they cut his throat

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

➲ 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

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

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

► cut-throat adjective

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

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

► cut across inseparable transitive verb

[problem, issue] toucher

► cut back separable transitive verb

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

► cut down separable transitive verb

   a. [+ tree] couper

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

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

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

► cut in intransitive verb

(into conversation) intervenir

► cut off separable transitive verb

   a. couper ( from dans)

• to cut off sb's head décapiter qn

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

   b. ( = disconnect) couper

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

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

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

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

• to cut o.s. off from se couper de

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

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

► cut out

1. separable transitive verb

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

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

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

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

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

   b. [+ rival] supplanter

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

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

• cut it out! (inf) ça suffit ! (inf)

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

2. intransitive verb

[engine] caler

► cut up

1. intransitive verb

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

2. separable transitive verb

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

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

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

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

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

2) ( wound) coupure f

3) ( hairstyle) coupe f

4) (colloq) ( share) part f

5) ( reduction) réduction f (in de)

6) ( trim)

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

transitive verb (p prés - tt-; prét, pp cut)

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

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

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

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

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

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

7) ( liberate)

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

9) ( reduce) réduire

10) ( grow)

11) ( record) faire, graver [album]

12) Computing couper [paragraph]

13) Games couper [cards]

14) ( intersect) [line] couper

15) (colloq) ( stop)

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

17) ( snub) ignorer, snober

intransitive verb (p prés - tt-; prét, pp cut)

1) (slice, make an incision) couper

2) (move, go) couper

3) Cinema

4) Games couper

5) fig

reflexive verb (p prés - tt-; prét, pp cut)

cut past participle adjective

1) (sliced, sawn) coupé

2) ( shaped) [gem, stone] taillé

3) ( bleeding) [lip] coupé

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

5) ( edited) avec coupures (after n)

•

- cut across

- cut back

- cut down

- cut in

- cut off

- cut out

- cut short

- cut through

- cut up

••

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

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

•

- cutter

- cut glass

- a cut above

cut¹ n corte

cut² vb cortar

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

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

\

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

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

cut vi

1) : cortar, cortarse

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

• acuchillado, -a adj.

• cortado, -a adj.

• tajado, -a adj.

• tallado, -a adj.

• cortadura s.f.

• corte s.m.

• reducción s.f.

• surco s.m.

• tajo s.m.

• talla s.f.

• tijeretazo s.m.

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

• cortarle el discurso a alguien expr.

cut (sth.) out from one's diet

• eliminar (algo) de su régimen expr.

(§ 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.

• atusar (Pelo) v.

1)

a) ( wound) tajo m, corte m

b) ( incision) corte m

2)

a) ( reduction)

b) (in text, film) corte m

c) ( power cut) apagón m

3)

a) ( haircut) corte m de pelo

b) ( of suit) corte m

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

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

6) ( blow - with knife) cuchillada f

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

2)

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

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

3) ( excavate)

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)

8) (colloq)

a) ( cease)

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

1)

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

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

c) ( be cuttable)

2) (Cin, Rad)

3) ( in cards) cortar

•

- cut across

- cut back

- cut down

- cut in

- cut off

- cut out

- cut through

- cut up

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

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

- 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

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

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

7)

8) see short 5.

2. VT

1) [+ meat, bread, cards] cortar

- you could cut the atmosphere with a knife

2) (=shape) [+ stone, glass, jewel] tallar; [+ key, hole] hacer; [+ channel] abrir, excavar; [+ engraving, record] grabar

3) (=clip, trim) [+ hedge, grass] cortar; [+ corn, hay] segar

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

5) (fig) (=hurt) herir

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

7) (esp US)

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

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

10) (=succeed)

3. VI

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

- cut loose

- it cuts both ways

2) (Math etc) [lines] cortarse

3) (=hurry)

- cut and run

- cut to the chase

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

5) (Cards) cortar

ADJ [flowers] cortado; [glass] tallado

- cut across

- cut along

- cut away

- cut back

- cut down

- cut in

- cut into

- cut off

- cut out

- cut through

- cut up

* * *

1)

a) ( wound) tajo m, corte m

b) ( incision) corte m

2)

a) ( reduction)

b) (in text, film) corte m

c) ( power cut) apagón m

3)

a) ( haircut) corte m de pelo

b) ( of suit) corte m

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

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

6) ( blow - with knife) cuchillada f

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

2)

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

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

3) ( excavate)

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)

8) (colloq)

a) ( cease)

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

1)

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

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

c) ( be cuttable)

2) (Cin, Rad)

3) ( in cards) cortar

•

- cut across

- cut back

- cut down

- cut in

- cut off

- cut out

- cut through

- cut up

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

1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) skære; beskære; klippe; fælde; hugge

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.) klippe; skære

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.) skyde genvej

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

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

13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) ignorere; se lige forbi

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.) sår; afbrydelse; klipning; nedskæring; reduktion; nedsættelse

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

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

•

- cutter

- cut glass

- a cut above

* * *

1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) skære; beskære; klippe; fælde; hugge

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.) klippe; skære

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.) skyde genvej

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

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

13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) ignorere; se lige forbi

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.) sår; afbrydelse; klipning; nedskæring; reduktion; nedsættelse

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

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

•

- cutter

- cut glass

- a cut above

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

•

- cutter

- cut glass

- a cut above

* * *

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

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.)

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

- cut glass

- a cut above

klipping

kutt

redusere

skjære

snitt

subst. \/kʌt\/

1) kutt, snitt

2) (snitt)sår

3) flenge, hugg

4) slag, rapp, snert

• he gave the donkey a cut with the whip

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

6) ( musikk) kutt, spor

• the next cut is from his 1965 album

7) klipping, hårklipp, klipp

• her hair really needs a cut

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

12) nedsettelse, reduksjon, nedskjæring

• cut in salaries

13) ( om klær) snitt, fasong

• I love the cut of this suit

14) ( om båt e.l.) fasong, form

15) type, slag, sort

• there were others of his cut present

16) kritisk bemerkning, forklaring: sårende bemerkning eller handling

17) (slang, om utbytte) andel

18) ( kortspill) det å ta av

• it's your cut

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

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

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

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

verb ( cut - cut) \/kʌt\/

1) skjære, kutte, snitte

• he cut his finger

• this knife cuts well

• cheese cuts easily

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

• cut a tape

• cut a cigar

3) avskjære

4) beskjære

• cut a hedge

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

6) skjære opp, sprette

7) skjære til, klippe til

• cut a coat

8) skjære ut

• she cut a hole in the cardboard

9) klippe, stusse

• have one's hair cut

10) slå, rappe

• cut a person across the legs with a whip

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

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

22) ( om klesplagg) stramme, ta

• a dress that cuts at the armpits

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

24) skulke

• cut a lecture

• cut class

25) fare, stikke, stikke av

26) bråsnu, svinge brått

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

• alcohol cuts shellac

• he cut the wine to save money

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

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

• we cut across the field to get here

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

( 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

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

• cut away the rigging

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

• cut back on consumption

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

• cut down (on) smoking

sy inn, ta inn, legge opp

• cut down a dress

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

( 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?

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

• the extra work cuts into my weekends

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

• you cut it fine this morning!

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

isolere, avstenge, lukke ute, stenge ute

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

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

• cut off communication

• cut off the gas supply

avspise, avfeie

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

• cut a picture out of a newspaper

• cut out a path

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

• cut out tobacco

• cut out the noise!

( om rival) slå (ut), danke ut

• she cut out all her rivals

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

• cut out a cow from the herd

( om tann) komme frem berøve, snyte

• he was cut out of his share

( 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

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

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

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

klippe til, skjære til

• cut up cloth

rykke opp

• cut up weeds

( militærvesen) rive opp, sprenge, tilføye store tap

• cut up the enemy's forces

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

• cut up a play

( hverdagslig) såre dypt, krenke, støte

• she was cut up by his remark

bedrøve, opprøre

• the quarrel cut him up

(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

adj. \/kʌt\/

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

• he came with a truckload of cut timber

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

3) ( veterinærfag) gjeldet, kastrert