las ramas del rosal She cuts the rosebush branches.

2 to cut out (recortar) (tela, figura de papel).

3 to crack, to chap (labios, piel).

4 to slice through (hender) (aire, olas).

El carnicero cortó los filetes The butcher sliced the fillets.

5 to cut (baraja).

6 to curdle (leche).

7 to cut off (interrumpir) (retirada, luz, teléfono).

cortar el tráfico to close the road to traffic

8 to cut (poner fin a) (beca).

cortar un problema de raíz to nip a problem in the bud; (impedirlo) to root a problem out (erradicarlo)

9 to cut (producir un corte).

estas tijeras no cortan these scissors don't cut (properly)

cortar por lo sano (figurative) to resort to drastic measures; (aplicar una solución drástica) to cut one's losses (para evitar más pérdidas)

10 to take a short cut.

11 to split up.

corté con mi novio I've split up with my boyfriend

12 to cut short, to cut, to cut off.

Ella cortó a Ricardo rápidamente She cut Richard short quickly.

13 to chop, to cut up, to cut out, to cut.

Ella corta madera para el fuego She chops wood for the fire.

14 to ablate, to amputate, to curtail.

* * *

cortar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to cut

■ cortar una cinta to cut a ribbon

■ cortar una película to cut a film

2 (pelo) to cut, trim

3 (árbol) to cut down

4 (carne) to carve

5 (pastel) to cut up

6 (cabeza, teléfono, gas) to cut off

7 (mayonesa, leche) to curdle

8 (piel) to chap, crack

9 (viento, frío) to chill, bite

10 COSTURA to cut out

11 (interrumpir) to cut off, interrupt

12 (bloquear) to block

■ cortaron la carretera the road was blocked

13 (suprimir) to cut out

14 figurado (separar) to divide, split, cut

► verbo intransitivo

1 to cut

► verbo pronominal cortarse

1 to cut

■ este metal se corta fácilmente this metal cuts easily

2 (herirse) to cut, cut oneself

■ me he cortado I've cut myself

■ se cortó el dedo he cut his finger

3 (el pelo - por otro) to have one's hair cut; (- uno mismo) to cut one's hair

■ ¿te has cortado el pelo? have you had your hair cut?

4 (piel) to become chapped

5 (leche) to go off, curdle; (mayonesa) to curdle

6 (comunicación) to be cut off

7 familiar (aturdirse) to get embarrassed, get tongue-tied, go all shy

■ no te cortes don't be shy

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FRASEOLOGÍA

¡corta el rollo! knock it off!

cortar con alguien familiar to split up with somebody

cortar el apetito to ruin one's appetite

cortar el bacalao familiar to be the boss

cortar en seco figurado to cut short

cortar la digestión to give one indigestion, upset one's stomach

cortar la palabra to interrupt

cortar por la mitad to split down the middle

cortar por lo sano familiar to take drastic measures

* * *

verb

1) to cut

2) slice

3) chop

4) trim

5) interrupt

6) block

•

- cortarse

* * *

1. VT

1) [con algo afilado] [gen] to cut; [en trozos] to chop; [en rebanadas] to slice

corta la manzana por la mitad — cut the apple in half

¿quién te ha cortado el pelo? — who cut your hair?

corta el apio en trozos — cut o chop the celery into pieces

2) (=partir) [+ árbol] to cut down; [+ madera] to saw

cortar la cabeza a algn — to cut sb's head off

3) (=dividir) to cut

la línea corta el círculo en dos — the line cuts o divides the circle in two

4) (=interrumpir)

a) [+ comunicaciones, agua, corriente] to cut off; [+ carretera, puente] (=cerrar) to close; (=bloquear) to block

han cortado el gas — the gas has been cut off

las tropas están intentando cortar la carretera que conduce al aeropuerto — the troops are trying to cut off the road to the airport

han cortado el tráfico durante unos minutos — they've closed the road to traffic for a few minutes

carretera cortada al tráfico — road closed

sus seguidores han cortado la calle — her followers have blocked off the road

nos cortaron la retirada — they cut off our retreat

cortar la hemorragia — to stop the bleeding

b) [+ relaciones] to break off; [+ discurso, conversación] to cut short

cortar la comunicación — to hang up

5) (=suprimir) to cut

la censura cortó una de las escenas — the censors cut one of the scenes

6) [frío] to chap, crack

el frío me corta los labios — the cold is chapping o cracking my lips

7) (Dep) [+ balón] to slice

8) [+ baraja] to cut

9) * [+ droga] to cut *

2. VI

1) (=estar afilado) to cut

estas tijeras no cortan — these scissors are blunt o don't cut
sano 1)
2) (Inform)

"cortar y pegar" — "cut and paste"

3) (Meteo)

hace un viento que corta — there's a bitter o biting wind

4) (=acortar)

podemos cortar por el parque — we can take a shortcut through the park

es mejor que cortéis por el atajo — it would be better if you took the shortcut

5)

• cortar con (=terminar) —

cortar con el pasado — to make a break with the past

hay que cortar con este comportamiento — we must put a stop to this behaviour

es absurdo cortar con tu tía por culpa de su marido — it's ridiculous to break off contact with your aunt because of her husband

ha cortado con su novia — he's broken up with o finished with his girlfriend

6)

¡corta! — * give us a break! *
rollo 1., 5)
7) (Naipes) to cut

8) (Radio)

¡corto! — over!

¡corto y cierro! — over and out!

9) LAm (Telec) to hang up

cortó — he hung up

3.

See:

cortarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( dividir) <cuerda/pastel> to cut, chop; < asado> to carve; <leña/madera> to chop; < baraja> to cut; <aire/agua> (liter) to slice o cut through

cortar por la línea de puntos — cut along the dotted line

cortar algo por la mitad — to cut something in half o in two

cortar algo en rodajas/en cuadritos — to slice/dice something

cortar algo en trozos — to cut something into pieces

¿en cuántas partes lo corto? — how many slices (o pieces etc) shall I cut it into?

este queso se corta muy bien — this cheese cuts very easily

2) (quitar, separar) <rama/punta/pierna> to cut off; < árbol> to cut down, chop down; < flores> (CS) to pick

me cortó un trozo de melón — she cut me a piece of melon

la máquina le cortó un dedo — the machine took off his finger

cortarle la cabeza a alguien — to chop off o cut off somebody's head

3) ( hacer más corto) <pelo/uñas> to cut; <césped/pasto> to mow; < seto> to cut; < rosal> to cut back; < texto> to cut down

le cortó el pelo — he cut her hair

4)

a) ( en costura) <falda/vestido> to cut out

b) ( recortar) <anuncio/receta/muñeca de papel> to cut out

5) ( interrumpir)

a) <agua/gas/luz/comunicación> to cut off; <película/programa> to interrupt

le cortaron el teléfono — his phone was cut off

cortarla — (Chi fam)

córtala con eso — OK, cut it out, now (colloq)

b) < retirada> to cut off

c) < calle> policía/obreros to close, block off; manifestantes to block

han cortado el tráfico en la zona — they've closed the area to traffic

me cortó el paso — he stood in my way

d) < relaciones diplomáticas> to break off; <subvenciones/ayuda> to cut off

6) < fiebre> to bring down; < hemorragia> to stop, stem

7) < persona> ( en conversación) to interrupt

me cortó en seco — he cut me short

8) (censurar, editar) < película> to cut; <escena/diálogo> to cut, to cut out

9) <recta/plano> to cross

10)

a) <heroína/cocaína> to adulterate, cut (colloq)

b) < leche> to curdle

11) frío

el frío me cortó los labios — my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weather

12) (RPl) < dientes> to cut
2.
cortar vi

1) cuchillo/tijeras to cut

2)

a) ( por radio)

corto y cambio — over

corto y fuera or corto y cierro — over and out

b) (Cin)

corten! — cut!

c) (CS) ( por teléfono) to hang up

no me cortes — don't hang up on me

3) ( terminar)

a) novios to break up, split up

cortar con alguien — to break up with somebody

b)

cortar con algo — <con pasado/raíces> to break with something

4) ( en naipes) to cut

5) ( en costura) to cut out

6) ( acortar camino)

cortar por algo: cortemos por el bosque/la plaza let's cut through the woods/across the square; cortaron por el atajo — they took the shortcut

7) (Chi fam) (ir, dirigirse)

cortaron para la ciudad — they headed for the city

no sabía para dónde cortar — (Chi fam) I/he didn't know which way to turn (colloq)
3.
cortarse v pron

1) ( interrumpirse) proyección/película to stop; llamada/gas to get cut off

se ha cortado la luz — there's been a power cut

se te va a cortar la digestión — you'll get stomach cramp

se me cortó la respiración — I could hardly breathe

2) (refl)

a) ( hacerse un corte) to cut oneself; <dedo/brazo/cara> to cut

me corté un dedo — I cut my finger

se cortó afeitándose — he cut himself shaving

b) piel/labios (+ me/te/le etc) to crack, become chapped

3)

a) (refl) <uñas/pelo> to cut

se corta el pelo ella misma — she cuts her own hair

se cortó las venas — he slashed his wrists

b) (caus) < pelo> to have... cut

4) (recípr) líneas/calles to cross

5) leche/mayonesa to curdle

6) (Chi, Esp) persona (turbarse, aturdirse) to get embarrassed

se corta en seguida — she gets easily embarrassed

7) (Chi fam) animal to collapse from exhaustion

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= cut off, crop, trim, slash, chop off, clip, dam (up), sever, intersect, chop down, shut off, chop up, cut down, fell, shear, trim off, cut + Nombre + up, split, shear off, snip, hew, cut up into + strips.

Ex. The spine folds of the assembled sheets were simply cut off, separating all the leaves, which were then attached to each other and to a backing strip by a coating of rubber solution, and cased in the ordinary way.

Ex. In addition, many of photographs are badly cropped, with the tops of heads, towers, and artworks lopped off.

Ex. The edges of the leaves may have been trimmed smooth by the binder, or left rough (uncut).

Ex. Finally, a few copies of an edition seem generally to have slipped through with their cancellanda uncancelled, so that examples of the original settings may sometimes be found (occasionally slashed by the warehouse keeper's shears, deliberate defacement which escaped notice).

Ex. Others chop off old records to remain within the limits of 680 MB.

Ex. Some libraries frequently subscribe to specific newspapers in duplicate in order to clip articles and illustrations of interest for particular subject files.

Ex. But to prevent any meandering at all, or to dam the flow of talk too soon and too often by intruding, generally only frustrates spontaneity = Aunque evitar cualquier divagación o cortar el flujo de la conversación demasiado pronto y con demasiada frecuencia con interrupciones generalmente sólo coarta la espontaneidad.

Ex. This art is is mass produced, often mechanically, and thus severed from tradition.

Ex. Contingency plans can be devised to intersect at several points on this time continuum.

Ex. Microform catalogs take up less room and are more sound ecologically since you don't have to chop down half of Canada everytime you make a large catalog = Los catálogos de microformas ocupan menos espacio y son más acertados desde un punto de vista ecológico ya que no tienes que talar la mitad de Canadá cada vez que hagas un catálogo grande.

Ex. Advanced design sprinklers shut off water when the fire is out, reducing the risk of water damage.

Ex. The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.

Ex. A subsequent owner cut down most of the surrounding woodland and the garden was largely lost.

Ex. In this study, thirty-four-year-old chestnut trees were felled, measured and weighed to evaluate their aboveground biomass.

Ex. All the activity on a sheep station was directed to one end: shearing the sheep and sending the wool away to the city.

Ex. If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.

Ex. They tortured her into revealing her Pin number and safe code before cutting her up and disposing of her in bin liners.

Ex. In the mechanised paper fibre process individual pages are soaked and split so that acid-free paper can be put between the two layers.

Ex. Working at the lumberyard pushing a tree through the buzz saw he accidentally sheared off all ten of his fingers.

Ex. It's perfect for dead heading dense flowering plant without accidentally snipping the neighboring blooms.

Ex. Oak was shaped by splitting with wooden wedges, and by hewing with axes or adzes.

Ex. Cut up the leftovers into strips, stick on skewers and finish quickly on the grill.

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* abrir cortando = lance.

* ¡corta el rollo! = put a sock in it!.

* cortar Algo = snip + Nombre + off.

* cortar Algo como si fuera mantequilla = cut through + Nombre + like a (hot) knife through butter.

* cortar Algo de raíz = nip + Nombre + in the bud.

* cortar a tajos = hack.

* cortar con barricadas = barricade.

* cortar con motoguadaña = strim.

* cortar con una sierra = saw.

* cortar, cortar con tijeras = snip.

* cortar el agua = cut off + the water.

* cortar el bacalao = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.

* cortar el césped = mow + the lawn, mow.

* cortar el cuello = decapitate.

* cortar el rollo = cut to + the chase.

* cortar en lonchas = slice.

* cortar en pedacitos = cut up into + small pieces.

* cortar en pedazos = cut + Nombre + up.

* cortar en rebanadas = slice.

* cortar en rodajas = slice.

* cortar en tajos = hack.

* cortar en tiras = shred, cut up into + strips.

* cortar en trocitos = dice.

* cortar en trozos = cut + Nombre + up.

* cortar la cabeza = behead.

* cortar la hierba = mow.

* cortar las flores marchitas = deadhead.

* cortarle las alas a Alguien = clip + Posesivo + wings.

* cortarle los vuelos a Alguien = clip + Posesivo + wings.

* cortar llegando al hueso = cut to + the bone.

* cortar metal = shear.

* cortar perpendicularmente a la veta de crecimiento = cut + across the grain.

* cortar por = cut across.

* cortar por lo sano = cut + Gordian knot, cut + Posesivo + losses.

* cortar radicalmente con = make + a clean break with.

* cortarse = nick + Reflexivo.

* cortar un nudo gordiano = cut + Gordian knot.

* cortar y pegar = cut-and-paste.

* cortar y secar = cut and dry.

* máquina de cortar en rebanadas = slicer.

* sin cortar = uncut.

* utensilio para cortar = cutting tool.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( dividir) <cuerda/pastel> to cut, chop; < asado> to carve; <leña/madera> to chop; < baraja> to cut; <aire/agua> (liter) to slice o cut through

cortar por la línea de puntos — cut along the dotted line

cortar algo por la mitad — to cut something in half o in two

cortar algo en rodajas/en cuadritos — to slice/dice something

cortar algo en trozos — to cut something into pieces

¿en cuántas partes lo corto? — how many slices (o pieces etc) shall I cut it into?

este queso se corta muy bien — this cheese cuts very easily

2) (quitar, separar) <rama/punta/pierna> to cut off; < árbol> to cut down, chop down; < flores> (CS) to pick

me cortó un trozo de melón — she cut me a piece of melon

la máquina le cortó un dedo — the machine took off his finger

cortarle la cabeza a alguien — to chop off o cut off somebody's head

3) ( hacer más corto) <pelo/uñas> to cut; <césped/pasto> to mow; < seto> to cut; < rosal> to cut back; < texto> to cut down

le cortó el pelo — he cut her hair

4)

a) ( en costura) <falda/vestido> to cut out

b) ( recortar) <anuncio/receta/muñeca de papel> to cut out

5) ( interrumpir)

a) <agua/gas/luz/comunicación> to cut off; <película/programa> to interrupt

le cortaron el teléfono — his phone was cut off

cortarla — (Chi fam)

córtala con eso — OK, cut it out, now (colloq)

b) < retirada> to cut off

c) < calle> policía/obreros to close, block off; manifestantes to block

han cortado el tráfico en la zona — they've closed the area to traffic

me cortó el paso — he stood in my way

d) < relaciones diplomáticas> to break off; <subvenciones/ayuda> to cut off

6) < fiebre> to bring down; < hemorragia> to stop, stem

7) < persona> ( en conversación) to interrupt

me cortó en seco — he cut me short

8) (censurar, editar) < película> to cut; <escena/diálogo> to cut, to cut out

9) <recta/plano> to cross

10)

a) <heroína/cocaína> to adulterate, cut (colloq)

b) < leche> to curdle

11) frío

el frío me cortó los labios — my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weather

12) (RPl) < dientes> to cut
2.
cortar vi

1) cuchillo/tijeras to cut

2)

a) ( por radio)

corto y cambio — over

corto y fuera or corto y cierro — over and out

b) (Cin)

corten! — cut!

c) (CS) ( por teléfono) to hang up

no me cortes — don't hang up on me

3) ( terminar)

a) novios to break up, split up

cortar con alguien — to break up with somebody

b)

cortar con algo — <con pasado/raíces> to break with something

4) ( en naipes) to cut

5) ( en costura) to cut out

6) ( acortar camino)

cortar por algo: cortemos por el bosque/la plaza let's cut through the woods/across the square; cortaron por el atajo — they took the shortcut

7) (Chi fam) (ir, dirigirse)

cortaron para la ciudad — they headed for the city

no sabía para dónde cortar — (Chi fam) I/he didn't know which way to turn (colloq)
3.
cortarse v pron

1) ( interrumpirse) proyección/película to stop; llamada/gas to get cut off

se ha cortado la luz — there's been a power cut

se te va a cortar la digestión — you'll get stomach cramp

se me cortó la respiración — I could hardly breathe

2) (refl)

a) ( hacerse un corte) to cut oneself; <dedo/brazo/cara> to cut

me corté un dedo — I cut my finger

se cortó afeitándose — he cut himself shaving

b) piel/labios (+ me/te/le etc) to crack, become chapped

3)

a) (refl) <uñas/pelo> to cut

se corta el pelo ella misma — she cuts her own hair

se cortó las venas — he slashed his wrists

b) (caus) < pelo> to have... cut

4) (recípr) líneas/calles to cross

5) leche/mayonesa to curdle

6) (Chi, Esp) persona (turbarse, aturdirse) to get embarrassed

se corta en seguida — she gets easily embarrassed

7) (Chi fam) animal to collapse from exhaustion

* * *

= cut off, crop, trim, slash, chop off, clip, dam (up), sever, intersect, chop down, shut off, chop up, cut down, fell, shear, trim off, cut + Nombre + up, split, shear off, snip, hew, cut up into + strips.

Ex: The spine folds of the assembled sheets were simply cut off, separating all the leaves, which were then attached to each other and to a backing strip by a coating of rubber solution, and cased in the ordinary way.

Ex: In addition, many of photographs are badly cropped, with the tops of heads, towers, and artworks lopped off.

Ex: The edges of the leaves may have been trimmed smooth by the binder, or left rough (uncut).

Ex: Finally, a few copies of an edition seem generally to have slipped through with their cancellanda uncancelled, so that examples of the original settings may sometimes be found (occasionally slashed by the warehouse keeper's shears, deliberate defacement which escaped notice).

Ex: Others chop off old records to remain within the limits of 680 MB.

Ex: Some libraries frequently subscribe to specific newspapers in duplicate in order to clip articles and illustrations of interest for particular subject files.

Ex: But to prevent any meandering at all, or to dam the flow of talk too soon and too often by intruding, generally only frustrates spontaneity = Aunque evitar cualquier divagación o cortar el flujo de la conversación demasiado pronto y con demasiada frecuencia con interrupciones generalmente sólo coarta la espontaneidad.

Ex: This art is is mass produced, often mechanically, and thus severed from tradition.

Ex: Contingency plans can be devised to intersect at several points on this time continuum.

Ex: Microform catalogs take up less room and are more sound ecologically since you don't have to chop down half of Canada everytime you make a large catalog = Los catálogos de microformas ocupan menos espacio y son más acertados desde un punto de vista ecológico ya que no tienes que talar la mitad de Canadá cada vez que hagas un catálogo grande.

Ex: Advanced design sprinklers shut off water when the fire is out, reducing the risk of water damage.

Ex: The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.

Ex: A subsequent owner cut down most of the surrounding woodland and the garden was largely lost.

Ex: In this study, thirty-four-year-old chestnut trees were felled, measured and weighed to evaluate their aboveground biomass.

Ex: All the activity on a sheep station was directed to one end: shearing the sheep and sending the wool away to the city.

Ex: If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.

Ex: They tortured her into revealing her Pin number and safe code before cutting her up and disposing of her in bin liners.

Ex: In the mechanised paper fibre process individual pages are soaked and split so that acid-free paper can be put between the two layers.

Ex: Working at the lumberyard pushing a tree through the buzz saw he accidentally sheared off all ten of his fingers.

Ex: It's perfect for dead heading dense flowering plant without accidentally snipping the neighboring blooms.

Ex: Oak was shaped by splitting with wooden wedges, and by hewing with axes or adzes.

Ex: Cut up the leftovers into strips, stick on skewers and finish quickly on the grill.

* abrir cortando = lance.

* ¡corta el rollo! = put a sock in it!.

* cortar Algo = snip + Nombre + off.

* cortar Algo como si fuera mantequilla = cut through + Nombre + like a (hot) knife through butter.

* cortar Algo de raíz = nip + Nombre + in the bud.

* cortar a tajos = hack.

* cortar con barricadas = barricade.

* cortar con motoguadaña = strim.

* cortar con una sierra = saw.

* cortar, cortar con tijeras = snip.

* cortar el agua = cut off + the water.

* cortar el bacalao = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.

* cortar el césped = mow + the lawn, mow.

* cortar el cuello = decapitate.

* cortar el rollo = cut to + the chase.

* cortar en lonchas = slice.

* cortar en pedacitos = cut up into + small pieces.

* cortar en pedazos = cut + Nombre + up.

* cortar en rebanadas = slice.

* cortar en rodajas = slice.

* cortar en tajos = hack.

* cortar en tiras = shred, cut up into + strips.

* cortar en trocitos = dice.

* cortar en trozos = cut + Nombre + up.

* cortar la cabeza = behead.

* cortar la hierba = mow.

* cortar las flores marchitas = deadhead.

* cortarle las alas a Alguien = clip + Posesivo + wings.

* cortarle los vuelos a Alguien = clip + Posesivo + wings.

* cortar llegando al hueso = cut to + the bone.

* cortar metal = shear.

* cortar perpendicularmente a la veta de crecimiento = cut + across the grain.

* cortar por = cut across.

* cortar por lo sano = cut + Gordian knot, cut + Posesivo + losses.

* cortar radicalmente con = make + a clean break with.

* cortarse = nick + Reflexivo.

* cortar un nudo gordiano = cut + Gordian knot.

* cortar y pegar = cut-and-paste.

* cortar y secar = cut and dry.

* máquina de cortar en rebanadas = slicer.

* sin cortar = uncut.

* utensilio para cortar = cutting tool.

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cortar [A1 ]

vt

A (dividir)

1 ‹cuerda/tarta› to cut

corta el cable aquí cut the wire here

cortar por la línea de puntos cut along the dotted line

se pasa horas cortando papeles he spends hours cutting up pieces of paper

cortó el pastel por la mitad he cut the cake in half o in two

¿en cuántas partes lo corto? how many slices ( o pieces etc) shall I cut it into?

puedes ir cortando las zanahorias you could start chopping the carrots

se cortan los pimientos por la mitad cut o slice the peppers into halves

cortar algo en trozos to cut sth into pieces

cortar algo en rodajas/en cuadritos to slice/dice sth

este queso se corta muy bien this cheese cuts very easily

cortar la carne en trozos pequeños chop o cut the meat (up) into small chunks

2 ‹asado› to carve

3 ‹leña/madera› to chop

4 ‹baraja› to cut

5 ( liter); ‹aire/agua› to slice o cut through

B (quitar, separar)

1 ‹rama/punta› to cut off; ‹pierna/brazo› to cut off; ‹árbol› to cut down, chop down; ‹flores› ( AmL) to pick

córtame una puntita de pan cut me off a bit of bread, will you?

me cortó un trozo de melón she cut me a piece of melon

cortarles los tallos y poner a hervir cut off o remove the stalks and boil

la máquina le cortó un dedo the machine took off his finger, his finger got cut off in the machine

cortarle la cabeza a algn to chop off o cut off sb's head

sano

2 ‹anuncio/receta› to cut out

C (hacer más corto) to cut

le cortó el pelo/las uñas he cut her hair/nails

cortar el césped to mow the lawn, cut the grass

hay que cortar los rosales the rose bushes need cutting back o pruning

D

«viento»: hacía un viento que me cortaba la cara there was a biting wind blowing in my face o ( liter) lashing my face

E (en costura) ‹falda/vestido› to cut out

F

1 ‹agua/gas/luz› to cut off; ‹comunicación› to cut off

le cortaron el teléfono his phone was cut off

corta la electricidad antes de tocarlo switch off the electricity before you touch it

siempre cortan la película en lo más interesante they always interrupt the movie at the most exciting moment

cortarla ( Chi fam): córtala con eso OK, cut it out, now ( colloq)

córtenla de hacer ruido cut out the noise, will you? ( colloq)

2 ‹calle› (por obras) to close

los manifestantes cortaron la carretera the demonstrators blocked the road

la policía cortó la calle the police blocked off o closed the street

3 ‹retirada› to cut off

han cortado el tráfico en la zona they've closed the area to traffic

la policía nos cortó el paso the police cut us off

4 ‹relaciones diplomáticas› to break off; ‹subvenciones/ayuda› to cut off

G ‹fiebre› to bring down; ‹resfriado› to cure, get rid of; ‹hemorragia› to stop, stem

H ‹persona› (en una conversación) to interrupt

me cortó en seco he cut me short, he cut me off sharply

I ‹película› to cut, edit; ‹escena/diálogo› to cut out, edit out

J ‹recta/plano› to cross

la Avenida Santa Fe corta el Paseo de Gracia the Avenida Santa Fe crosses the Paseo de Gracia

K

1 ‹heroína/cocaína› to adulterate, cut ( colloq)

2 ‹vermut› to add water ( o lemon etc) to

3 ‹leche› to curdle

L ( RPl) ‹dientes› to cut

está cortando los dientes he's cutting his teeth, he's teething

M

( Chi) ‹animal› cortó al caballo de tanto galopar he rode the horse so hard that it collapsed

■ cortar

vi

A «cuchillo/tijeras» to cut

este cuchillo no corta this knife doesn't cut o is blunt

B

1

(por radio): corto y cambio over

corto y fuera or corto y cierro over and out

2 ( Cin):

¡corten! cut!

3 (CS) (por teléfono) to hang up

no me cortes don't hang up on me, don't put the phone down on me

C (terminar)

1 «novios» to break up, split up

ha cortado con el novio she's broken o split up with her boyfriend

2 cortar CON algo to break WITH sth

decidió cortar con el pasado she decided to break with o make a break with the past

D (en naipes) to cut

E (en costura) to cut out

F (acortar camino) cortar POR algo:

cortemos por el bosque/la plaza let's cut through the woods/across the square, let's take a short cut through the woods/across the square

cortaron por el atajo they took the shortcut

G

( Chi fam) (ir, dirigirse): cortaron para la ciudad they headed for o made for the city

no sabía para dónde cortar ( Chi fam); I/he didn't know which way to turn ( colloq)

■ cortarse

v pron

A (interrumpirse) «proyección/película» to stop; «llamada/gas» to get cut off

se cortó la línea or comunicación I got cut off

se ha cortado la luz there's been a power cut

no te metas en el agua ahora, que se te va a cortar la digestión don't go in the water yet, it's bad for the digestion/you'll get stomach cramp

casi se me corta la respiración del susto I was so frightened I could hardly breathe

B ( refl) (hacerse un corte) to cut oneself; ‹dedo/brazo/cara› to cut

iba descalza y me corté el pie I was barefoot shoes and I cut my foot

se cortó afeitándose he cut himself shaving

C

1 ( refl) ‹uñas/pelo› to cut

se corta el pelo ella misma she cuts her own hair

se cortó una oreja he cut off his ear

se cortó las venas he slashed his wrists

2 ( caus) ‹pelo› to have … cut

¿cuándo vas a cortarte el pelo? when are you going to have a haircut o get your hair cut?

D ( recípr) «líneas/calles» to cross

E «leche» to go off, curdle; «mayonesa» to curdle

F

( Esp) «persona» (turbarse, aturdirse): no le digas eso que se corta don't say that to her, she'll get all embarrassed

se corta cuando se ve entre mucha gente he comes over o goes all shy when there are too many people around ( colloq)

G ( Chi fam) «animal» to collapse from exhaustion

me corto de hambre/sed I'm dying of hunger/thirst

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cortar ( conjugate cortar) verbo transitivo
1 ( dividir) ‹cuerda/pastel› to cut, chop;
‹ asado› to carve;
‹leña/madera› to chop;
‹ baraja› to cut;
◊ cortar algo por la mitad to cut sth in half o in two;

cortar algo en rodajas/en cuadritos to slice/dice sth;
cortar algo en trozos to cut sth into pieces
2 (quitar, separar) ‹rama/punta/pierna› to cut off;
‹ árbol› to cut down, chop down;
‹ flores› (CS) to pick;
◊ me cortó un trozo de melón she cut me a piece of melon

3 ( hacer más corto) ‹pelo/uñas› to cut;
‹césped/pasto› to mow;
‹ seto› to cut;
‹ rosal› to cut back;
‹ texto› to cut down
4 ( en costura) ‹falda/vestido› to cut out
5 ( interrumpir)
a) ‹agua/gas/luz/teléfono› to cut off;

‹película/programa› to interrupt
b) ‹ calle› [policía/obreros] to close, block off;

[ manifestantes] to block;
◊ me cortó el paso he stood in my way

6 (censurar, editar) ‹ película› to cut;
‹escena/diálogo› to cut (out)
7 [ frío]:
◊ el frío me cortó los labios my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weather

verbo intransitivo
1 [cuchillo/tijeras] to cut
2
a) (Cin):

◊ ¡corten! cut!

b) (CS) ( por teléfono) to hang up;

◊ no me cortes don't hang up on me

c) ( en naipes) to cut

cortarse verbo pronominal
1 ( interrumpirse) [proyección/película] to stop;
[llamada/gas] to get cut off;
◊ se cortó la luz there was a power cut;

se me cortó la respiración I could hardly breathe
2
a) ( refl) ( hacerse un corte) to cut oneself;

‹brazo/cara› to cut;
◊ me corté un dedo I cut my finger

b) ( refl) ‹uñas/pelo› to cut;

◊ se corta el pelo ella misma she cuts her own hair

c) ( caus) ‹ pelo› to have … cut;

◊ tengo que cortarme el pelo I have to have my hair cut

d) [piel/labios] to crack, become chapped

3 ( cruzarse) [líneas/calles] to cross
4 [ leche] to curdle;
[mayonesa/salsa] to separate
5 (Chi, Esp) [ persona] (turbarse, aturdirse) to get embarrassed
cortar
I verbo transitivo
1 to cut
(un árbol) to cut down
(el césped) to mow
2 (amputar) to cut off
3 (la luz, el teléfono) to cut off
4 (impedir el paso) to block
5 (eliminar, censurar) to cut out
II verbo intransitivo
1 (partir) to cut
2 (atajar) to cut across, to take a short cut
3 familiar (interrumpir una relación) to split up: cortó con su novia, he split up with his girlfriend
♦ Locuciones: familiar cortar por lo sano, to put an end to
' cortar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bacalao
- colgar
- desconectar
- lámina
- ligadura
- pelar
- pinchar
- ras
- sana
- sano
- seccionar
- sesgar
- despedazar
- largo
- mitad
- plantilla
- servir
- tijeras
- trozo
English:
bar
- begin
- block off
- blunt
- board
- breadboard
- chop
- chop off
- chop up
- clip
- consent
- cramp
- cut
- cut off
- cut up
- dice
- disconnect
- edit
- fillet
- hack
- hair-clippers
- lop off
- mow
- nick
- nip
- pick
- rot
- sever
- shear
- shred
- shut off
- slice
- slice through
- slice up
- slit
- snip
- take off
- bite
- block
- bread
- break
- carve
- clippers
- crop
- dock
- gash
- hang
- lawnmower
- lop
- loss

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cortar

♦ vt

1. [seccionar] to cut;
[en pedazos] to cut up; [escindir] [rama, brazo, cabeza] to cut off; [talar] to cut down;
cortar el césped to mow the lawn, to cut the grass;

hay que cortar leña para el hogar we have to chop some firewood for the hearth;

siempre corta el pavo he always carves the turkey;

cortar una rebanada de pan to cut a slice of bread;

cortar el pan a rodajas to slice the bread, to cut the bread into slices;

cortar algo en pedazos to cut sth into pieces;

corta la tarta en cinco partes divide the cake in five, cut the cake into five slices;

corta esta cuerda por la mitad cut this string in half;

corta la cebolla muy fina chop the onion very finely;

le cortaron la cabeza they chopped her head off;

le cortaron dos dedos porque se le habían gangrenado they amputated o removed two of his fingers that had gone gangrenous;

cortarle el pelo a alguien to cut sb's hair

2. [recortar] [tela, figura de papel] to cut out;
[gastos] to cut back
3. [interrumpir] [retirada, luz, teléfono] to cut off;
[carretera] to close; [hemorragia] to stop, to staunch; [discurso, conversación] to interrupt; Dep [pase, tiro] to block;
cortar la luz to cut off the electricity supply;

nos han cortado el teléfono our telephone has been cut off o disconnected;

la nieve nos cortó el paso we were cut off by the snow;

cortaron el tráfico para que pasara el desfile they closed the road to traffic so the procession could pass by;

la falta cortó el ataque del equipo visitante the foul stopped the away team's attack;

cortada por obras [en letrero] road closed for repairs;

en esta cadena de televisión no cortan las películas con anuncios on this television channel they don't interrupt the films with adverts;

Comp
CSur Fam
¡cortála! shut it!, shut up!

4. [atravesar] [recta] to cross, to intersect;
[calle, territorio] to cut across;
el río corta la región de este a oeste the river runs right across o bisects the region from east to west

5. [labios, piel] to crack, to chap

6. Fam [droga] to cut

7. [baraja] to cut

8. [leche] to curdle;

el calor corta la mayonesa heat makes mayonnaise spoil o Br go off

9. [película] [escena] to cut;
[censurar] to censor
10. [poner fin a] [beca] to cut;
[relaciones diplomáticas] to break off; [abusos] to put a stop to;
cortar un problema de raíz [impedirlo] to nip a problem in the bud;
[erradicarlo] to root a problem out;
Comp

cortar algo por lo sano: tenemos que cortar este comportamiento por lo sano we must take drastic measures to put an end to this behaviour

11. Fam [avergonzar]
este hombre me corta un poco I find it hard to be myself when that man's around

12. RP [comunicación]
cortar la comunicación to hang up;

me cortó en mitad de la frase she hung up on me when I was in mid-sentence

13. Informát to cut;

cortar y pegar cut and paste

♦ vi

1. [producir un corte] to cut;

estas tijeras no cortan these scissors don't cut (properly);

corte por la línea de puntos cut along the dotted line;

Comp

cortar por lo sano [aplicar una solución drástica] to resort to drastic measures;

decidió cortar por lo sano con su pasado she decided to make a clean break with her past

2. [atajar] to take a short cut ( por through);
corté por el camino del bosque I took a short cut through the forest

3. [terminar una relación] to split up ( con with);
corté con mi novio I've split up with my boyfriend

4. [terminar una acción] Cine
¡corten! cut!;
Rad
¡corto y cambio! over!;

¡corto y cierro! over and out!

5. [en juego de cartas] to cut

6. [ser muy intenso]
hace un frío que corta it's bitterly cold

7. RP [hablando por teléfono] to hang up, to put the phone down;

no corte, por favor hold the line, please

♦ See also the pronominal verb cortarse

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cortar

I v/t

1 cut; electricidad cut off

2 calle close

3

:

cortar la respiración fig take one’s breath away

II v/i cut;

cortar con alguien split up with s.o.

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cortar vt

1) : to cut, to slice, to trim

2) : to cut out, to omit

3) : to cut off, to interrupt

4) : to block, to close off

5) : to curdle (milk)

cortar vi

1) : to cut

2) : to break up

3) : to hang up (the telephone)

♦ See also the reflexive verb cortarse

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cortar vb

1. (en general) to cut [pt. & pp. cut]

cortó un trozo de queso she cut a slice of cheese

este cuchillo no corta this knife doesn't cut

ten cuidado con la lata, que corta be careful with the tin it's sharp

2. (agua, luz, teléfono) to cut off

han cortado el gas the gas has been cut off

3. (calle, carretera) to close

han cortado la calle the road has been closed

cortar el bacalao to be the boss

cortar en pedazos to cut up

Spanish-English dictionary > cortar
4 cut

I [kʌt]
nome

1) taglio m.; (in surgery) incisione f.

to get a cut from sth. — tagliarsi o farsi un taglio con qcs.

to give [sth.] a cut — tagliare [hair, grass]

2) (hairstyle) taglio m.

a cut and blow-dry — taglio e piega

3) colloq. (share) parte f.

4) (reduction) riduzione f., taglio m. (in di)

a price cut — una riduzione dei prezzi

job cuts — tagli occupazionali

5) gastr. taglio m.

6) (shape) (of gem, suit, jacket) taglio m.

7) cinem. (removal of footage) taglio m.; (shot) raccordo m., cut m.

8) mus. colloq. (track) pezzo m.

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to be a cut above sb., sth. — essere superiore a qcn., qcs
II 1. [kʌt]
verbo transitivo ( forma in -ing - tt-; pass., p.pass. cut)

1) tagliare [bread, fabric, paper, slice, wood]; fare [hole, slit]

to cut sth. out of — ritagliare qcs. da [fabric, magazine]

to cut [sth.] open — aprire [packet, sack]

2) (sever) tagliare [rope, throat]; tagliare, recidere [flower, vein]; tagliare, mietere [ wheat]; fig. rompere [ links]

3) (carve out) fare [ notch]; scavare [channel, tunnel]; incidere [ initials]

4) (wound)

to cut one's finger — tagliarsi il dito

5) (trim) tagliare [hair, grass, hedge]

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

6) (shape) tagliare [gem, marble, suit]; [ locksmith] fare [ key]

7) (liberate)

to cut sb. from — liberare qcn. da [ wreckage]

to cut sb. free o loose — liberare qcn. ( from da)

8) (edit) tagliare [article, film, scene]

9) (reduce) ridurre, abbassare [ price]; ridurre, tagliare [rate, expenditure, wages]; ridurre [cost, budget, inflation, staff, working day] (by di); diminuire [ length]

10) (grow)

to cut one's teeth — mettere i denti

11) (record) incidere [ album]; registrare [ track]

12) inform. tagliare

13) gioc. tagliare [ cards]

14) (intersect) [ line] intersecare [ circle]; [ track] tagliare [ road]

15) colloq. (stop)

cut the chatter — basta con le chiacchiere

16) colloq. (fail to attend) marinare [class, lesson]; non andare a [ meeting]

17) (snub) ignorare [ person]

to cut sb. dead — ignorare completamente qcn
2.
verbo intransitivo ( forma in -ing - tt-; pass., p.pass. cut)

1) tagliare

cardboard cuts easily — il cartone si taglia facilmente

to cut into — tagliare [cake, fabric, paper]; incidere [flesh, organ]; fig. incidere su [ leisure time]

2) (move, go)

to cut down a side street — tagliare per una via laterale

to cut in front of sb. — (in a queue) passare davanti a qcn.; (in a car) sorpassare qcn

3) cinem. [ camera] staccare

4) gioc. tagliare
3.
verbo riflessivo ( forma in -ing - tt-; pass., p.pass. cut)

to cut oneself — tagliarsi

- cut across

- cut back

- cut down

- cut in

- cut off

- cut out

- cut short

- cut through

- cut up

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to cut and run — fig. darsela a gambe

to cut both ways — essere a doppio taglio
III 1. [kʌt]
passato, participio passato cut II
2.
aggettivo

1) (sliced, sawn) [fabric, rope, pages, timber] tagliato

2) (shaped) [gem, stone] tagliato

a well-cut jacket — una giacca di buon taglio

3) (injured) [ lip] tagliato

to have a cut finger — avere un taglio al dito

4) [hay, grass] tagliato; [ flowers] tagliato, reciso

5) (edited) [film, text] con tagli, tagliato

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to have one's work cut out to do — avere il proprio (bel) daffare

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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.) tagliare

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.) tagliare; ritagliare

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.) tagliare

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

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

13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) fingere di non vedere
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.) taglio

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

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

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- cutter
- cutting 3. adjective
(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) tagliente, pungente

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

- 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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I [kʌt]
nome

1) taglio m.; (in surgery) incisione f.

to get a cut from sth. — tagliarsi o farsi un taglio con qcs.

to give [sth.] a cut — tagliare [hair, grass]

2) (hairstyle) taglio m.

a cut and blow-dry — taglio e piega

3) colloq. (share) parte f.

4) (reduction) riduzione f., taglio m. (in di)

a price cut — una riduzione dei prezzi

job cuts — tagli occupazionali

5) gastr. taglio m.

6) (shape) (of gem, suit, jacket) taglio m.

7) cinem. (removal of footage) taglio m.; (shot) raccordo m., cut m.

8) mus. colloq. (track) pezzo m.

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to be a cut above sb., sth. — essere superiore a qcn., qcs
II 1. [kʌt]
verbo transitivo ( forma in -ing - tt-; pass., p.pass. cut)

1) tagliare [bread, fabric, paper, slice, wood]; fare [hole, slit]

to cut sth. out of — ritagliare qcs. da [fabric, magazine]

to cut [sth.] open — aprire [packet, sack]

2) (sever) tagliare [rope, throat]; tagliare, recidere [flower, vein]; tagliare, mietere [ wheat]; fig. rompere [ links]

3) (carve out) fare [ notch]; scavare [channel, tunnel]; incidere [ initials]

4) (wound)

to cut one's finger — tagliarsi il dito

5) (trim) tagliare [hair, grass, hedge]

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

6) (shape) tagliare [gem, marble, suit]; [ locksmith] fare [ key]

7) (liberate)

to cut sb. from — liberare qcn. da [ wreckage]

to cut sb. free o loose — liberare qcn. ( from da)

8) (edit) tagliare [article, film, scene]

9) (reduce) ridurre, abbassare [ price]; ridurre, tagliare [rate, expenditure, wages]; ridurre [cost, budget, inflation, staff, working day] (by di); diminuire [ length]

10) (grow)

to cut one's teeth — mettere i denti

11) (record) incidere [ album]; registrare [ track]

12) inform. tagliare

13) gioc. tagliare [ cards]

14) (intersect) [ line] intersecare [ circle]; [ track] tagliare [ road]

15) colloq. (stop)

cut the chatter — basta con le chiacchiere

16) colloq. (fail to attend) marinare [class, lesson]; non andare a [ meeting]

17) (snub) ignorare [ person]

to cut sb. dead — ignorare completamente qcn
2.
verbo intransitivo ( forma in -ing - tt-; pass., p.pass. cut)

1) tagliare

cardboard cuts easily — il cartone si taglia facilmente

to cut into — tagliare [cake, fabric, paper]; incidere [flesh, organ]; fig. incidere su [ leisure time]

2) (move, go)

to cut down a side street — tagliare per una via laterale

to cut in front of sb. — (in a queue) passare davanti a qcn.; (in a car) sorpassare qcn

3) cinem. [ camera] staccare

4) gioc. tagliare
3.
verbo riflessivo ( forma in -ing - tt-; pass., p.pass. cut)

to cut oneself — tagliarsi

- cut across

- cut back

- cut down

- cut in

- cut off

- cut out

- cut short

- cut through

- cut up

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to cut and run — fig. darsela a gambe

to cut both ways — essere a doppio taglio
III 1. [kʌt]
passato, participio passato cut II
2.
aggettivo

1) (sliced, sawn) [fabric, rope, pages, timber] tagliato

2) (shaped) [gem, stone] tagliato

a well-cut jacket — una giacca di buon taglio

3) (injured) [ lip] tagliato

to have a cut finger — avere un taglio al dito

4) [hay, grass] tagliato; [ flowers] tagliato, reciso

5) (edited) [film, text] con tagli, tagliato

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to have one's work cut out to do — avere il proprio (bel) daffare

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5 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
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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
7 cut

cut

A n

1 ( incision) gen entaille f ; ( in surgery) incision f ; to make a cut in faire une entaille dans [cloth, wood] ; [surgeon] faire une incision dans [flesh] ;

2 ( wound) coupure f ; to get a cut from sth se couper sur qch ;

3 ( hairstyle) coupe f ; a cut and blow-dry une coupe-brushing ;

4 ○ ( share) part f ; a cut of the profits/takings une part des bénéfices/recettes ; she takes a 25% cut of the total sum elle prend 25% de la somme globale ;

5 ( reduction) réduction f (in de) ; a cut in prices, a price cut une baisse des prix ; a cut in the interest/unemployment rate une baisse du taux d'intérêt/de chômage ; job cuts suppression f d'emplois ; he agreed to take a cut in salary il a accepté qu'on lui diminue son salaire ;

6 ( trim) to give [sth] a cut couper [hair, grass] ;

7 Culin morceau m ; fillet is the most tender cut le filet est le morceau le plus tendre ;

8 ( shape) ( of gem) taille f ; (of suit, jacket) coupe f ;

9 Cin ( removal of footage) coupure f ; ( shot) plan m de raccord (from de ; to à) ; final cut final cut m ;

10 ( in editing) coupure f ; to make cuts in faire des coupures dans [article, story] ;

11 ( shorter route) raccourci m ;

12 Art, Print cliché m, gravure f ;

13 Sport coup m tranchant ;

14 ○ Mus ( track) morceau m ; classic cuts from the 60's des morceaux classiques des années 60.

B vtr ( p prés - tt- ; prét, pp cut)

1 ( slice) couper [bread, fabric, metal, paper, slice, wood] ; faire [hole, slit] ; to cut sth out of couper qch dans [fabric] ; découper qch dans [magazine] ; to cut sth in half ou in two couper qch en deux ; to cut sth into quarters/slices/pieces couper qch en quartiers/tranches/morceaux ; to cut sth to shreds ou ribbons mettre [qch] en pièces [fabric, document] ; my hands were cut to shreds mes mains étaient tout abîmées ;

2 ( sever) couper [rope, ribbon, throat, wire] ; ouvrir [vein] ; couper [flower, stem] ; faucher, couper [wheat] ; fig rompre [ties, links] ;

3 ( carve out) faire [notch] ; creuser [channel, tunnel] ; graver [initials] (in dans) ; to cut sth open ouvrir [packet, sack] ; [surgeon] ouvrir [chest, stomach] ; to cut one's way through se frayer un chemin dans [undergrowth] ;

4 ( wound) lit ( once) blesser [victim] ; ( repeatedly) taillader [victim] ; fig [remark] blesser [person] ; to cut one's finger/lip se couper le doigt/la lèvre ; the rocks cut their feet les rochers leur ont tailladé les pieds ; the wind cut me like a knife le vent était mordant ;

5 ( trim) couper [grass, hair] ; tailler [hedge] ; to cut one's fringe/finger nails se couper la frange/les ongles ; to have one's hair cut se faire couper les cheveux ;

6 (shape, fashion) tailler [gem, marble, wood] ; découper [pastry] ; tailler [suit] ; [locksmith] refaire [key] ; to cut sth into triangles/strips couper qch en triangles/bandes ; to cut sth into the shape of a bird découper qch en forme d'oiseau ;

7 ( liberate) to cut sb from sth dégager qn de [wreckage] ; to cut sb/sth free ou loose libérer qn/qch (from de) ;

8 ( edit) couper [article, film] ; supprimer [scene] ; we cut the film to 90 minutes nous avons réduit le film à 90 minutes ; I cut the article from 3,000 to 2,000 words j'ai réduit l'article de 3 000 à 2 000 mots ;

9 ( reduce) baisser [price, rate] ; réduire [cost, expenditure, inflation, list, number, staff, wages] (by de) ; diminuer [length, size, working day, salary] ; comprimer [budget] ; we've cut prices by 10% on a baissé les prix de 10% ; we've cut the amount of time we spend on the phone nous passons moins de temps au téléphone ;

10 ( grow) to cut a tooth percer une dent ; to cut one's teeth faire ses dents ;

11 ( switch off) éteindre [headlights] ;

12 ( record) faire, graver [album] ; tracer [track] ;

13 Comput couper [paragraph, section] ; cut and paste couper-coller ; cut the first paragraph and paste it in at the end coupez le premier paragraphe et collez-le à la fin ;

14 Games couper [cards, deck] ;

15 ( dilute) couper [drink, drugs] (with avec) ;

16 ( intersect) [line] couper [circle] ; [track] couper [road] ;

17 ○ ( stop) cut the chatter arrêtez de jacasser ; cut the flattery/sarcasm! assez de flatteries/sarcasme! ; cut the crap ◑ ! arrête de déconner ◑ ! ;

18 ○ ( fail to attend) sécher ○ [class, lesson] ; ne pas aller à [meeting, conference] ;

19 ( snub) ignorer, snober [person] ; she cut me dead in the street elle m'a complètement ignoré dans la rue ;

20 Cin ( splice) monter.

C vi ( p prés - tt- ; prét, pp cut)

1 (slice, make an incision) couper ; this knife cuts well ce couteau coupe bien ; cardboard cuts easily le carton est facile à couper ; cut along the dotted line coupez suivant les pointillés ; will the cake cut into six? tu crois que le gâteau fera pour six? ; to cut into entamer [cake, pie] ; couper [fabric, paper] ; inciser [flesh, organ] ;

2 (move, go) to cut across the park couper à travers le parc ; our route cuts across Belgium notre itinéraire traverse la Belgique ; the lorry cut across my path le camion m'a coupé la route ; to cut down a sidestreet couper par une petite rue ; to cut in front of sb ( in a queue) passer devant qn ; ( in a car) faire une queue de poisson à qn ;

3 Cin the camera cut to the president la caméra s'est braquée sans transition sur le président ; to cut from the street to the courtroom [camera] passer de la rue à la salle d'audience ;

4 Games couper ; to cut for the deal couper les cartes pour déterminer qui va donner ;

5 fig to cut into ( impinge on) empiéter sur [leisure time, working day].

D v refl ( p prés - tt- ; prét, pp cut) to cut oneself se couper ; to cut oneself on the foot/chin se couper au pied/menton ; to cut oneself on broken glass se couper avec un morceau de verre ; to cut oneself a slice of meat se couper une tranche de viande ; cut yourself some cake coupe-toi un morceau de gâteau.

E cut pp adj

1 (sliced, sawn) [fabric, rope, pages, timber] coupé ; ready-cut slices tranches prédécoupées ;

2 ( shaped) [gem, stone] taillé ; a well-cut jacket une veste bien coupée ; the trousers are cut wide le pantalon est coupé large ;

3 ( injured) [lip] coupé ; to have a cut finger/knee avoir une coupure au doigt/genou ;

4 Agric, Hort [hay] fauché ; [grass, flowers] coupé ;

5 ( edited) [film, text] avec coupures (after n).

Idioms

to be a cut above sb/sth être supérieur à qn/qch ; to cut and run fig fuir, partir en courant ; to cut both ways [argument, measure] être à double tranchant ; to have one's work cut out to do avoir du mal à faire.

Phrasal verbs

■ cut across:

▶ cut across [sth]

1 ( bisect) [path] traverser [field] ;

2 ( transcend) [issue, disease] ne pas tenir compte de [class barriers, boundaries, distinctions] ;

▶ cut across [sb] interrompre.

■ cut along se dépêcher.

■ cut at:

▶ cut at [sth] attaquer [trunk, branches] ; taillader [rope] ; tailler dans [hair, stone].

■ cut away:

▶ cut away [sth] enlever [dead wood, diseased tissue].

■ cut back:

▶ cut back faire des économies (on de) ;

▶ cut back [sth], cut [sth] back

1 ( reduce) réduire [production, spending, staffing levels] (to à) ; limiter [expansion] (to à) ;

2 ( prune) tailler.

■ cut down:

▶ cut down réduire sa consommation ; ‘would you like a cigarette?’-‘no, I'm trying to cut down’ ‘veux-tu une cigarette?’-‘non merci, j'essaie de fumer moins’ ; to cut down on réduire sa consommation de [alcohol, fatty foods] ;

▶ cut down [sth], cut [sth] down

1 ( chop down) abattre [forest, tree] ;

2 ( reduce) réduire [consumption, spending, number, time, scale] (from de, to à) ;

3 ( trim) couper [carpet, curtains] ; couper [article, film] ;

▶ cut [sb] down littér [disease] emporter liter [person] ; to cut sb down to size rabattre le caquet à qn.

■ cut in:

▶ cut in

1 ( interrupt) ( in conversation) intervenir ; ( in dancing) s'interposer ; ‘what about me?’ he cut in ‘et moi, alors?’ dit-il en interrompant la discussion ; ‘may I cut in?’ ( on dance floor) ‘vous permettez (que je danse avec madame)?’ ; to cut in on sb ( in conversation) interrompre qn ;

2 ( in vehicle) the taxi cut in in front of me le taxi m'a fait une queue de poisson ;

▶ cut [sb] in mettre qn dans le coup ; they cut me in on the deal ils m'ont mis dans le coup.

■ cut off:

▶ cut off [sth], cut [sth] off

1 ( remove) couper [hair, piece, slice, top, corner] ; enlever [excess, crusts] ; to cut off one's finger se couper le doigt ; to cut off sb's head/fingers couper la tête/les doigts à qn ; she had all her hair cut off elle s'est fait couper les cheveux très court ;

2 ( reduce) to cut 1% off inflation réduire l'inflation de 1% ; they've cut 10% off their prices ils ont baissé leurs prix de 10% ; it cut 20 minutes off the journey cela a raccourci le trajet de 20 minutes ; she cut ten seconds off the world record elle a amélioré le record mondial de dix secondes ;

3 ( disconnect) couper [gas, power, telephone, water, supply lines] ;

▶ cut off [sth]

1 ( suspend) supprimer [allowance, grant] ; suspendre [financial aid] ;

2 ( isolate) [tide, army] couper [area, town] ;

3 ( block) bloquer [retreat, escape route] ;

▶ cut [sb] off

1 Telecom couper qn ;

2 ( disinherit) déshériter qn ; he cut me off without a penny il ne m'a pas laissé un sou ;

3 ( interrupt) interrompre qn ; she cut me off in mid-phrase elle m'a interrompu en plein milieu d'une phrase ;

▶ cut [sb] off, cut off [sb] ( isolate) [group, person] couper [person] ; to be cut off by the tide se faire surprendre par la marée ; to feel cut off se sentir coupé ; to cut oneself off se couper (from de).

■ cut out:

▶ cut out [engine, fan] s'arrêter ;

▶ cut out [sth] supprimer [alcohol, fatty food] ;

▶ cut [sth] out, cut out [sth]

1 ( snip out) découper [article, piece, shape] (from dans) ;

2 ( remove) enlever [tumour] (from de) ; couper [reference, sentence] ; supprimer [scene, chapter] ;

3 ( block out) boucher [view] ; éliminer [draught, noise, vibration] ;

4 ○ ( stop) cut the noise out! arrêtez de faire du bruit! cut out the laughing/fighting! arrêtez de rire/de vous disputer! ; cut it out! ça suffit! ;

▶ cut [sb] out

1 ( isolate) exclure qn ; to cut sb out of one's will déshériter qn ;

2 to be cut out for teaching/nursing être fait pour être professeur/infirmière ; he's not cut out to be a teacher il n'est pas fait pour être professeur.

■ cut short:

▶ cut short [sth], cut [sth] short abréger [holiday, visit, discussion] ; to cut the conversation short couper court ;

▶ cut [sb] short interrompre.

■ cut through:

▶ cut through [sth] [knife, scissors] couper [cardboard, plastic] ; [detergent] attaquer [grease] ; [whip] fendre [air] ; [boat] fendre [water] ; [person] éviter [red tape] ; [voice] traverser [noise].

■ cut up:

▶ cut up ○ US chahuter ;

▶ cut [sth] up, cut up [sth] couper [food, meat, onions] ; disséquer [specimen] ; [murderer] couper [qch] en morceaux [corpse] ; to cut sth up into strips/pieces couper qch en bandes/morceaux ;

▶ cut [sb] up

1 ( wound) [gangster] taillader [victim] ;

2 ( upset) to be very cut up être très affecté (about, by par) ;

3 ○ Aut faire une queue de poisson à.

Big English-French dictionary > cut
8 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.)

2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.)

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

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

13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.)
2. 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.) klipp, kutt, snitt

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

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

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- cutter
- cutting 3. adjective
(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) skjærende, skarp, sårende

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

- 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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subst. \/kʌt\/

1) kutt, snitt

2) (snitt)sår

3) flenge, hugg

4) slag, rapp, snert

• he gave the donkey a cut with the whip

han gav eselet et rapp med pisken

5) ( om film e.l.) klipp, utdrag

6) ( musikk) kutt, spor

• the next cut is from his 1965 album

det neste sporet er fra albumet hans fra 1965

7) klipping, hårklipp, klipp

• her hair really needs a cut

håret hennes trenger virkelig en klipp

8) ( om landskap) skår, innskjæring, (inn)hakk, gjennomgraving, gjennomskjæring

9) utsnitt, utskjæring, utskåret stykke, avklipt stykke

10) ( om mat) skive, bit, stykke

11) avling, høst, produksjon

• this year's cut of wool is very good

årets ullproduksjon er svært god

12) nedsettelse, reduksjon, nedskjæring

• cut in salaries

lønnsreduksjon

13) ( om klær) snitt, fasong

• I love the cut of this suit

jeg elsker snittet på denne dressen

14) ( om båt e.l.) fasong, form

15) type, slag, sort

• there were others of his cut present

andre av hans type var til stede

16) kritisk bemerkning, forklaring: sårende bemerkning eller handling

17) (slang, om utbytte) andel

18) ( kortspill) det å ta av

• it's your cut

det er din tur til å ta av

19) ( dans) coupé

20) ( skogbruk) hugst (utbytte i en viss periode)

21) ( smykker) sliping

22) ( mekanikk) spon, spontykkelse

23) ( sport) slag

24) (teater, film) forkortelse, kutt

• he made many cuts in the play

han gjorde mange kutt i skuespillet

25) ( film) brå overgang, klipp

26) ( typografi) klisjé, (trykk)plate

27) ( typografi) illustrasjon

28) ( typografi) snitt, stikk

29) (veterinærfag, om hest) strykning

be a cut above somebody\/something være bedre\/finere enn noen\/noe, være vanskeligere enn noe, være hevet over noen\/noe, være hakket bedre enn noen, være hakket over noen

• he's a cut above all that

han er hevet over slikt

• she's a cut above me when it comes to sports

hun er hakket bedre enn meg i sport

cold cuts pålegg, koldtbord

cut and thrust ordveksling, livlig diskusjon (tidligere, i sverdkamp) forklaring: bruk av både egg og spiss på sverd

give somebody the cut ignorere noen, overse noen, gi noen en kald skulder

• he gave her the cut

han overså henne
II
verb ( cut - cut) \/kʌt\/

1) skjære, kutte, snitte

• he cut his finger

han skar seg i fingeren

• this knife cuts well

denne kniven er god å skjære med

• cheese cuts easily

ost er lett å skjære i

2) skjære av, kutte av, hugge av, klippe av, skjære over

• cut a tape

• cut a cigar

klippe spissen av en sigar

3) avskjære

4) beskjære

• cut a hedge

beskjære en hekk

5) ( også om landskap) skjære igjennom, gjennomskjære, (gjennom)grave

6) skjære opp, sprette

7) skjære til, klippe til

• cut a coat

klippe\/skjære til en kåpe

8) skjære ut

• she cut a hole in the cardboard

hun skar ut et hull i kartongen

9) klippe, stusse

• have one's hair cut

klippe håret

10) slå, rappe

• cut a person across the legs with a whip

gi noen et rapp over beina med en pisk

11) slå, meie

• cut hay

12) felle, hugge, kappe

• cut timber

13) hugge til, hugge ut

14) lage hakk i (f.eks. fil e.l.)

15) dele

• cut the spoils

dele byttet

16) redusere, skjære ned

• bus fares have been cut

17) begrense, forkorte, skjære ned på

• cut a manuscript

18) holde opp med, slutte med, sløyfe, kutte ut

19) stryke, utelate

20) (geometri, om linjer) skjære

• two lines cut one another

21) ( om smerte) skjære, såre

• your remarks cut me to the heart

bemerkningene dine skjærer meg i hjertet

22) ( om klesplagg) stramme, ta

• a dress that cuts at the armpits

en kjole som strammer ved armhulene

23) behandle som luft, ikke kjennes ved, ignorere, overse, gi en kald skulder

24) skulke

• cut a lecture

skulke en forelesning

• cut class

skulke skolen

25) fare, stikke, stikke av

26) bråsnu, svinge brått

27) fortynne, tynne ut, spe ut\/opp, løse opp

• alcohol cuts shellac

skjellakk løses opp i alkohol

• he cut the wine to save money

han tynnet ut vinen for å spare penger

28) ( kortspill) ta av

29) ( dans) utføre coupé

30) ( film) klippe, kutte (foreta en rask skiftning over til en annen scene eller bilde)

• cut a scene

31) (om smykker, stener og glass) slipe

32) (maleri, om farge) tre sterkt frem

33) (jernbane, om vogner) koble fra

34) (biljard, cricket) snitte

35) (sport, tennis) kutte

• cut a ball

36) ( mekanikk) kappe, kutte, frese, file, meisle, gravere

37) ( mekanikk) bremme (opp) (om lager)

38) (mekanikk, om motor e.l.) koble ut, stoppe, stanse

39) ( typografi) skrive stensil

40) ( veterinærfag) stryke (gi minuspoeng for feil ved dyr på utstilling)

41) ( veterinærfag) gjelde, kastrere

42) ( om jord) gi, kaste av

43) ( om rekord) senke, forbedre

• he cut his personal record

han forbedret sin egen rekord

be cut off ( om å dø) rives bort

be cut out for være (som) skåret ut for, være (som) skåret ut til, være (som) skapt for, være (som) skapt til

cut! ( film) kutt! (når opptak skal avsluttes)

cut across gå tvers over ( overført) gå på tvers av

• cut across all party lines

ta en snarvei over\/gjennom, gå tvers over\/gjennom

• we cut across the field to get here

vi tok en snarvei over enga for å komme hit

cut after sette etter, løpe etter

cut along ( hverdagslig) stikke (av), pigge av, skynde seg avgårde

cut a long story short se ➢ story

cut and come again det er mer der det kommer fra

cut and run ( hverdagslig) skynde seg unna, ta bena på nakken, stikke av (fra ubehagelig eller farlig situasjon)

• when the police came, the thieves cut and ran

da politiet kom, tok tyvene bena på nakken

( sjøfart) kappe fortøyningene (og dra)

cut at slå på, slå i, rette et hugg mot ( overført) treffe hardt, tilintetgjøre, ødelegge, knuse

• that cuts at all my dreams

det knuser drømmene mine

cut away skjære vekk, hugge av, skjære bort stikke av, pigge av ( sjøfart) kappe

• cut away the rigging

kappe riggen

cut back kutte av, korte av, beskjære (busker e.l.), skjære ned redusere, skjære ned (på), foreta innskrenkninger

• cut back on consumption

minske forbruket

gå tilbake (til en tidligere scene i en film), gjøre et tilbakeblikk ( kjemi) fortynne ( sport) plutselig skifte retning

cut down hugge (ned), felle, meie ned, sable ned, skjære ( hverdagslig) slå begrense, skjære ned på, kutte ned på, knappe inn på, innskrenke, redusere, minske

• cut down expenses

begrense utgiftene

• cut down (on) smoking

kutte ned på røykingen

sy inn, ta inn, legge opp

• cut down a dress

sy inn en kjole

cut ice se ➢ ice, 1

cut in skjære inn, hugge inn, gravere klippe inn, sette inn, felle inn føye til, sette inn (om samtale, også cut into) blande seg i, forstyrre, avbryte

• I'm sorry to cut in on the conversation

beklager at jeg avbryter samtalen

( samferdsel) trenge seg inn i en (bil)kø ( på telefon) tyvlytte ( spill) gå inn, komme med ( teknikk) koble(s) inn

cut in on someone eller cut in ( i dans) ta noens partner, overta noens partner, tyvdanse med noens partner

• do you mind if I cut in on you?

har du noe imot at jeg overtar?

cut into gjøre innhugg i, gjøre inngrep i skjære seg inn i legge beslag på

• the extra work cuts into my weekends

ekstraarbeidet legger beslag på helgene mine

cut it fine ( hverdagslig) komme i siste liten, ha minst mulig margin

• you cut it fine this morning!

du kom sannelig i siste liten i morges!

cut it out! legg av!, slutt!, hold opp!

cut loose ( også overført) gjøre seg fri, slite seg løs, frigjøre seg slå seg løs ( sjøfart) kappe fortøyningene

cut off hugge av, hugge over, klippe av, klippe over, kappe av, kappe over avskjære

• cut off an army from its base

avskjære en hær fra basen

isolere, avstenge, lukke ute, stenge ute

• because of the avalanche they were cut off from the outside world

på grunn av snøskredet ble de isolert fra omverdenen

gjøre slutt på, stoppe, inndra (av)bryte, sperre av, stenge (av)

• cut off communication

avbryte kommunikasjonen

• cut off the gas supply

stenge av gasstilførselen

avspise, avfeie

cut out skjære ut, klippe ut, hugge ut, stanse ut

• cut a picture out of a newspaper

klippe et bilde ut av en avis

• cut out a path

hugge seg en sti \/ bane seg vei

klippe til, skjære til, ringe ut (en kjole e.l.), forme (overført) ( hverdagslig) skjære vekk, stryke, utelate, hoppe over, kutte ut, sløyfe, holde opp med

• cut out unimportant details

utelate uviktige detaljer

• cut out tobacco

kutte ut tobakk

• cut out the noise!

hold opp med bråket!

( om rival) slå (ut), danke ut

• she cut out all her rivals

hun danket ut alle rivalene sine

forklaring: å skille ut (et dyr) fra flokken\/bølingen

• cut out a cow from the herd

skille ut en ku fra bølingen

( om tann) komme frem berøve, snyte

• he was cut out of his share

han ble snytt for sin andel

( om planter) tynne ut ( samferdsel) bryte ut av (bil)kø ( elektronikk) kople fra, bryte ( om motor) kople ut, stanse

• they landed with one engine cut out

de landet med en motor koplet ut

skygge for, stå i veien for

• cut out the view

cut over ( skogbruk) snauhugge ta en snarvei, gå tvers igjennom, gå tvers over ( mekanikk) skifte over

cut round opptre demonstrativt

cut someone dead ( hverdagslig) behandle noen som luft, ikke kjennes ved noen, gi noen en kald skulder, overse noen totalt

cut someone down ( hverdagslig) prute noen ned, få noen til å slå av på prisen

• I cut him down by £20

jeg prutet ham ned 20 pund

cut someone\/something down to size sette noen på plass, forklaring: redusere eller minske noens\/noes betydning eller innflytelse

• he didn't like her attitude so he cut her down to size

han likte ikke holdningen hennes, så han satte henne på plass

cut someone in dele fortjeneste med noen, dele overskudd med noen

cut someone\/something short avbryte noen, avbryte noe

cut through ta en snarvei, gå tvers gjennom, gå tvers over

cut to pieces skjære i stykker, klippe i stykker (overført, om motstander e.l.) ødelegge, knuse, kritisere sønder og sammen

cut under (handel, hverdagslig) underby

cut up skjære i stykker, klippe i stykker, skjære opp, skjære ut, kappe opp, kutte opp

• cut up timber

kappe opp tømmer

klippe til, skjære til

• cut up cloth

skjære til stoff

rykke opp

• cut up weeds

rykke opp ugress

( militærvesen) rive opp, sprenge, tilføye store tap

• cut up the enemy's forces

tilføye fiendens styrker store tap

hugge i stykker, sage i stykker, dele opp ( overført) knuse, splintre ( hverdagslig) kritisere sønder og sammen, slakte

• cut up a play

slakte et (teater)stykke

( hverdagslig) såre dypt, krenke, støte

• she was cut up by his remark

bemerkningen hans såret henne dypt

bedrøve, opprøre

• the quarrel cut him up

krangelen opprørte ham

(hverdagslig, spesielt amer.) bære seg, bråke, skøye, spille bajas

cut up mischief (amer.) gjøre rampestreker, gjøre ugagn

cut up rough\/nasty begynne å bråke, hisse seg opp, sette seg på bakbeina
III
adj. \/kʌt\/

1) skåret, oppskåret, oppkuttet, opphugget, oppkappet, oppdelt, avskåret, avkappet, avhugget, oppsprettet

• he came with a truckload of cut timber

han kom med et vognlass oppkappet tømmer

2) forkortet, utelatt, strøket, nedsatt, redusert, begrenset

3) ( veterinærfag) gjeldet, kastrert

4) slipt, filt, frest, gravert, meislet

cut and dried fiks ferdig, klappet og klart

English-Norwegian dictionary > cut
9 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

•

- 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
10 stiff

adjective

1) (rigid) steif; hart [Bürste, Stock]

be frozen stiff — steif vor Kälte sein; [Wäsche, Körper[teile]:] steif gefroren sein

2) (intense, severe) hartnäckig; schroff [Absage]; kräftig [Standpauke]

stiff competition — scharfe Konkurrenz

3) (formal) steif; förmlich [Brief, Stil]

4) (difficult) hart [Test]; schwer [Frage, Prüfung]; steil [Abstieg, Anstieg]

be stiff going — (fig. coll.) harte Arbeit sein

5) stark, (Seemannsspr.) steif [Wind, Brise]

6) (not bending, not working freely, aching) steif [Gelenk, Gliedmaßen, Nacken, Person]; schwergängig [Angel, Kolben, Gelenk]

7) (coll.): (excessive) saftig (ugs.) [Preis, Strafe]

8) (strong) steif (ugs.) [Drink]; stark [Dosis, Medizin]

9) (thick) zäh[flüssig]

10) (coll.)

be bored/scared/worried stiff — sich zu Tode langweilen/eine wahnsinnige Angst haben (ugs.) /sich (Dat.) furchtbare (ugs.) Sorgen machen

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[stif]
adjective

1) (rigid or firm, and not easily bent, folded etc: He has walked with a stiff leg since he injured his knee; stiff cardboard.) steif

2) (moving, or moved, with difficulty, pain etc: I can't turn the key - the lock is stiff; I woke up with a stiff neck; I felt stiff the day after the climb.) steif

3) ((of a cooking mixture etc) thick, and not flowing: a stiff dough.) zäh

4) (difficult to do: a stiff examination.) schwierig

5) (strong: a stiff breeze.) steif

6) ((of a person or his manner etc) formal and unfriendly: I received a stiff note from the bank manager.) steif

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- stiffening
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stiff

[stɪf]

I. n

1. ( fam: corpse) Leiche f

2. AM ( fig: conventional person) Langweiler(in) m(f)

working \stiff Prolet m pej

3. AM ( fam: person)

you lucky \stiff! du Glückspilz! fam

II. adj

1. (rigid) steif ( with vor + dat); paper, lid fest

his clothes were \stiff with dried mud seine Kleidung starrte vor angetrocknetem Schmutz

the handle on this door is rather \stiff der Türgriff lässt sich schlecht bewegen

to be [as] \stiff as a board [or poker] steif wie ein Brett sein

\stiff brush harte Bürste

\stiff cardboard fester Karton

\stiff collar steifer Kragen

2. (sore) neck, joints steif; muscles hart

3. (dense) paste dick; batter, mixture, dough fest

4. (formal, reserved) manner steif; letter unpersönlich, förmlich; (forced) smile gezwungen

to keep a \stiff upper lip Haltung bewahren

come on Richard, keep a \stiff upper lip komm, Richard, lass dir nichts anmerken

5. (strong) opposition stark; penalty, punishment hart, schwer; wind stark, heftig

\stiff brandy starker Weinbrand

\stiff breeze steife Brise

\stiff challenge große Herausforderung

\stiff criticism herbe Kritik

\stiff competition harter Wettbewerb

\stiff drink harter Drink

\stiff resistance erbitterter Widerstand

a \stiff right/left BOXING eine harte Rechte/Linke

6. (high) [extrem] hoch

\stiff cuts einschneidende Kürzungen

\stiff fee/tax überzogene Gebühr/Steuer

\stiff price Wucherpreis m pej, gesalzener Preis fam

7. (difficult) question schwer, schwierig

\stiff climb/work-out anstrengende Klettertour/anstrengendes Fitnesstraining

\stiff test SCH schwere Prüfung; TECH harter Test

III. adv inv zu Tode fam

I got frozen \stiff waiting at the bus stop ich wäre fast erfroren, als ich an der Bushaltestelle wartete

I've been worried \stiff ich habe mir wahnsinnige Sorgen gemacht

to be scared \stiff zu Tode erschrocken sein

IV. vt AM ( fam)

1. (cheat)

▪ to be \stiffed betrogen werden

2. (not tip)

to \stiff a porter/taxi driver/waiter einem Gepäckträger/Taxifahrer/Kellner kein Trinkgeld geben

3. (snub)

▪ to \stiff sb jdn schneiden fam

4. (kill)

▪ to \stiff sb jdn kaltmachen sl

V. vi film, TV programme ein Misserfolg m sein, floppen

* * *
[stɪf]
1. adj (+er)

1) steif; corpse starr, steif; brush, bristles hart; dough, paste fest

2) resistance, drink, dose stark; fight zäh, hart; sentence, challenge, competition hart; opposition stark, heftig; breeze steif; climb, test schwierig; examination, task schwer, schwierig; penalty, punishment schwer; price, demand hoch

that's a bit stiff — das ist ganz schön happig (inf)

3) door, lock, drawer klemmend

4)

to be stiff with cold —

to go stiff with terror — in Angststarre verfallen

to be ( as) stiff as a board or poker — steif wie ein Brett sein

5) smile kühl; bow, person, manner, atmosphere steif

2. adv
steif
3. n (inf)
Leiche f
* * *

stiff [stıf]

A adj (adv stiffly)

1. a) allg steif (Hals, Kragen etc), starr (Gesicht etc): → lip A 1

b) TECH schwer gängig (Gang, Schraube)

2. zäh, dick, steif (Teig etc):

a stiffly whipped egg white ein steif geschlagenes Eiweiß; → whisk B 4

3. steif (Brise), stark (Wind, Strömung)

4. a) stark (alkoholische Getränke), besonders steif (Grog)

b) stark (Medizin)

5. fig starr(köpfig) (Person)

6. fig

a) hart (Gegner etc)

b) scharf (Konkurrenz etc)

c) hartnäckig, verbissen (Kampf, Widerstand etc)

7. schwierig, hart (Aufgabe etc)

8. hart (Strafe)

9. WIRTSCH

a) stabil, fest:

a stiff market eine stabile Marktlage

b) überhöht (Preise)

10. steif, förmlich (Atmosphäre etc)

11. a) steif, linkisch (Person)

b) starr, schematisch (Stil etc)

12. umg unglaublich:

a bit stiff ziemlich stark, allerhand

13. umg zu Tode (gelangweilt, erschrocken): → bore² B 1, scare A 1

14. sl blau, besoffen

B s sl

1. Leiche f

2. chancenloses Pferd

3. a) allg Kerl m:

poor stiff armes Schwein umg

b) steifer oder linkischer Kerl

c) Besoffene(r) m/f(m)

d) Tippelbruder m oft hum

4. a) gefälschter Scheck

b) Wechsel m

c) ( besonders heimlicher oder geschmuggelter) Brief, (im Gefängnis) Kassiber m

C v/t sl

1. einem Kellner etc kein Trinkgeld geben

2. jemanden bescheißen umg ( out of um)

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adjective

1) (rigid) steif; hart [Bürste, Stock]

be frozen stiff — steif vor Kälte sein; [Wäsche, Körper[teile]:] steif gefroren sein

2) (intense, severe) hartnäckig; schroff [Absage]; kräftig [Standpauke]

stiff competition — scharfe Konkurrenz

3) (formal) steif; förmlich [Brief, Stil]

4) (difficult) hart [Test]; schwer [Frage, Prüfung]; steil [Abstieg, Anstieg]

be stiff going — (fig. coll.) harte Arbeit sein

5) stark, (Seemannsspr.) steif [Wind, Brise]

6) (not bending, not working freely, aching) steif [Gelenk, Gliedmaßen, Nacken, Person]; schwergängig [Angel, Kolben, Gelenk]

7) (coll.): (excessive) saftig (ugs.) [Preis, Strafe]

8) (strong) steif (ugs.) [Drink]; stark [Dosis, Medizin]

9) (thick) zäh[flüssig]

10) (coll.)

be bored/scared/worried stiff — sich zu Tode langweilen/eine wahnsinnige Angst haben (ugs.) /sich (Dat.) furchtbare (ugs.) Sorgen machen

* * *

adj.

steif adj.

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